Iodine status of soils, grain crops, and irrigation waters in Pakistan

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 73, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 7995-8008

  Zia, Munir H ^a,b   Watts, Michael J ^b   Gardner, Amanda ^b   Chenery, Simon R ^b  

^a Fauji Fertilizer Company Limited   (Pakistan)

^b BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Drinking water; Human health; Iodine deficiency disorders; Iodised salt; Micronutrient; Wheat flour

Indexed keywords

CROPS; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); GROUNDWATER; IODINE COMPOUNDS; IRRIGATION; POTABLE WATER; SOILS;

DETECTION LIMITS; GROUNDWATER CONSUMPTION; HUMAN HEALTH; IODINE CONCENTRATION; IODINE DEFICIENCY DISORDERS; IRRIGATION WATERS; MICRONUTRIENT; WHEAT FLOURS;

IODINE;

CEREAL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CROP PLANT; DRINKING WATER; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GEOMETRY; HEALTH RISK; IODINE; IRRIGATION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SOIL TYPE; TRACE ELEMENT; WHEAT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

PAKISTAN;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84929950413     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-014-3952-8     Document Type: Article

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