Field accumulation risks of heavy metals in soil and vegetable crop irrigated with sewage water in western region of Saudi Arabia

Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2016, Pages S32-S44

  Balkhair, Khaled S ^a   Ashraf, Muhammad Aqeel ^b,c  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SABAH   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Health risk; Heavy metals; Metal transfer index; Sewage water; Soil

Indexed keywords

EID: 85041104869     PISSN: 1319562X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2015.09.023     Document Type: Article

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