Potentially toxic elements concentrations and human health risk assessment of food crops in Bajaur Agency, Pakistan

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 76, Issue 14, 2017, Pages

  Ullah, Zia ^a   Naz, Alia ^a   Saddique, Umar ^b   Khan, Abdullah ^a   Shah, Wisal ^a   Muhammad, Said ^c  

^a KPK   (Pakistan)

^b ABDUL WALI KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^c COMSATS University ^*  (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Adults; Average daily intake; Children; Hazard quotient; Vegetable and cereal crops

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; CROPS; HAZARDS; HEALTH; HEALTH RISKS; LEAD; NICKEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; ZINC;

ADULTS; CEREAL CROP; CHILDREN; DAILY INTAKE; HAZARD QUOTIENTS;

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION;

CEREAL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CROP PLANT; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH RISK; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXIC MATERIAL; VEGETABLE; WHEAT;

PAKISTAN;

BRASSICA JUNCEA; SPINACIA OLERACEA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 85023738544     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-017-6824-1     Document Type: Article

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