Mitigation of arsenic contamination in irrigated paddy soils in South and South-east Asia

Environment International

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 856-863

  Brammer, Hugh ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Bangladesh; Irrigation; Paddy soils; Rice; Sustainable agriculture

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ARSENIC; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HEALTH RISKS; IRRIGATION; REMEDIATION; SOIL POLLUTION;

ALTERNATIVE IRRIGATIONS; BANGLADESH; CONTAMINATED GROUNDWATER; HYPERACCUMULATOR PLANT; PADDY SOILS; RICE; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE;

SOILS;

ARSENIC; GROUND WATER; IRON; PHOSPHORUS;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; ARSENIC; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; PADDY FIELD; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

ARTICLE; COOKING; CROP PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FARMING SYSTEM; FLOODPLAIN; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GRAIN YIELD; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); LAND DRAINAGE; LEACHING; PLANT BREEDING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENTATION; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL; SOUTH ASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT; WETLAND;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 67349221702     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2009.02.008     Document Type: Article

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