Distribution and migration of heavy metals in soil and crops affected by acid mine drainage: Public health implications in Guangdong Province, China

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 124, Issue , 2016, Pages 460-469

  Liao, Jianbo ^a   Wen, Zewei ^a   Ru, Xuan ^a   Chen, Jundong ^a   Wu, Haizhen ^a   Wei, Chaohai ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Fraction extracting; Health risks; Linear correlation; Toxic metals; Transfer factor

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; ZINC; ACID; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; BIOACCUMULATION; CORRELATION; CROP; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH RISK; HEAVY METAL; POLLUTION EFFECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; TOXIC MATERIAL;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENICITY; CHINA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CROP; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PUBLIC HEALTH; RICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; SUGARCANE; AGRICULTURE; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; MINING; ORYZA; POLLUTION; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT; VEGETABLE;

CHINA; DABAOSHAN MINE; GUANGDONG;

ACIDS; AGRICULTURE; CADMIUM; CHINA; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; HUMANS; METALS, HEAVY; MINING; ORYZA; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SACCHARUM; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; VEGETABLES;

EID: 84947998973     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2015.11.023     Document Type: Article

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