Heavy metal accumulation in vegetables grown in urban gardens

Agronomy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 1139-1147

  Antisari, Livia Vittori ^a   Orsini, Francesco ^a   Marchetti, Livia ^a   Vianello, Gilmo ^a   Gianquinto, Giorgio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Heavy metals; Horticultural crops; Leaf leaching test; Soilless; Urban and rural gardens

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOACCUMULATION; CANOLA; DICOTYLEDON; DRY MATTER; EDIBLE SPECIES; GARDEN; HEALTH RISK; HEAVY METAL; HORTICULTURE; POLLUTANT SOURCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA; URBAN AGRICULTURE; VEGETABLE;

BOLOGNA [EMILIA-ROMAGNA]; EMILIA-ROMAGNA; ITALY;

LACTUCA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; OCIMUM; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS;

EID: 84934990892     PISSN: 17740746     EISSN: 17730155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13593-015-0308-z     Document Type: Article

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