Variability in plant trace element uptake across different crops, soil contamination levels and soil properties in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of northwest China

Variability in plant trace element uptake across different crops, soil contamination levels and soil properties in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of northwest China

Abstract This study investigated contamination status of eight trace elements (As, Cd, Cr, Hg, Pb, Cu, Zn and Ni) in farmland soils and crops at 535 sites across the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Northwest China. Land use types of the sampling sites included vegetable patch, grain field and orch...

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Main Authors: Weiguo Liu, Xiaodong Yang, Luchun Duan, Ravi Naidu, Kaihong Yan, Yanju Liu, Xiyuan Wang, Yongchao Gao, Yinguang Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-81764-w

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-81764-w

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