Influence of agricultural practice on trace metals in soils and vegetation in the water conservation area along the East River (Dongjiang River), South China

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 431, Issue , 2012, Pages 26-32

  Luo, Chunling ^a   Yang, Renxiu ^b   Wang, Yan ^a   Li, Jun ^a   Zhang, Gan ^a   Li, Xiangdong ^b  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Agricultural soil; Dongjiang River; Heavy metals; Pb isotope; Pearl River Delta; Soil core

Indexed keywords

ABOVE-GROUND TISSUES; AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES; AGRICULTURAL SOILS; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITIONS; EAST RIVER; HIGH CONCENTRATION; INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES; NATURAL SOILS; ORCHARD SOILS; PADDY SOILS; PB ISOTOPES; PEARL RIVER DELTA; PEARL RIVER DELTA REGION; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT SHOOTS; SOIL CORES; SOIL PROFILES; SOIL QUALITY; SOUTH CHINA; TRACE METAL; TRANSFER FACTOR; VEGETABLE SOIL; WATER CONSERVATION AREAS;

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; CULTIVATION; HEAVY METALS; ISOTOPES; LEAD; METEOROLOGICAL PROBLEMS; POTABLE WATER; RIVERS; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER RESOURCES;

SOILS;

CADMIUM; LEAD;

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRINKING WATER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD ISOTOPE; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL QUALITY; TRACE METAL; VEGETATION; WATER RESOURCE;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CHINA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; NATURAL SOIL; NONHUMAN; ORCHARD SOIL; PADDY SOIL; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVEGETATION; RIVER; SAFETY; SOIL; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL QUALITY; TILLAGE; VEGETABLE SOIL; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

AGRICULTURE; CADMIUM; CHINA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ISOTOPES; LEAD; METALS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS; RIVERS; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; VEGETABLES; WATER POLLUTION;

CHINA; DONG RIVER; GUANGDONG; ZHUJIANG DELTA;

EID: 84861670965     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.05.027     Document Type: Article

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