Journal of
Soil Science and Environmental Management

  • Abbreviation: J. Soil Sci. Environ. Manage.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2391
  • DOI: 10.5897/JSSEM
  • Start Year: 2010
  • Published Articles: 315

Full Length Research Paper

Impact of emissions from brick industries on soil properties, agricultural crops and homegardens in Chittagong, Bangladesh

A. H. M. Raihan Sarker
  • A. H. M. Raihan Sarker
  • Institute of Forestry and Environmental Sciences, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
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Ma Suza
  • Ma Suza
  • Department of Social Sciences, Wageningen University, PO Box 8130, 6700E Wageningen, The Netherlands.
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Eivin Røskaft
  • Eivin Røskaft
  • Department of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU, Trondheim #7491, Norway.
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  •  Received: 02 August 2021
  •  Accepted: 02 November 2021
  •  Published: 30 November 2021

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