Soil arsenic content and its health risk assessment for agricultural products in the region surrounding Shimen arsenic sulphide mine

Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2946-2951

  Li, Lian Fang ^a   Zeng, Xi Bai ^a   Bai, Ling Yu ^a   Li, Shu Hui ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Mining area; Risk; Soil

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; ARSENIC TRISULFIDE; ORGANOARSENIC DERIVATIVE; SULFIDE;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; ARSENIC; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD SECURITY; FRUIT; HEALTH RISK; MINING; PADDY FIELD; POLLUTION EFFECT; POTATO; RICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL TYPE; SULFIDE; TOPSOIL; VEGETABLE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ARTICLE; CHINA; CROP; FOOD CHAIN; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MINING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT;

ARSENIC; ARSENICALS; CHINA; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; FOOD CHAIN; MINING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SULFIDES;

CHINA; HUNAN;

IPOMOEA BATATAS;

EID: 79951847528     PISSN: 10019332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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