Using soil heavy metal enrichment and mobility factors to determine potential uptake by vegetables

Plant, Soil and Environment

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 75-80

  Ngole, V M ^a  

^a WALTER SISULU UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bioavailability; Luvisol; Regression model; Sludge application

Indexed keywords

DAUCUS CAROTA; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 79951887393     PISSN: 12141178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/125/2010-pse     Document Type: Article

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