Concentration and health risk of heavy metals in crops and soils in a zinc-lead mining area in southwest mountainous regions
西南山地铅锌矿区耕地土壤和谷类产品重金属含量及健康风险评价

To evaluate the influence of mining activities on heavy metal contamination and health risks in a mining affected area,Pb,Zn,Cd,Cr,Cu and As in soils(dry land and irrigated land) and dominant crops were monitored and analyzed in Ganluo,Sichuan Province.The Nemero comprehensive pollution index was employed to evaluate the quality of the soil.The health risks of the above-mentioned heavy metals to adults and children by food ingestion were assessed using the MMSOILS model.The results showed that(1) the farmla...