MODARIA II Source References

List of Source References for the IAEA’s MODARIA II tropical dataset

* ID number is the source reference identification number, represented by the headline field ‘Reference’ in the tropical dataset.

Publication	ID number*
OBIORA, S.C., CHUKWU, A., DAVIES, T.C., Heavy metals and health risk assessment of arable soils and food crops around Pb-Zn mining localities in Enyigba, southeastern Nigeria, Journal of African Earth Sciences 116 (2016) 182–189.	1
DOYI, I.N.Y., ESSUMANG, D.K., AGYAPONG, A.K., ASUMADU-SARKODIE, S., Soil-to-cassava transfer of naturally occurring radionuclides from communities along Ghana's oil and gas rich Tano Basin, Journal of Environmental Radioactivity 182 (2018) 138–141.	2
AZIZ, R.A., RAHIM, S.A., SAHID, I., IDRIS, W.M.R., Speciation and availability of heavy metals on serpentinized paddy soil and paddy tissue, Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences 195 (2015) 1658–1665.	3
ASADUZZAMAN, Kh., KHANDAKER, M.U., AMIN, Y.M., MAHAT, R., Uptake and distribution of natural radioactivity in rice from soil in north and west part of peninsular malaysia for the estimation of ingestion dose to man, Annals of Nuclear Energy 76 (2015) 85–93.	4
ASADUZZAMAN, Kh. KHANDAKER, M.U., AMIN, Y.M., BRADLEY, D.A., MAHAT, R.H., NOR, R.M., Soil-to-root vegetable transfer factors for ²²⁶Ra, ²³²Th, ⁴⁰K, and ⁸⁸Y in Malaysia, Journal of Environmental Radioactivity 135 (2014) 120–127.	5
ALSAFFAR, M.S., JAAFAR, M.S. KABIR, N.A., AHMAD, N., Distribution of ²²⁶Ra, ²³²Th, and ⁴⁰K in rice plant components and physico-chemical effects of soil on their transportation to grains, Journal of Radiation Research and Applied Sciences 8 (2016) 300–310.	6
KHANDAKER, M.U., NASIR, N.L.M., ASADUZZAMAN, Kh., OLATUNJI, M.A., AMIN, Y.M., KASSIM, H.A., BRADLEY, D.A., JOJO, P.J., ALREFAE, T., Evaluation of radionuclides transfer from soil-to-edible flora and estimation of radiological dose to the Malaysian populace, Chemosphere 154 (2016) 528–536.	7
CHANDRASHEKARA, K., SOMASHEKARAPPA, H.M., ²¹⁰Po and ²¹⁰Pb in medicinal plants in the region of Karnataka, Southern India, Journal of Environmental Radioactivity 160 (2016) 87–92.	8
CHANDRASHEKARA, K., SOMASHEKARAPPA, H.M., Estimation of radionuclides concentration and average annual committed effective dose due to ingestion for some selected medicinal plants of South India, Journal of Radiation Research and Applied Sciences 9 (2016) 68–77.	9
OKEJI, M.C., AGWU, K.K., IDIGO, F.U., Natural radioactivity in cultivated land in the vicinity of a phosphate fertilizer plant in Nigeria, Radiation Physics and Chemistry 81 (2012) 1823–1826.	10
VELASCO, H., CID, A.S., ANJOS, R.M., ZAMBONI, C.B., RIZZOTTO, M., VALLADARES, D.L., AYUB JURI, J., Variability of ¹³⁷Cs and ⁴⁰K soil-to-fruit transfer factor in tropical lemon trees during the fruit development period, Journal of Environmental Radioactivity 104 (2012) 64–70.	11
OKEME, I.C., SULE, I.V., JIBIRI, N.N., SHITTU, H.O., Radioactivity concentrations in soil and transfer factors of radionuclides (⁴⁰K, ²²⁶Ra and ²³²Th) from soil to rice in Kogi state, Nigeria, Archives of Applied Science Research 8 (2016) 34–38.	12
SAENBOONRUANG, K., PHONCHANTHUEK, E., PRASANDEE, K., Soil-to-plant transfer factors of natural radionuclides (²²⁶Ra and ⁴⁰K) in selected Thai medicinal plants, Journal of Environmental Radioactivity 184-185 (2018) 1–5.	13
ADJIRACKOR, T., DARKO, E.O., SAM, F., Naturally occurring radionuclide transfer from soil to vegetables in some farmlands in Ghana and statistical analysis, Radiation Protection and Environment 40 (2017) 34–43.	14
ASWOOD, M.Sh., JAAFAR, M.S., BAUK, S., Assessment of radionuclide transfer from soil to vegetables in farms from Cameron Highlands and Penang, (Malaysia) using neutron activation analysis, Applied Physics Research 5 (2013) 85–92.	15
