Risks associated with the transfer of toxic organo-metallic mercury from soils into the terrestrial feed chain

Environment International

Volumn 59, Issue , 2013, Pages 408-417

  Henriques, Bruno ^a   Rodrigues, S M ^a   Coelho, C ^a   Cruz, N ^a   Duarte, A C ^a   Romkens P F A M ^b   Pereira, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Brassica juncea; Exposure; Lolium perenne; Organo metallic mercury; Soil; Uptake

Indexed keywords

ACCEPTABLE DAILY INTAKES; AGRICULTURAL FIELDS; BIOACCUMULATION FACTOR; BRASSICA JUNCEA; EXPOSURE; LOLIUM PERENNE; SOIL-TO-PLANT TRANSFER; UPTAKE;

ANIMALS; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; FOOD SAFETY; MERCURY (METAL); PLANTS (BOTANY); RISK PERCEPTION; SOILS;

SOIL POLLUTION;

MERCURY;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; CROP PLANT; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD SAFETY; HEALTH RISK; MERCURY (ELEMENT); ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUND; RISK ASSESSMENT; RUMINANT; SOIL POLLUTION; TOXICITY;

ANIMAL HEALTH; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BRASSICA JUNCEA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTAMINATED PLANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SAFETY; NONHUMAN; PERENNIAL RYEGRASS; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PLANT ROOT; POLLUTION MONITORING; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHEEP; SHOOT; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION;

BRASSICA JUNCEA; EXPOSURE; LOLIUM PERENNE; ORGANO-METALLIC MERCURY; SOIL; UPTAKE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CATTLE; EATING; FEMALE; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD SAFETY; KIDNEY; ORGANOMERCURY COMPOUNDS; PLANTS; RISK; SHEEP; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EID: 84881115099     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2013.07.006     Document Type: Article

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