Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Rice to the Population in Zhejiang, China

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2013, Pages

  Huang, Zhu ^a   Pan, Xiao Dong ^b   Wu, Ping Gu ^b   Han, Jian Long ^b   Chen, Qing ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG PROVINCIAL CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MERCURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEAVY METAL POISONING; HUMAN; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; RICE; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHILD; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; LEAD; MERCURY; METALS, HEAVY; ORYZA SATIVA; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTANTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883608364     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0075007     Document Type: Article

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