Effects of wastewater irrigation on physicochemical properties of soil and availability of heavy metals in soil and vegetables

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 40, Issue 21-22, 2009, Pages 3469-3490

  Singh, Anita ^a   Sharma, Rajesh K ^a   Agrawal, Madhoolika ^a   Marshall, F ^b  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contamination; Enrichment factor; Heavy metals; Metal pollution index; Soil properties; Wastewater irrigation

Indexed keywords

ENRICHMENT; HEAVY METAL; IRRIGATION; LEAFY VEGETABLE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ORGANIC CARBON; PH; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SOIL PROPERTY; WASTEWATER;

EID: 77949399759     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: 15322416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103620903327543     Document Type: Article

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