Arsenic geochemistry, transport mechanism in the soil-plant system, human and animal health issues

Environment International

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 453-454

  Kim, Kyoung Woong ^a   Bang, Sunbaek ^a   Zhu, Yongguan ^b   Meharg, Andrew A ^c   Bhattacharya, Prosun ^d  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

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EID: 61449157198     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2009.01.001     Document Type: Editorial

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