Inputs of heavy metals due to agrochemical use in tobacco fields in Brazil's Southern Region

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 185, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 2423-2437

  Zoffoli, Hugo José Oliveira ^a   Do Amaral Sobrinho, Nelson Moura Brasil ^a   Zonta, Everaldo ^a   Luisi, Marcus Vinícius ^b   Marcon, Gracioso ^b   Tolón Becerra, Alfredo ^c  

^a University Federal Rural of Rio de Janeiro   (Brazil)

^b Leaf Research and Technology Souza Cruz SA   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fertilizers; Inventory; Nicotiana tabacum; Pesticides; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CROPS; AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM; AGROCHEMICAL USE; GROWTH REGULATORS; INVENTORY; NICOTIANA TABACUM; PRIMARY SOURCES; RIO GRANDE DO SUL;

CROPS; CULTIVATION; FERTILIZERS; HERBICIDES; LEAD; PESTICIDES; TRACE ELEMENTS;

TOBACCO;

ACEPHATE; AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL; ARSENIC; BIFENTHRIN; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; CLOMAZONE; COBALT; FERTILIZER; FUNGICIDE; HEAVY METAL; HERBICIDE; INSECTICIDE; IPRODIONE; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; MERCURY; METALAXYL; NICKEL; PHYTOHORMONE; ZINC;

AGROCHEMICAL; CROP PLANT; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FIELD; HEAVY METAL; PESTICIDE; TOBACCO; TRACE ELEMENT;

AGRICULTURAL PROCEDURES; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CROP PRODUCTION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; NONHUMAN; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; SHOOT; SPECIES CULTIVATION; TOBACCO; AGRICULTURE; CROP; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; SOIL POLLUTANT; STATISTICS;

BRAZIL; PARANA [BRAZIL]; RIO GRANDE DO SUL; SANTA CATARINA;

NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

AGRICULTURE; AGROCHEMICALS; BRAZIL; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FERTILIZERS; FUNGICIDES, INDUSTRIAL; METALS, HEAVY; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TOBACCO;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84874968499     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-012-2721-y     Document Type: Article

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