Translocation of arsenic contents in vegetables from growing media of contaminated areas

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 27-32

  Baig, Jameel A ^a,b   Kazi, Tasneem G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SINDH   (Pakistan)

^b PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Soil; Translocation; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CANAL WATER; EDETIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER; WELL WATER;

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; ARSENIC; BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CORRELATION; EDTA; IRRIGATION; TRANSLOCATION; VEGETABLE; WATER POLLUTION; WELL WATER;

ARTICLE; AUBERGINE; BEAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); LAGENARIA SICERARIA; LUFFA ACUTANGULA; MAIZE; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; OKRA; PEA; PEPPER; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; SPINACH; SQUASH; VEGETABLE; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ARSENIC; EDETIC ACID; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; VEGETABLES;

TETRA;

EID: 80655148967     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2011.09.006     Document Type: Article

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