The study evaluated source apportionment of heavy metals in vegetable samples from the
potential sources of fertilizer, water and soil samples collected along the Changjiang River …

Heavy metal pollution greatly harms the soil environment and poses threats to food safety
and human health. This study aimed to quantify and analyze the sources of heavy metals …

Vegetable fields near villages in China are suffering increasing heavy metal damages from
various pollution sources including agriculture, traffic, mining and Chinese typical local …

The possible health risks of heavy metals contamination to local population through food
chain were evaluated in Beijing and Tianjin city cluster, China, where have a long history of …

Due to rapid industrialization and urbanization, human activities like industrial and
agricultural production, transportation, aggravate heavy metal pollution in soil and continue …

The irrigation source plays an important role in the amount of contaminates in soil and
cultivated agricultural products. In this study, the concentration and human health risks of …

Heavy metal pollution is a widespread problem and strongly affects human health through
the food chain. In this study, the overall pollution situation and source apportionment of …

Potentially toxic elements (PTEs) have many adverse health effects due to bioaccumulation
capability and their long persistence in the environment. As a renewable water source, the …

Abstract In this research, Ganzhou Chinese Cabbage (Brassica rapa pekinensis), Native
Purple Garlic (Allium sativum L) and Leping Radish (Raphanus sativus L) widely planted …

Heavy metals in soil can affect human health through the exposure pathways of oral
ingestion, dermal contact, and inhalation. In this study, to assess the health risk of heavy …