Traditional and modern practices of soil fertilization: Effects on cadmium pollution of river ecosystems in Spain

Human Ecology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 235-240

  Dopico, Eduardo ^a   Linde, Ana Rosa ^b   Garcia Vazquez, Eva ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; POLLUTION EFFECT; RIVER POLLUTION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 67349198572     PISSN: 03007839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10745-009-9219-4     Document Type: Article

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