CORESTA Congress, New Orleans, 2002, APPOST 24
Phosphate application and tobacco heavy metal leaf concentrations. Results of the 3-year E.U. funded 96/T/35 project in Italy and Greece
University of Pisa, Dpt of Agronomy and Agroecosystem Management (DAGA), Pisa, Italy
Heavy metal build up in food and tobacco is of great concern for public health. Phosphate fertilizers may carry substantial amounts of heavy metals, particularly Cadmium and Lead, deriving from phosphate rocks, sulphuric and phosphoric acids used for...