Experimental study on accumulation of heavy metals in vegetables irrigated with treated wastewater

Abstract Treated sewage and industrial effluents are used for irrigation of crops in developing countries which may contain heavy metals in high concentration. It can contaminate soil and accumulate in vegetables. In the present study, the vegetables were irrigated with treated wastewater brought fr...

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Main Authors: Athar Hussain, Manjeeta Priyadarshi, Shashikant Dubey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-06-01
Series:Applied Water Science
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13201-019-0999-4