Mercury pollution from irrigation with treated sewage water (TSW)
| Autor: | Salma M.Z. Al-Kindy, J. R. Williams, Basma Yaghi, Avin Pillay |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
| Předmět: |
Microbiology (medical)
Irrigation Environmental remediation Mercury pollution Sewage chemistry.chemical_element Industrial waste Humans Soil Pollutants Waste Management and Disposal Water Science and Technology Waste Products business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Agriculture Mercury Arid Mercury (element) Infectious Diseases chemistry Environmental chemistry Environmental science Sewage treatment Environmental Pollution business Environmental Monitoring |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Water and Health. 5:315-322 |
| ISSN: | 1996-7829 1477-8920 |
| DOI: | 10.2166/wh.2007.027 |
| Popis: | The lack of potable water in arid countries leads to the use of treated sewage water (TSW) for crop growth. Mercury accumulation (up to 500 ng/g) in agricultural soil originating from daily irrigation with TSW was found at two sites fed separately from a hospital sewage plant and an industrial plant. A control site irrigated with potable water ([Hg] |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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