Application of biochar to soil reduces cancer risk via rice consumption: A case study in Miaoqian village, Longyan, China

Environment International

Volumn 68, Issue , 2014, Pages 154-161

  Khan, Sardar ^a,b   Reid, Brian J ^c   Li, Gang ^a   Zhu, Yong Guan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PESHAWAR   (Pakistan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

As speciation; Bioaccumulation; Biochar; Cancer risk; Daily intake; Metals; Rice

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; DISEASES; HEALTH RISKS; LEAD; MANGANESE; METALS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREAS; SEWAGE SLUDGE;

AS SPECIATION; BIO CHARS; CANCER RISK; DAILY INTAKE; RICE;

SOILS;

ARSENIC; BIOCHAR; CACODYLIC ACID; CADMIUM; CHARCOAL; COBALT; COPPER; LEAD; MANGANESE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC;

BIOACCUMULATION; CANCER; CHARCOAL; FOOD CONSUMPTION; HEALTH RISK; RICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CANCER RISK; CASE STUDY; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; HARVEST; MINING; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SLUDGE; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL POLLUTION;

CHINA; FUJIAN; LONGYAN;

AS SPECIATION; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOCHAR; CANCER RISK; DAILY INTAKE; METALS; RICE;

BIOMASS; CHARCOAL; CHINA; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; METALS, HEAVY; NEOPLASMS; ORYZA SATIVA; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT STEMS; RISK FACTORS; SEEDS; SEWAGE; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EID: 84898663952     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2014.03.017     Document Type: Article

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