Arsenic in water, soil, and rice plants in the indo-gangetic plains of northwestern India

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1350-1360

  Vicky Singh, ^a   Brar, M S ^a   Preeti Sharma, ^a   Malhi, S S ^b  

^a PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Concentration; Plant; Rice; Seed; Soil; Straw; Water

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; BIOACCUMULATION; CANAL; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; POLLUTION MONITORING; PUMP; RICE; SEED; SOIL POLLUTION; STRAW; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

GANGETIC PLAIN; INDIA; PUNJAB [INDIA];

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77952707897     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: 15322416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103621003759353     Document Type: Article

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