Geochemical assessment, distribution, and dynamics of trace elements in urban agricultural soils under long-term wastewater irrigation in Kano, northern Nigeria

Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science

Volumn 174, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 447-458

  Abdu, Nafiu ^a,b   Agbenin, John O ^a   Buerkert, Andreas ^b  

^a AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atmospheric deposition; Contamination indices; Heavy metals; Parent material

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957798451     PISSN: 14368730     EISSN: 15222624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jpln.201000333     Document Type: Article

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