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 …

With the long-term application of wastewater to vegetable production fields, there is concern
about potential health risks of heavy metals contaminating the edible parts of vegetables …

Vegetable crops have varied heavy metal (loid) s accumulation rates from soils to their
edible tissues. However, crop selection has been seldom evaluated as a strategy for …

The objectives of the present study were to investigate heavy metal accumulation in 22
vegetable species and to assess the human health risks of vegetable consumption. Six …

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 …

It is common knowledge that soils irrigated with wastewater accumulate heavy metals more
than those irrigated with cleaner water sources. However, little is known on metal …

There is growing concern about food safety and environmental contamination due to
potential health risks to consumers. The aims of this study are to elucidate the accumulation …

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 …

Heavy metal soil contamination is a major environmental concern in China and has drawn
significant public attention in recent years. The present study assessed the human health …

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