Soil-to-plant transfer of heavy metals and an assessment of human health risks in vegetable-producing areas of São Paulo state
While contaminated food products are known to be a leading source of exposure to potentially toxic elements (PTEs), for the general population, few studies have been carried out to examine PTEs levels in soils and plants in wet tropical regions such as Brazil. While the most commonly used index...
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Universidade de São Paulo
2015
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| Online Access: | http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/11/11140/tde-30042015-152533/ |