Soil-plant-animal transfer models to improve soil protection guidelines: A case study from Portugal

Environment International

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 27-37

  Rodrigues, S M ^a   Pereira, M E ^a   Duarte, A C ^a   Romkens P F A M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Food chain; Human exposure; Plant uptake; Potentially toxic elements; Soil threshold concentrations

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; BARIUM; FOOD PRODUCTS; GEOLOGIC MODELS; HEALTH; HEALTH RISKS; LEAD; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOILS; TOXIC MATERIALS; VETERINARY MEDICINE; ZINC;

ACCEPTABLE DAILY INTAKES; ANIMAL HEALTH; ANIMAL PRODUCTS; ARABLE FIELDS; COMBINED MODEL; CRITICAL LIMIT; DAILY INTAKE; EU COUNTRIES; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD CHAIN MODEL; HUMAN EXPOSURES; HUMAN HEALTH; IN-LINE; MINING SITES; PLANT UPTAKE; PORTUGAL; POTENTIALLY TOXIC ELEMENTS; PRODUCT QUALITY; PROTECTION OF ANIMALS; SOIL CONTAMINATION; SOIL PROTECTION; SOIL-TO-PLANT TRANSFER; THRESHOLD CONCENTRATIONS; THRESHOLD LEVELS; TRANSFER MODELS;

SOIL POLLUTION;

ANTIMONY; ARSENIC; BARIUM; CADMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; LEAD; MERCURY; NICKEL; URANIUM; ZINC;

ANIMAL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FODDER; FOOD CHAIN; GRAZING; PLANT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; THRESHOLD; TOXIC MATERIAL;

ANIMAL HEALTH; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD SAFETY; GRAZING; NONHUMAN; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHEEP; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION;

PORTUGAL;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 80054993968     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2011.09.005     Document Type: Article

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