Growing rice aerobically markedly decreases arsenic accumulation

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 5574-5579

  Xu, X Y ^a,b   McGrath, S P ^a   Meharg, A A ^c   Zhao, F J ^a  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; ARSENIC COMPOUNDS; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); NONMETALS; SOIL MOISTURE; SOILS;

AEROBIC CONDITIONS; ARSENIC ACCUMULATION; ARSENIC CONCENTRATIONS; CEREAL CROPPING; PADDY RICE; PRACTICAL MEASURES; SOIL SOLUTIONS; SOUTH ASIA;

SOIL POLLUTION;

ARSENIC; ARSENIC TRIOXIDE;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; ARSENATE; ARSENIC; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOAVAILABILITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLOODING; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD CONSUMPTION; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RICE; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY);

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOAVAILABILITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CROP IMPROVEMENT; CROP MANAGEMENT; CROP PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPLOITATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FLOODING; GREENHOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; RICE; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL POLLUTION;

AEROBIOSIS; ARSENATES; ARSENIC; ARSENITES; ASIA; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLOODS; ORYZA SATIVA; PLANT SHOOTS; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TIME FACTORS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 48749124499     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es800324u     Document Type: Article

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