Arsenic in soil, vegetation and water of a contaminated region

International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 331-338

  Zandsalimi, S ^a   Karimi, N ^b   Kohandel, A ^a  

^a AVICENNA RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iran)

^b RAZI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Arsenic contamination; Arsenic transfer coefficient; Biological accumulation factor; Groundwater

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION; ARSENIC; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOAVAILABILITY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FOOD CHAIN; HEALTH RISK; HERB; LEAF; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL PROPERTY; SURFACE WATER; VILLAGE; WATER POLLUTION;

BIJAR; IRAN; KORDESTAN;

MENTHA; MENTHA LONGIFOLIA;

EID: 79952506892     PISSN: 17351472     EISSN: 17352630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03326220     Document Type: Article

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