Heavy metals in vegetables irrigated with wastewaters in Gaziantep, Turkey: A review of causes and potential for human health risks

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 146-151

  Avci, Halim ^a  

^a KILIS 7 ARALIK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Gaziantep; Heavy metals; Risk assessment; Vegetable crops; Wastewater irrigation

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHOD; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DATA PROCESSING; HEALTH RISK; HEAVY METAL; IRRIGATION; POLLUTION POLICY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); VEGETABLE; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

GAZIANTEP; TURKEY;

EID: 84875741478     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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