Heavy metal contamination in Oryza sativa L. at the Eastern Region of Malaysia and its risk assessment

• Main Authors: Zulkafflee, Nur Syahirah, Mohd Redzuan, Nurul Adillah, Nematbakhsh, Sara, Selamat, Jinap, Ismail, Mohd Razi, Praveena, Sarva Mangala, Lee, Soo Yee, Abdull Razis, Ahmad Faizal
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/97512/1/ABSTRACT.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/97512/; https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/2/739

Paddy plants tend to accumulate heavy metals from both natural and anthropogenic sources, and this poses adverse risks to human health. The objective of this study was to investigate heavy metal contamination in paddy plants in Kelantan, Malaysia, and its health risk assessment. The bioaccumulation...