Arsenic and heavy metal concentrations in surface soils and vegetables of Feni district in Bangladesh

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 145, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 417-425

  Karim, R A ^a   Hossain, S M ^b   Miah, M M H ^a   Nehar, K ^b   Mubin, M S H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHITTAGONG   (Bangladesh)

^b INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Arsenic concentration; High resolution detector; Neutron activation; Recommended values

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; ARSENIC COMPOUNDS; ATOMS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); HEALTH RISKS; HEAVY METALS; IRRADIATION; ISOTOPES; NEUTRON IRRADIATION; NEUTRONS; RESEARCH REACTORS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; SCANDIUM; SODIUM; SOILS; ZINC;

ARSENIC CONCENTRATION; BANGLADESH; HIGH RESOLUTION DETECTOR; NEUTRON ACTIVATION; RECOMMENDED VALUES;

CHROMIUM;

ARSENIC; BROMINE; CHROMIUM; COBALT; HEAVY METAL; IRON; POTASSIUM; SCANDIUM; SODIUM; THORIUM; URANIUM; ZINC;

ARSENIC; BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HEALTH RISK; HEAVY METAL; NEUTRON SCATTERING; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; VEGETABLE;

ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GAMMA RADIATION; HEALTH HAZARD; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; NEUTRON RADIATION; PAPAYA; POTATO; PUBLIC HEALTH; RADIATION DETECTION; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; VEGETABLE;

ARSENIC; BANGLADESH; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; METALS, HEAVY; SOIL POLLUTANTS; VEGETABLES;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; CHITTAGONG [BANGLADESH]; EURASIA; FENI; SOUTH ASIA;

AVERRHOA CARAMBOLA; CARICA PAPAYA; COLOCASIA ESCULENTA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 51749125069     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-007-0050-3     Document Type: Article

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