Impact of heavy metal contamination of Akaki river of Ethiopia on soil and metal toxicity on cultivated vegetable crops

Electronic Journal of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 818-827

  Prabu, P C ^a  

^a JIMMA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Akaki water; Heavy metals; Soil; Vegetables and transfer factor

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953415633     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15794377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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