Transfer of cadmium from soil to vegetable in the Pearl River Delta area, South China.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the regional Cadmium (Cd) concentration levels in soils and in leaf vegetables across the Pearl River Delta (PRD) area; and reveal the transfer characteristics of Cadmium (Cd) from soils to leaf vegetable species on a regional scale. 170 paired vegetables...

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Main Authors: Huihua Zhang, Junjian Chen, Li Zhu, Guoyi Yang, Dingqiang Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4172568?pdf=render