Mercury accumulation in plants from contaminated arable lands in Eastern Slovakia.

CONCLUSIONS: The systematic monitoring of mercury is still very important, since it was found that the end of ore processing does not solve the issue of contamination in the Central Spiš region. Therefore, the consumption of fruits and vegetables from the areas of former ore processing facilities is not recommended.
PMID: 32208576 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine : AAEM - March 16, 2020 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Kimáková T, Vargová V, Onačillová E, Cimboláková I, Uher I, Harich P, Schuster J, Poráčová J Tags: Ann Agric Environ Med Source Type: research