Urban agriculture in Portugal: availability of potentially toxic elements for plant uptake

Soils from urban areas often contain enhanced pseudo-total levels of potentially toxic elements (PTEs). Considering the expanding tendency of urban agricultural practices it is necessary to understand if these contaminants are available for plant uptake and if they pose risks to animal and human hea...

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Main Author: Cruz, N. (author)
Other Authors: Rodrigues, S. M. (author), Coelho, C. (author), Carvalho, L. (author), Duarte, A. C. (author), Pereira, E. (author), Römkens, P. F A M (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 1000
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10773/19150
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:ria.ua.pt:10773/19150