Metal contamination and health risk from consumption of organically grown vegetables influenced by atmospheric deposition in a seasonally dry tropical region of India

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 384-389

  Singh, Ashima ^a   Pandey, Jitendra ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Atmospheric deposition; Health risk; Metal; Organic farming

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITIONS; METAL CONTAMINATION; METAL LEVELS; ORGANIC FARMING; TROPICAL REGIONS; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; VICIA FABA;

AGRICULTURE; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERICS; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; HEALTH RISKS; METALS; METEOROLOGICAL PROBLEMS; VEGETABLES; ZINC;

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION;

CADMIUM; COPPER; LEAD; ZINC;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CONTAMINATION; INDIA; ORGANIC FARMING; RISK FACTOR; SOIL POLLUTANT; VEGETABLE;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CADMIUM; COPPER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CONTAMINATION; INDIA; LEAD; ORGANIC AGRICULTURE; RISK FACTORS; SOIL POLLUTANTS; VEGETABLES; ZINC;

ABELMOSCHUS; ABELMOSCHUS ESCULENTUS; VICIA FABA;

EID: 84864587028     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-012-0690-z     Document Type: Article

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