Public Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metal Uptake by Vegetables Grown at a Waste-water-Irrigated Site in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Background. Wastewater is often used in developing countries for irrigation of crops. This wastewater often contains a number of heavy metals which are harmful to human health due to their non-biodegradable nature, long biological half-lives and their potential to accumulate in different body parts....

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Main Authors: Mohammad Shakhaoat Hossain, Fahad Ahmed, Abu Tareq Mohammad Abdullah, Mohammad Ahedul Akbor, Mohammad Aminul Ahsan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pure Earth 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Health and Pollution
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