The effects of soil pH on Cd concentration in wheat grain grown in south-eastern Australia

Autor: M. K. Conyers, A. M. Alston, K. G. Tiller, W. J. Slattery, R. H. Merry, Danielle P. Oliver
Rok vydání: 1995
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Zdroj: Plant-Soil Interactions at Low pH: Principles and Management ISBN: 9789401040990
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-011-0221-6_127
Popis: Cadmium is present in all soils and is added to the soil as an impurity in phosphatic fertiliser. Cadmium availability in soil is determined by many factors and modification of soil pH is one of the most commonly recommended farm management practices for fanners to control Cd uptake by their crops. The concern about Cd in Australian cereals has arisen because of the very low maximum permissible concentration (MPC) of 0.05 mg kg-1 set for the general category of “unspecified food products”, which includes grain. The MPC is set in Australia by the National Health and Medical Research Council.
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