Response to the comment by Van Geen and Duxbury

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 3972-3973

  Zhao, F J ^a   McGrath, S P ^a   Meharg, A A ^b  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; GROUND WATER; SOIL WATER;

AGRICULTURE; LETTER; RICE; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL QUALITY; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 66249132711     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es900679u     Document Type: Letter

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