Heavy metal (Cu, Zn, Cd and Pb) contamination of vegetables in urban India: A case study in Varanasi

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 154, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 254-263

  Sharma, Rajesh Kumar ^a   Agrawal, Madhoolika ^a   Marshall, Fiona M ^b  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atmospheric depositions; Health risk; Heavy metal pollution index; Heavy metals; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; COPPER COMPOUNDS; HEALTH RISKS; MARKETING; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITIONS; HEAVY METAL POLLUTION INDEX; URBAN AREA;

HEAVY METALS;

CADMIUM; COPPER; LEAD; ZINC;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD POISONING; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; HEAVY METAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SUGAR BEET; URBAN AREA;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CABBAGE; CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH HAZARD; INDIA; VEGETABLE;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CADMIUM; CITIES; COMMERCE; COPPER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CONTAMINATION; INDIA; LEAD; METALS, HEAVY; RISK ASSESSMENT; VEGETABLES; VEHICLE EMISSIONS; ZINC;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; UTTAR PRADESH; VARANASI;

ABELMOSCHUS ESCULENTUS; BETA VULGARIS; BRASSICA OLERACEA;

EID: 44449114109     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2007.10.010     Document Type: Article

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