Health risk assessment for carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic heavy metal exposures from vegetables and fruits of Bangladesh

Sharifa Sultana, Mahfuza; Rana, Sumandeep; Yamazaki, Shunsuke; Aono, Tatsuo; Yoshida, S.

doi:10.1080/23311843.2017.1291107

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Health risk assessment for carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic heavy metal exposures from vegetables and fruits of Bangladesh

Published in Sustainable Environment • Jan 1, 2017

Authors:

Mahfuza Sharifa Sultana

Sumandeep Rana

Shunsuke Yamazaki

Abstract

Most popular vegetables and fruits and their corresponding soil from the sub-urban industrial area of Bangladesh were collected and the concentration of carcinogenic (Pb, As, and Cd) and non-carcinogenic (Fe, Co, V, Cu, Cr, Zn, Mn, and Ni) heavy metals was determined. Health risk was evaluated by es...

Subject

Carcinogen

Environmental health

Heavy metals

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