As a staple food for people worldwide, wheat is one of the major exposure pathways for
heavy metals (HMs). Therefore, the safety of the wheat grain directly affects food security …

Heavy metals (HMs) may cause deleterious effects on human health due to the ingestion of
food grain grown in contaminated soils. Concentrations of HMs (Hg, As, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, Zn …

Contamination of heavy metals (HMs) in agricultural soil has become a serious
environmental problem because it poses a serious threat to human health by entering into …

Ingesting crop grains contaminated with heavy metals is the most urgent problem related to
food security and human health. Additionally, an overall analysis of heavy metal …

Environmental pollution caused by rapid industrial activities are becoming increasingly
drastic, particularly its impact on soil and plant health. The present study was conducted to …

Coal mining and related industry can increase heavy metals (HMs) concentrations in soil,
atmosphere and wheat, thereby posing metal-associated human health risk via food …

Heavy metals are an indispensable part of industrial and agricultural development. As the
cradle of China's industry and an important province for agricultural production, Jilin …

Bijie is located at a typical karst landform of Southwestern Guizhou, which presented high
geological background values of potentially toxic elements (PTEs). Recently, whether PTE of …

Winter-wheat–summer-maize rotations are important cropping patterns in China, and the
quality of the food produced from these systems can affect human health. However, the …

Food safety is an important issue in the world. This study assessed the health risk for the
Chinese public when consuming vegetables grown in China, based on 1335 data records …