Assessing copper thresholds for phytotoxicity and potential dietary toxicity in selected vegetable crops

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part B Pesticides, Food Contaminants, and Agricultural Wastes

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 625-635

  Yang, Xiao E ^a   Long, Xin Xian ^a   Ni, Wu Zhong ^a   Ye, Zhen Qian ^a   He, Zhen Li ^b   Stoffella, Peter J ^b   Calvert, David V ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Copper; Genotypic difference; Human dietary toxicity; Toxic threshold; Vegetable crop

Indexed keywords

COPPER; HEALTH HAZARDS; SOIL POLLUTION; TISSUE; TOXICITY;

FOOD CONTAMINATION;

CROPS;

COPPER;

COPPER; FOOD CONSUMPTION; HEALTH RISK; PHYTOTOXICITY; SOIL POLLUTION; VEGETABLE;

ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; CABBAGE; CELERY; CROP; DIETARY INTAKE; GENOTYPE; HEALTH HAZARD; NONHUMAN; PHYTOTOXICITY; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT SEED; SOIL; VEGETABLE;

COPPER; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; VEGETABLES;

APIUM GRAVEOLENS VAR. DULCE; BRASSICA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. CHINENSIS; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. PEKINENSIS;

EID: 0036402549     PISSN: 03601234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/PFC-120015443     Document Type: Article

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