Heavy metal accumulation and health risk assessment in wastewater-irrigated urban vegetable farming sites of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Background: Wastewater irrigation for vegetable production is a highly prevalent practice in Addis Ababa and a number of articles have been published on wastewater-irrigated soils and vegetables contaminated with heavy metals. However, to the best of our knowledge, an insight into assessment of huma...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Springer
2017
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/83348 |
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