A critical prospective analysis of the potential toxicity of trace element regulation limits in soils worldwide: Are they protective concerning health risk assessment? - A review

Trace elements (TEs) may have toxic effects to plants and humans; thus, countries and organizations impose maximum allowable regulation limits of their concentrations in soils. Usually such limits are placed in different categories according to soil use, soil properties or based on both attributes....

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Main Authors: Vasileios Antoniadis, Sabry M. Shaheen, Efi Levizou, Muhammad Shahid, Nabeel Khan Niazi, Meththika Vithanage, Yong Sik Ok, Nanthi Bolan, Jörg Rinklebe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-06-01
Series:Environment International
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412018328381