Health risk assessment of potentially toxic elements in soils along the Central Elbe River, Germany

Floodplain soils across Central Elbe River (CER), Germany, vary considerably in potentially toxic element (PTE) content. However, there has never been a comprehensive study that links PTE levels with human health risk for children and adults. Our objective was to determine the contamination of 13 PT...

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Main Authors: Jörg Rinklebe, Vasileios Antoniadis, Sabry M. Shaheen, Oliver Rosche, Manfred Altermann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-05-01
Series:Environment International
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412018324954