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Studying & examining heavy metals in vegetables and forage in Shiraz plane and health interpretations [1]

In Shiraz plain, there are 1070 ha of agriculture, 540 hectares of that is used for, vegetable cultivation. Two rivers are crossing Shiraz plain west to east. They are called Khoshk river and Soltanabad river. East and south of the city of Shiraz in two seprate countryside, people use polluted river waters for vegetable cultivation by pumping.

Publication Date: 
01/07/2008
Mearaj Madadi [2]
Pollution Research [3]
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Tags:
River Pollution [4], Vegetables [5], Food Contamination [6], Water Quality [7], Heavy Metals [8], Health Effects [9], Irrigation [10], Pesticides And Toxins [11], Iran [12]
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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/pollution-research
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[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vegetables
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-contamination
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-quality
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/heavy-metals
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/irrigation
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pesticides-and-toxins
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/iran