Geochemical characterization and biomonitoring of reclaimed soils in the Po River Delta (Northern Italy): Implications for the agricultural activities

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 186, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 2925-2940

  Di Giuseppe, Dario ^a   Bianchini, Gianluca ^a,b   Vittori Antisari, Livia ^c   Martucci, Annalisa ^a   Natali, Claudio ^a,b   Beccaluva, Luigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bioavailability; Heavy metals; Nitrate; Po River Delta; Reclaimed soils; Soil salinity

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; GEOCHEMISTRY; HEAVY METALS; LANDFORMS; NITRATES; PEAT; SODIUM DEPOSITS; SOILS;

AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES; BIOAVAILABILITY; GEOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION; HEAVY METAL CONCENTRATION; MAJOR AND TRACE ELEMENTS; PO RIVER; RECLAIMED SOIL; SOIL SALINITY;

SOIL POLLUTION;

AGRICULTURAL APPLICATION; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOMONITORING; CONTAMINATED LAND; GEOCHEMISTRY; HEAVY METAL; NITRATE; PEAT SOIL; SALINITY; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL PROFILE;

EMILIA-ROMAGNA; FERRARA; ITALY; PO DELTA; VENETO;

AGRICULTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ITALY; METALS, HEAVY; PLANTS; RIVERS; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

EID: 84898810610     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-013-3590-8     Document Type: Article

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