Concentrations of lead, cadmium and barium in urban garden-grown vegetables: The impact of soil variables

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 194, Issue , 2014, Pages 254-261

  McBride, Murray B ^a   Shayler, Hannah A ^a   Spliethoff, Henry M ^b   Mitchell, Rebecca G ^b   Marquez Bravo, Lydia G ^b   Ferenz, Gretchen S ^c   Russell Anelli, Jonathan M ^a   Casey, Linda ^c   Bachman, Sharon ^c  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c Weill Cornell Medicine's Community Engagement in Research Core   (United States)

Author keywords

Barium; Cadmium; Lead; Plant metals uptake; Soil particle adherence; Urban vegetable gardening

Indexed keywords

BARIUM; CADMIUM; COMMERCE; CROPS; LEAD; SOILS; VEGETABLES;

METAL CONCENTRATIONS; PARTICULATE CONTAMINATION; PHYTOAVAILABILITY; PLANT METALS UPTAKE; SOIL CHARACTERISTICS; SOIL METAL CONCENTRATIONS; SOIL PARTICLES; URBAN VEGETABLE GARDENING;

SOIL POLLUTION;

ALUMINUM; BARIUM; CADMIUM; LEAD; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT;

BARIUM; BIOACCUMULATION; CADMIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GARDEN; LEAD; SOIL POLLUTION; URBAN AREA; VEGETABLE;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORRELATIONAL STUDY; FRUIT; HERB; LEAFY VEGETABLE; PHYTOAVAILABILITY; ROOT VEGETABLE; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL POLLUTION; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; VEGETABLE; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GARDENING; PLANT ROOT; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT;

BUFFALO; NEW YORK [NEW YORK (STT)]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

BARIUM; CADMIUM; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GARDENING; LEAD; NEW YORK CITY; PLANT ROOTS; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; VEGETABLES;

EID: 84906539525     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: 18736424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2014.07.036     Document Type: Article

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