Publications by authors named "Meisam Rahimi"
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- Soil contamination from heavy metals, specifically cadmium (Cd), was examined in Hamadan province, Iran, using 100 soil samples from wheat farms and 5 control samples to measure concentration and mobility.
- The study revealed that cadmium levels were higher in fertilized soils compared to control soils, with concentrations recorded at 0.15 mg/kg in rainfed and 0.18 mg/kg in irrigated lands.
- Various pollution indexes indicated slight contamination due to human activities, with findings showing high cadmium mobility in rainfed and irrigated soils relative to controlled lands, suggesting that factors like lime and clay influence cadmium durability.
Cadmium (Cd) is one of the toxic elements entering the food chain in various ways, including chemical fertilizers. This study aimed to assess different amounts and forms of available Cd in soils under wheat cultivation affected by long-term use of phosphorus chemical fertilizers and also to study the rate of Cd intake by people with age and gender differences. To investigate the Cd status in wheat-cultivated lands, 105 soil samples and also 24 wheat samples were collected from three land uses of rainfed, irrigated, and control one.
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