Heavy metal contamination in soil and some medicinal plant species in Ahangaran lead-zinc mine, Iran

Ahangaran lead-zinc mining area located in the west part of Iran is a mountainous region. In this study, medical plants and soils from 3 different sites in this area were collected in spring 2012. Soil and medical plants were analyzed for heavy metals [lead (Pb), zinc (Zn), cadmium (Cd) and copper (...

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Main Authors: Mehrdad Cheraghi, Seyed-Meysam Mosavinia, Bahareh Lorestani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Advances in Environmental Health Research
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Online Access:http://jaehr.muk.ac.ir/article_40122_11e291171ad302cbc67f84250cbfd43c.pdf