Toxicity thresholds for oat (Avena sativa L.) grown in Ni-impacted agricultural soils near Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 389-398

  Dan, Tereza ^a   Hale, Beverley ^b   Johnson, Dallas ^c   Conard, Bruce ^d   Stiebel, Bill ^a   Veska, Eric ^a  

^a Jacques Whitford Ltd   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c Alberta Government   (Canada)

^d BR Conard Consulting Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Avena sativa L.; EC25; Ni; Oat

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; CEREAL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ION EXCHANGE; NICKEL; PHYTOTOXICITY; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL TYPE; THRESHOLD;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; PORT COLBORNE;

AVENA SATIVA;

EID: 56849096013     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/CJSS07070     Document Type: Article

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