Tungsten distribution in soil and rice in the vicinity of the world's largest and longest-operating tungsten mine in China.

The objective of this study is to investigate tungsten (W) contamination in soil and its enrichment in rice in the area of the world's largest and longest-operating W mines in China. Root zone soil and rice plants were sampled at 15 sites in the agricultural field adjacent to W mines and analyz...

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Main Authors: Chunye Lin, Ruiping Li, Hongguang Cheng, Jing Wang, Xiao Shao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3958402?pdf=render