Mechanisms controlling arsenic uptake in rice grown in mining impacted regions in South China.

Foods produced on soils impacted by Pb-Zn mining activities are a potential health risk due to plant uptake of the arsenic (As) associated with such mining. A field survey was undertaken in two Pb-Zn mining-impacted paddy fields in Guangdong Province, China to assess As accumulation and translocatio...

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Main Authors: Junhui Li, Fei Dong, Ying Lu, Qiuyan Yan, Hojae Shim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4177218?pdf=render