Concentration of lead in soils and some vegetable plants in north Nile Delta as affected by soil type and irrigation water

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 40, Issue 1-6, 2009, Pages 327-344

  Shaheen, Sabry M ^a   Tsadilas, Christos D ^b  

^a Kafrelsheikh University   (Egypt)

^b INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Irrigation waters; Lead; Soils; Vegetable plants

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CLAY; FRESHWATER SEDIMENT; GROWTH RATE; HEALTH RISK; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; INORGANIC ACID; ION EXCHANGE; IRRIGATION; ORGANIC ACID; ORGANIC MATTER; PH; SAMPLING; SILT; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL PROFILE; SOIL TYPE; TRACE METAL; VEGETABLE; WASTEWATER; WATER SUPPLY;

AFRICA; EGYPT; NILE DELTA; NORTH AFRICA;

EID: 69449086946     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: 15322416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103620802649237     Document Type: Article

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