Health risk assessment consequent to wastewater irrigation in Pakistan
The aim of this study was to investigate the uptake and accumulation of heavy metals including cadmium, chromium, iron, nickel, and lead in 8 food crops irrigated with industrial wastewater and correlate the levels with potential human health risks. The concentrations of these metals in the food cro...
Main Authors: | Maria Sabeen, Qaisar Mahmood, Abdol Ghaffar Ebadi, Ahmad Bhatti, Faridullah, Muhammad Irshad, Allauddin Kakar, Muhammad Bilal, Hafiz Muhammad Arshad, Naeem Shahid |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Soil Science Society of Pakistan (SSSP)
2020-06-01
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Series: | Soil & Environment |
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Online Access: | http://se.org.pk/File-Download.aspx?archivedpaperid=883 |
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