Accumulation of heavy metals in leaf vegetables from agricultural soils and associated potential health risks in the Pearl River Delta, South China

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 186, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 1547-1560

  Chang, C Y ^a,b,c   Yu, H Y ^b   Chen, J J ^b   Li, F B ^b   Zhang, H H ^b   Liu, C P ^b  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Bioconcentration factor; Heavy metals; Leaf vegetables; Pearl River Delta; Target hazard quotient

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOHAZARDS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FERTILIZERS; HEAVY METALS; IRRIGATION; LEAD; SOILS; VEGETABLES;

BIO-CONCENTRATION FACTORS; BIOCONCENTRATION FACTOR; FLOWERING CHINESE CABBAGES; HEAVY METAL ACCUMULATION; HEAVY METAL ENRICHMENTS; LEAF VEGETABLES; PEARL RIVER DELTA; TARGET HAZARD QUOTIENTS;

SOIL POLLUTION;

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MERCURY;

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; BIOACCUMULATION; ENRICHMENT; HEAVY METAL; LEAFY VEGETABLE; PH; POLLUTANT SOURCE;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BIOCONCENTRATION FACTOR; BRASSICA JUNCEA; CHINA; CHINESE CABBAGE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD SAFETY; HEALTH HAZARD; HEAVY METAL ENRICHMENT; HUMAN; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); LEAFY VEGETABLE; LETTUCE; METAL METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PAKCHOI; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA; SEWAGE; SOIL; SOIL ACIDITY; SOIL FERTILIZATION; TARGET HAZARD QUOTIENT;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; ZHUJIANG DELTA;

BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. PEKINENSIS; LACTUCA;

AGRICULTURE; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; METALS, HEAVY; PLANT LEAVES; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; VEGETABLES;

EID: 84895811068     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-013-3472-0     Document Type: Article

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