Health risks of heavy metals in sewage-irrigated soils and edible seeds in langfang of hebei province, China

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 314-320

  Chen, Zhi Fan ^a,b   Zhao, Ye ^a   Zhu, Yuen ^a   Yang, Xu ^a   Qiao, Jiejuan ^a   Tian, Qing ^c   Zhang, Qing ^c  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HENAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL; SEWAGE; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHINA; CROP; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUROPEAN UNION; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; METHODOLOGY; PLANT SEED; POLLUTION; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; SEWAGE; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; PROCEDURES; PRODUCT SAFETY; TOXICITY;

CHINA; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; EUROPEAN UNION; HUMANS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; METALS, HEAVY; RISK FACTORS; SEEDS; SEWAGE; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 70849126404     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.3817     Document Type: Article

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