title: Transfer characteristics of cadmium and lead from soil to the edible parts of six vegetable species in southeastern China.
abstract: The transfer characteristics of Cd and Pb from soils to the edible parts of six vegetable species were calculated from plant and corresponding surface soil samples collected from the fields in Fujian Province, southeastern China. The soil-to-plant transfer factors (TF) calculated from both total and DTPA-extractable Cd and Pb in the soils decreased with increasing total or DTPA-extractable Cd and Pb, indicating that the TF values of Cd and Pb depend on the soil metal content. For most plants studied, there was a significant relation between the TF values and the corresponding soil metal concentrations (total or DTPA-extractable) that was best described by an exponential equation (y=axb). We recommend that the representative TF value for a given crop-metal system should be estimated from the regression models between the transfer factors and the corresponding soil metal concentrations and at a given soil metal concentration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, PR China. gwang572003@yahoo.com.cn <gwang572003@yahoo.com.cn>
authors.forename: Guo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Miao-Yu
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: Yan-Hui
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Fen-Fang
authors.initials: FF
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Shu-Fang
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Gao
mesh_terms: D001692:Biological Transport; D002104:Cadmium / Q000032:analysis / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D002681:China; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis*; D007854:Lead / Q000032:analysis / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D008954:Models, Biological; D004369:Pentetic Acid; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D012639:Seeds / Q000737:chemistry; D012987:Soil / Q000032:analysis; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000032:analysis / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D014675:Vegetables / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D012987:Soil; D012989:Soil Pollutants; D002104:Cadmium; D007854:Lead; D004369:Pentetic Acid