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Safety of food crops on land contaminated with trace elements.
Journal of the science of food and agriculture - 1 Jun 2011
Singh Bal Ram, Gupta Satish K, Azaizeh Hassan, Shilev Stefan, Sudre Damien, Song Won Yong, Martinoia Enrico, Mench Michel
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Contamination of agricultural soils with trace elements (TEs) through municipal and industrial wastes, atmospheric deposition and fertilisers is a matter of great global concern. Since TE accumulation in edible plant parts depends on soil characteristics, plant genotype and agricultural practices, those soil- and plant-specific options that restrict the entry of harmful TEs into the food chain to protect human...
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