Effect of long-term irrigation with sewage effluent on the metal content of soils, Berlin, Germany

Environmental Geochemistry and Health

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 67-76

  Lottermoser, Bernd G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gold; Metals; Sewage; Sewage farms; Silver; Soils

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; METAL;

DRINKING WATER; EFFLUENT; ENRICHMENT; HEAVY METAL; IRRIGATION; SEWAGE; SOIL POLLUTION; TOPSOIL; WASTEWATER; WATER SUPPLY;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GERMANY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SEWAGE; SOIL POLLUTANT;

AGRICULTURE; BERLIN; DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GERMANY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METALS; SEWAGE; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

BERLIN; GERMANY;

EID: 84855603334     PISSN: 02694042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10653-011-9391-5     Document Type: Article

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