Environmental Risks Associated with Heavy Metal Contamination in Soil, Water and Plants in Urban and Periurban Agriculture
The India's population living in cities and urban areas has doubled to 27.8% since Independence. Our cities face enormous challenges of environmental pollution and health related problems. City authorities have often been reluctant to accept urban and periurban agriculture because of perceived...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Society for Promotion of Horticulture
2008-06-01
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Series: | Journal of Horticultural Sciences |
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Online Access: | https://jhs.iihr.res.in/index.php/jhs/article/view/589 |