Heavy metal and microbial loads in sewage irrigated vegetables of Kabul, Afghanistan
Little is known about the heavy metal and microbial contamination of vegetables produced in Central Asian cities. We therefore measured the concentration of cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), lead (Pb), and zinc (Zn) and of faecal pathogens (Coliform bacteria, Salmonella sp., Shigella sp., Ascaris lubricoid...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Kassel University Press
2011-06-01
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| Series: | Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics |
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| Online Access: | http://www.jarts.info/index.php/jarts/article/view/2011101139347/143 |