Evaluation of possible health risks of heavy metals by consumption of foodstuffs available in the central market of Rajshahi City, Bangladesh

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 185, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 3867-3878

  Saha, Narottam ^a   Zaman, M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RAJSHAHI   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Estimated daily intake (EDI); Hazard index (HI); Heavy metals; Human health risk; Target hazard quotient (THQ)

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGENIC RISK; ESTIMATED DAILY INTAKES; HAZARD INDICES; HUMAN HEALTH RISKS; HUMAN POPULATION; POTENTIAL HEALTH RISKS; RELATIVE CONTRIBUTION; TARGET HAZARD QUOTIENTS;

ARSENIC; COMMERCE; FISH; FRUITS; HAZARDS; HEALTH RISKS; HEAVY METALS; LEAD; MANGANESE; NUTRITION; RISK PERCEPTION; VEGETABLES;

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION;

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; LEAD; MANGANESE; HEAVY METAL;

ARSENIC; CARCINOGEN; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FISH; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FRUIT; HEALTH RISK; HEAVY METAL; NUTRITION; VEGETABLE;

ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; BLACKBERRY; CARCINOGENICITY; COLOCYNTH; CONSUMER; DIETARY INTAKE; DIGESTION; FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FRUIT; HEALTH HAZARD; HEAVY METAL POISONING; MANGO; ONION; VEGETABLE; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; CITY; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; POLLUTANT; POLLUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS;

BANGLADESH; RAJSHAHI;

ALLIUM CEPA; PISCES; TRICHOSANTHES DIOICA;

ANIMALS; BANGLADESH; CITIES; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; FISHES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FRUIT; HUMANS; METALS, HEAVY; RISK ASSESSMENT; VEGETABLES;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84878365782     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-012-2835-2     Document Type: Article

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