Application of sheep manure and potassium fertilizer to contaminated soil and its effect on zinc, cadmium and lead accumulation by alfalfa plants

In Jebel Ressas mining area (Southern of Tunisia), the dispersion of particles that contain Pb, Zn and Cd results in the contamination of the surrounding agricultural soils. These soils have high concentrations of Pb (970 mg kg−1), Zn (9641 mg kg−1) and Cd (53 mg kg−1). This glasshouse study examine...

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Main Authors: Zouheir Elouear, Farah Bouhamed, Nesrine Boujelben, Jalel Bouzid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-05-01
Series:Sustainable Environment Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468203916300103