Nitrate content of lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) after fertilization with sewage sludge and irrigation with treated wastewater

Food Additives and Contaminants - Part A Chemistry, Analysis, Control, Exposure and Risk Assessment

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 172-179

  Castro, E ^a   Manas M P ^a   De Las Heras, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Lettuce; Nitrate; Sewage sludge; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

NITRATE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FERTILIZATION; FOOD ANALYSIS; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); LETTUCE; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; ORGANIC FARMING; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SLUDGE; SOIL FERTILIZATION; SPAIN; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; WATER SUPPLY;

LACTUCA; LACTUCA SATIVA;

EID: 59849129396     PISSN: 19440049     EISSN: 19440057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02652030802425334     Document Type: Article

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