Organic Matter and Barium Absorption by Plant Species Grown in an Area Polluted with Scrap Metal Residue

The effect of organic matter addition on Ba availability to Helianthus annuus L., Raphanus sativus L., and Ricinus communis L. grown on a Neossolo Litólico Chernossólico fragmentário (pH 7.5), contaminated with scrap residue was evaluated. Four rates (0, 20, 40, and 80 Mg ha−1, organic carbon basis)...

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Main Authors: Cleide Aparecida Abreu, Mariana Cantoni, Aline Renée Coscione, Jorge Paz-Ferreiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Applied and Environmental Soil Science
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/476821