%0 Journal Article
%T Use of Industrial Waste Water for Agricultural Purpose: Pb and Cd in Vegetables in Bikaner City, India
%A Rajendra Singh
%A R. S. Verma
%A Yogita Yadav
%J Current World Environment
%D 2012
%I Enviro Research Publishers
%R 10.12944/cwe.7.2.14
%X Shortage of irrigation water resources is leading to the use of domestic and industrial waste water in agriculture. esp. in urban areas. Being contaminated by metals and various toxic chemicals these waste waters leads to the exposure of heavy metals and hazardous chemicals and the subsequent human health hazards through agriculture products and live stocks. Increasing cases of cancer and kidney problems is also related with this aspect. In present study human health risk assessment taken in concern with the respect of some heavy metals of toxicological interest.
%K waste water
%K contaminated
%K health hazards
%K health assessment
%K heavy metals
%U http://www.cwejournal.org/vol7no2/use-of-industrial-waste-water-for-agricultural-purpose-pb-and-cd-in-vegetables-in-bikaner-city-india/