Heavy metals in food, house dust, and water from an e-waste recycling area in South China and the potential risk to human health

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 96, Issue , 2013, Pages 205-212

  Zheng, Jing ^a,c   Chen, Ke hui ^b   Yan, Xiao ^c   Chen, She Jun ^b   Hu, Guo Cheng ^a,b,c   Peng, Xiao Wu ^a   Yuan, Jian gang ^c   Mai, Bi Xian ^b   Yang, Zhong Yi ^c  

^a SOUTH CHINA INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^c SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

E waste; Exposure assessment; Heavy metals; Risk

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COPPER; DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; LEAD; NICKEL; ZINC;

CANCER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRINKING WATER; FOOD CONSUMPTION; HEALTH RISK; HEAVY METAL; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RECYCLING; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER SUPPLY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CHINA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ELECTRONIC WASTE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH HAZARD; HOUSE DUST; HUMAN; POLLUTION MONITORING; RECYCLING; RICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; VEGETABLE; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY;

E-WASTE; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; HEAVY METALS; RISK;

ADULT; CHILD; CHINA; DUST; ELECTRONIC WASTE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; METALS, HEAVY; ORYZA SATIVA; RECYCLING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL; VEGETABLES; WATER; WATER SUPPLY;

CHINA;

EID: 84881542073     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2013.06.017     Document Type: Article

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