Health risks of heavy metals in contaminated soils and food crops irrigated with wastewater in Beijing, China

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 152, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 686-692

  Khan, S ^a,b   Cao, Q ^a   Zheng, Y M ^a   Huang, Y Z ^a   Zhu, Y G ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PESHAWAR   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Health risk; Heavy metal; Plant uptake; Soil contamination; Wastewater irrigation

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; CROPS; HEALTH RISKS; HEAVY METALS; IRRIGATION; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; WASTEWATER;

PLANT UPTAKES; SOIL CONTAMINATION; WASTEWATER IRRIGATION;

SOIL POLLUTION;

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

BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; CROP; HEALTH RISK; HEAVY METAL; IRRIGATION; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SOIL POLLUTION; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROP; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH HAZARD; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); NONHUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CHINA; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; METALS, HEAVY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

ASIA; BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 41149164260     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2007.06.056     Document Type: Article

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