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Database research record2017·South Korea

Influence of Road Proximity on the Concentrations of Heavy Metals in Korean Urban Agricultural Soils and Crops

Kim H., Kim K., Kim W.

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

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Urban agricultural soils near heavily trafficked roads showed elevated nickel and chromium, and unwashed Chinese cabbage leaves collected roadside carried higher heavy-metal levels from deposited traffic-related particles.