An ecological risk assessment of heavy metal pollution of the agricultural ecosystem near a lead-acid battery factory

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 47, Issue , 2014, Pages 210-218

  Liu, Guannan ^a   Yu, Yanjun ^a   Hou, Jing ^a   Xue, Wei ^a   Liu, Xinhui ^a   Liu, Yanzhen ^a   Wang, Wanhua ^b   Alsaedi, Ahmed ^c   Hayat, Tasawar ^c,d   Liu, Zhengtao ^b  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE RESEARCH ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^c KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^d QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Agricultural soil; Ecological risk; Heavy metal; Pollution; Wheat

Indexed keywords

POLLUTION;

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEMS; AGRICULTURAL SOILS; ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT; ECOLOGICAL RISKS; HEAVY METAL POLLUTION; WHEAT;

HEAVY METALS;

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; AGRICULTURAL SOIL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; FRACTIONATION; HEALTH RISK; HEAVY METAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL POPULATION; SOIL POLLUTION; WHEAT;

BAODING; CHINA; HEBEI;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84910053598     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2014.04.040     Document Type: Article

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