Metal contamination of home garden soils and cultivated vegetables in the province of Brescia, Italy: implications for h...
...Published in The Science of the total environment
Prolonged industrial emissions increase median metal concentrations and most soluble fractions (BCR F1+F2) in home garden soils near ferroalloy plants. Areas near ferroalloy plant sites had spinach Cd and Pb metal concentrations several-fold above maximum standard references. We recommend thorough washing of vegetables to minimize metal exposure.
