Heavy metals assessment in water, soil, vegetables and their associated health risks via consumption of vegetables, District Kasur, Pakistan

Imtiaz Ashraf; Faizan Ahmad; Atif Sharif; Adnan Raza Altaf; Haipeng Teng

doi:10.1007/s42452-021-04547-y

SN Applied Sciences (Apr 2021)

Heavy metals assessment in water, soil, vegetables and their associated health risks via consumption of vegetables, District Kasur, Pakistan

Imtiaz Ashraf,
Faizan Ahmad,
Atif Sharif,
Adnan Raza Altaf,
Haipeng Teng

Affiliations

Imtiaz Ashraf: School of Chemical Engineering, Northwest University
Faizan Ahmad: Frontier Institute of Science and Technology, Xi’an Jiatong University
Atif Sharif: College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Northwest University
Adnan Raza Altaf: School of Chemical Engineering, Northwest University
Haipeng Teng: School of Chemical Engineering, Northwest University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42452-021-04547-y
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 3, no. 5
pp. 1 – 16

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Article Highlights Heavy metals distribution in this study area is under the impact of urbanization, industrialized and agricultural activities. BCF showed the transfer of Fe and Hg from soil to edible parts of vegetables. TCR for As, Cd, Cr, Ni, and Pb shows the toxicological risk in this region.

Published in SN Applied Sciences

ISSN: 2523-3963 (Print); 2523-3971 (Online)
Publisher: Springer
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Science; Technology
Website: https://www.springer.com/snas

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