Concentration and potential health risk of heavy metals in market vegetables in Chongqing, China

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1664-1669

  Yang, Qing wei ^a   Xu, Yuan ^a   Liu, Shou jiang ^b   He, Jin feng ^a   Long, Fang yan ^a  

^a CHONGQING JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINA WEST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chongqing; Daily intake; Heavy metal; Target hazard quotient; Vegetable

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; LEAD; MANGANESE; ZINC;

CADMIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH RISK; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MANGANESE; VEGETABLE;

ARTICLE; BRASSICA; CHINA; CHINESE CABBAGE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONSUMER; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD SAFETY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH HAZARD; LETTUCE; MARKET; NONHUMAN; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK ASSESSMENT; VEGETABLE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HEALTH; HUMANS; METALS, HEAVY; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTANTS; VEGETABLES;

CHINA; CHONGQING;

LACTUCA;

EID: 79961128085     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2011.05.006     Document Type: Article

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