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

Chang, Chunguang; Yu, Huanyun; J. Chen, J.; B. Li, F.; H. Zhang, H.; P. Liu, C.

doi:10.1007/s10661-013-3472-0

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

Published in Environmental Monitoring and Assessment • Nov 2, 2013

Authors:

Chunguang Chang

Huanyun Yu

J. J. Chen

Abstract

This study investigated the extent of heavy metal accumulation in leaf vegetables and associated potential health risks in agricultural areas of the Pearl River Delta (PRD), South China. Total concentrations of mercury (Hg), cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), chromium (Cr) and arsenic (As) were determined in ...

Subject

Cadmium

Bioconcentration

Soil water

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