Heavy metal and trace element concentrations in wheat grains: Assessment of potential non-carcinogenic health hazard through their consumption

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 193, Issue , 2011, Pages 264-271

  Bermudez, Gonzalo M A ^a,b   Jasan, Raquel ^c   Plá, Rita ^c   Pignata, María Luisa ^a,b  

^a Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas ^*  (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Argentina; Bio concentration; Cement plant; Soil pollution

Indexed keywords

ARGENTINA; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITIONS; BIO-CONCENTRATION; CHEMICAL FACTORY; HAZARD INDICES; IMMOBILIZATION EFFECTS; POLLUTION SOURCES; RESIDENTIAL SOIL; SOIL VARIABLES; TOLERANCE LIMITS; TRACE ELEMENT CONCENTRATIONS; WASTE INCINERATOR; WHEAT GRAINS;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR TRANSPORTATION; BARIUM; CEMENT PLANTS; CEMENTS; CHROMIUM; HEALTH HAZARDS; HEALTH RISKS; LEAD; MANGANESE; METEOROLOGICAL PROBLEMS; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS; TRACE ELEMENTS; ZINC;

GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT);

BARIUM; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CEMENT; HEALTH RISK; HEAVY METAL; IMMOBILIZATION; INCINERATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOIL POLLUTION; STRAW; TOPSOIL; TRACE ELEMENT; WHEAT;

AIR POLLUTION; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CARCINOGENICITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; STRAW; WHEAT;

CARCINOGENS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; METALS, HEAVY; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; TRACE ELEMENTS; TRITICUM;

ARGENTINA;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 80053256304     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.07.058     Document Type: Article

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