Disposal and Use of Sewage on Agricultural Lands in Pakistan: A Review

Pedosphere

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 23-34

  MURTAZA, G ^a,b   GHAFOOR, A ^a   QADIR, M ^c,d   OWENS, G ^b   AZIZ, M A ^a   ZIA, M H ^b,e   SAIFULLAH, ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE DRY AREAS ICARDA   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^d INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (Sri Lanka)

^e Fauji Fertilizer Company Limited   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

contamination; heavy metals; irrigation; soil quality; vegetables

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIOACCUMULATION; CONTAMINATED LAND; DEVELOPING WORLD; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD INDUSTRY; FRUIT PRODUCTION; HEAVY METAL; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; LAND MANAGEMENT; LIME; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; ORGANIC MATTER; ROOT SYSTEM; SEWAGE DISPOSAL; SOIL QUALITY; URBAN REGION; VEGETABLE; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER AVAILABILITY;

PAKISTAN;

EID: 76249111812     PISSN: 10020160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1002-0160(09)60279-4     Document Type: Article

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