Assessing risk of heavy metals from consuming food grown on sewage irrigated soils and food chain transfer

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 513-524

  Sridhara Chary, N ^a   Kamala, C T ^a   Samuel Suman Raj, D ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Health hazard; Heavy metals; Musi River; Risk assessment; Sewage; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; NICKEL; ZINC;

FOOD CHAIN; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH RISK; HEAVY METAL; IRRIGATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEWAGE; SOIL POLLUTION; VEGETABLE; WASTEWATER;

AMARANTHUS; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD INTAKE; FORAGE; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); LEAFY VEGETABLE; MILK; NONHUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEWAGE; SOIL POLLUTANT; SPINACH; URINALYSIS; VENOUS BLOOD; WASTE WATER; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; FOOD CHAIN; FRESH WATER; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INDIA; METALS, HEAVY; MILK; POACEAE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEWAGE; SOIL; VEGETABLES;

ANDHRA PRADESH; ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; MUSI RIVER; SOUTH ASIA;

AMARANTHUS; BOS; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 39749095473     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2007.04.013     Document Type: Article

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