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SUBMITTER: Kumar A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7177270 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kumar Amit A Kumar Amit A M M S Cabral-Pinto CP Chaturvedi Ashish K AK Shabnam Aftab A AA Subrahmanyam Gangavarapu G Mondal Raju R Gupta Dipak Kumar DK Malyan Sandeep K SK S Kumar Smita S A Khan Shakeel S Yadav Krishna K KK
International journal of environmental research and public health 20200325 7
Lead (Pb) toxicity has been a subject of interest for environmental scientists due to its toxic effect on plants, animals, and humans. An increase in several Pb related industrial activities and use of Pb containing products such as agrochemicals, oil and paint, mining, etc. can lead to Pb contamination in the environment and thereby, can enter the food chain. Being one of the most toxic heavy metals, Pb ingestion via the food chain has proven to be a potential health hazard for plants and human ...[more]