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

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...

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Main Authors: Mahfuza S. Sultana, S. Rana, S. Yamazaki, T. Aono, S. Yoshida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-01-01
Series:Cogent Environmental Science
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311843.2017.1291107