The uptake of nickel and chromium from irrigation water by potatoes, carrots and onions

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 91, Issue , 2013, Pages 122-128

  Stasinos, Sotiris ^a   Zabetakis, Ioannis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Chromium; Irrigation; Nickel; Tubers; Uptake; Water

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; NICKEL;

BIOACCUMULATION; CHROMIUM; IRRIGATION; NICKEL; TUBER; WATER POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CARROT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); NONHUMAN; ONION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PLANT TUBER; PLANT WATER USE; POTATO; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL PROPERTY; TUBER YIELD; WATER CONTAMINATION;

CHROMIUM; DAUCUS CAROTA; GREECE; NICKEL; ONIONS; PLANT LEAVES; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ASOPOS RIVER; GREECE;

ALLIUM CEPA; DAUCUS; DAUCUS CAROTA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 84875271704     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2013.01.023     Document Type: Article

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