Accumulation of heavy metals in grape fruit, leaves, soil and water: A study of influential factors and evaluating ecological risks in Jaffna, Sri Lanka

Heavy metals are environmental pollutants which threatens human health and natural ecosystem. These affect the quality of soil and water and it can be transferred to human body while consuming agricultural crops and drinking water. Intense cultivation has been resulted in accumulation of heavy metal...

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Main Authors: Subramaniam Prabagar, Rathnayake Mudiyanselage Dharmadasa, Anantharasa Lintha, Suganja Thuraisingam, Jasotha Prabagar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-12-01
Series:Environmental and Sustainability Indicators
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2665972721000489