Plant element and soil properties governing uptake and availability of heavy metals derived from sewage sludge

Plant Availability of Heavy Metals in So

Plant Availability of Heavy Metals in Soils Previously Amended with Heavy Applications of Sewage Sludge

✍ Hooda, P S; McNulty, D; Alloway, B J; Aitken, M N 📂 Article 📅 1997 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 256 KB 👁 1 views

Plant uptake is one of the major pathways by which sludge-borne potentially toxic metals enter the food chain. This study examined the accumulation of Cd, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn in wheat, carrots and spinach grown on soils from 13 sites previously amended with sewage sludge. Winter wheat, carrots and spi