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Heavy metal speciation an uptake to durum wheat from sewage sludge

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OSTI ID:20014886
This project focused on detection of heavy metal accumulation in durum wheat from sewage sludge or commercial phosphate fertilizer application, using Inductively Coupled Argon Plasma Mass Spectrometry. Four parts of the durum wheat plants were separated and analyzed (i.e., root, stem, leaves, and grain). Studies compared the metal uptake resulting from sewage sludge application and from commercial fertilizer. Sludges and fertilizers were applied in one application, except for one study which considered the effect of the same sludge dosage, except in two applications. The main objective of this research is to improve the grain quality by minimizing the accumulation of toxic elements in durum wheat.
Research Organization:
Univ. of Notre Dame, IN (US)
OSTI ID:
20014886
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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