Could an abandoned mercury mine area be cropped?

Environmental Research

Volumn 125, Issue , 2013, Pages 150-159

  Rocio, Millán ^a   Elvira, Esteban ^b   Pilar, Zornoza ^b   María José, Sierra ^a  

^a CIEMAT   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Almad n; Alternative land use; Bioaccumulation factor; Crops; Mercury

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

ABANDONED MINE; ANIMAL; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOACCUMULATION; CULTIVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; FEEDING; HYDROPONICS; LAND USE; MERCURY (ELEMENT); MINING;

ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; AUBERGINE; BARLEY; CHICKPEA; COMMON VETCH; CROP; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HYDROPONICS; LAND USE; LAVENDER; LEGUME; LUPINUS ALBUS; MINING; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT SEED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPRING WHEAT;

ALMADÉN; ALTERNATIVE LAND USE; BIOACCUMULATION FACTOR; CROPS; MERCURY;

ANIMAL FEED; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; HYDROPONICS; MERCURY; MINING; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SPAIN;

ALMADEN; CASTILLA-LA MANCHA; CIUDAD REAL [CASTILLA-LA MANCHA]; SPAIN;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84881544733     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2012.12.012     Document Type: Article

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