Health risks of heavy metals in contaminated soils and food crops irrigated with wastewater in Beijing, China |
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| Authors: | Khan S Cao Q Zheng Y M Huang Y Z Zhu Y G |
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| Institution: | Research Center for Eco-environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 18 Shuangqing Road, Beijing 100085, China. |
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| Abstract: | Consumption of food crops contaminated with heavy metals is a major food chain route for human exposure. We studied the health risks of heavy metals in contaminated food crops irrigated with wastewater. Results indicate that there is a substantial buildup of heavy metals in wastewater-irrigated soils, collected from Beijing, China. Heavy metal concentrations in plants grown in wastewater-irrigated soils were significantly higher (P
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| Keywords: | Health risk Heavy metal Plant uptake Soil contamination Wastewater irrigation |
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