Risk assessment of heavy metals in soils and vegetables around non-ferrous metals mining and smelting sites, Baiyin, China

Journal of Environmental Sciences (China)

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1124-1134

  Li, Yu ^a,b   Wang, Yan Bin ^b   Gou, Xin ^a   Su, Yi Bing ^a   Wang, Gang ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NORTH MINZU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Heavy metals; Mining and smelting; Pollution; Vegetable species

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; HEALTH HAZARDS; HEALTH RISKS; HEAVY METALS; LEAD; POLLUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER POLLUTION; RURAL AREAS; SMELTING; SOILS; VEGETABLES;

AGRICULTURAL SOILS; ARSENIC CONTAMINATION; CONTAMINATED SOILS; ESTIMATED DAILY INTAKES; HEAVY METALS IN SOIL; HUMAN CONSUMPTION; LOCAL POPULATIONS; RECOMMENDED DIETARY ALLOWANCES;

SOIL POLLUTION;

ARSENIC; HEAVY METAL;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CHAIN; HUMAN; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLISM; MINING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT; STATISTICS; VEGETABLE;

ARSENIC; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CHAIN; HUMANS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METALS, HEAVY; MINING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; VEGETABLES;

EID: 34347238604     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(06)60050-8     Document Type: Article

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