Effects of humus on the environmental activity of mineral-bound Hg: Influence on Hg plant uptake

Journal of Soils and Sediments

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 959-967

  Yao, Aijun ^a   Qiu, Rongliang ^a   Qing, Changle ^b   Mu, Shusen ^b   Reardon, Eric J ^c  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Basella alba; Fulvic acid; Humic acid; Mineral bound Hg; Plant uptake; Soils

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; CHELATING AGENT; CULTIVATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOOD CHAIN; FULVIC ACID; HUMIC ACID; HUMUS; MANGANESE OXIDE; MERCURY (ELEMENT); MINERAL; MONTMORILLONITE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SOIL TYPE; SUBSTRATE; VINE;

BASELLA ALBA;

EID: 84860392698     PISSN: 14390108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11368-011-0370-3     Document Type: Article

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