| translocation and bioaccumulation of metals in oryza sativa and zea mays growing in chromite-asbestos contaminated agricultural fields, jharkhand, india. | the present study involves the assessment of metals (cr, ni, pb and cd) in contaminated agricultural soil (cas) and abandoned chromite-asbestos waste (cw). high concentrations of cr and ni were found in cw (1,121-2,802 mg cr kg(-1); 985-1,720 mg ni kg(-1)), which cas (1,058-1,242 mg cr kg(-1); 1,002-1,295 mg ni kg(-1)). zea mays and oryza sativa showed significant amounts of metals in root and aerial parts. the primary factors only consider the changes in metal concentrations in soil and plant, ... | 2014 | 25085250 |