SHANTHI, G., KUMARAN, J.T.T., RAJ, G.A.G., MANIYAN, C.G., Transfer factor of the radionuclides in food crops from high-background radiation area of South West India, Radiation Protection Dosimetry 149 (2012) 327–332.	16
SAEED, M.A., YUSOF, S.S., HOSSAIN, I., AHMED, R., ABDULLAH, H.Y., SHAHID, M., RAMLI, A.T., Soil to rice transfer factor of the natural radionuclides in Malaysia, Romanian Journal of Physics 57 (2011) 1417–1424.	17
GAFFAR, S., FERDOUS, M.J., BEGUM, A., ULLAH, S.M., Transfer of natural radionuclides from soil to plants in North Western parts of Dhaka, Malaysian Journal of Soil Science 18 (2014) 61–74.	18
CHANDRASHEKARA, K., KARUNAKARA, N., SOMASHEKARAPPA, H.M., Activity distribution and uptake of radionuclides in medicinal plants of coastal Karnataka, India, Research Journal of Recent Sciences 4 (2015) 101–109.	19
SUSSA, F.V., DAMATTO, S.R., ALENCAR, M.M., MAZZILLI, B.P., SILVA, P.S.C., Natural radioactivity determination in samples of Peperomia pellucida commonly used as a medicinal herb, Journal of Environmental Radioactivity 116 (2013) 148–151.	20
SOLEHAH, A.R., YASIR, M.S., SAMAT, S.B., Activity concentration, transfer factors and resultant radiological risk of ²²⁶Ra, ²³²Th, and ⁴⁰K in soil and some vegetables consumed in Selangor, Malaysia, AIP Conference Proceedings 1784 (2016) 040016.	21
KRITSANANUWAT, R., CHANYOTHA, S., KRANROD, C., PENGVANICH, P., Transfer factor of 226Ra, ²³²Th and ⁴⁰K from soil to Alpinia galangal plant grown in northern Thailand, Journal of Physics: Conference Series 860 (2017) 012008.	22
JAMES, J.P., DILEEP, B.N., RAVI, P.M., JOSHI, R.M., AJITH, T.L., HEGDE, A.G., SARKAR, P.K., Soil to leaf transfer factor for the radionuclides 226Ra, 40K, 137Cs and 90Sr at Kaiga region, India, Journal of Environmental Radioactivity 102 (2011) 1070–1077.	23
KARUNAKARA, N., RAO, C., UJWAL, P., YASHODHARA, I., KUMARA, S., RAVI, P.M., Soil to rice transfer factors for ²²⁶Ra, ²²⁸Ra, ²¹⁰Pb, ⁴⁰K and ¹³⁷Cs: a study on rice grown in India, Journal of Environmental Radioactivity 118 (2013) 80–92.	24
TWINING, J.R., PAYNE, T.E., ITAKURA, T., Soil-water distribution coefficients and plant transfer factors for ¹³⁴Cs, ⁸⁵Sr and ⁶⁵Zn under field conditions in tropical Australia, Journal of Environmental Radioactivity 71 (2004) 71–87.	25a
TWINING, J., SHOTTON, P., TAGAMI, K., PAYNE, T., ITAKURA, T., RUSSELL, R., WILDE, K., "Transfer of radioactive caesium, strontium and zinc from soil to sorghum and mung beans under field conditions in tropical northern Australia", Classification of Soil Systems on the Basis of Transfer Factors from Soil to Reference Plants, IAEA-TECDOC-1497, IAEA, Vienna (2006).	25b
KARUNAKARA, N., SOMASHEKARAPPA, H.M., NARAYANA, Y., AVADHANI, D.N., MAHESH, H.M., SIDDAPPA, K., ²²⁶Ra, ⁴⁰K and 7Be activity concentrations in plants in the environment of Kaiga, India, Journal of Environmental Radioactivity 65 (2003) 255–266.	26
SIMON, S.L., GRAHAM, J.C., TERP, S.D., Uptake of ⁴⁰K and ¹³⁷Cs in native plants of the Marshall Islands, Journal of Environmental Radioactivity 59 (2002) 223–243.	27
NGUYEN, B.T., NGUYEN, Q.H., TRUONG, Y., LE, S.N., NGUYEN, N.T., NGUYEN, P.V., MAI, H.T., DANG, N.D., "The transfer of radionuclides in the terrestrial environments - recent research results in monsoon tropical condition of Vietnam", Proceedings of the International Symposium: Transfer of Radionuclides in Biosphere - Prediction and Assessment (AMANO, H., UCHIDA, S., Eds), Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute (2003).	28a
NGUYEN, T.B., NGUYEN, T.N., NGUYEN, V.P., MAI, T.H., LE, N.S., NGUYEN, D.N., VU, T.H., PHAM, D.H., VUONG, T.B.C, "Radionuclide transfer factors from air, soil and freshwater to the food chain of man in monsoon tropical condition of Vietnam", Transfer of Radionuclides from Air, Soil and Fresh Water to the Foodchain of Man in Tropical and Subtropical Environments, (Annex 1) report.	28b
MOLLAH, A.S., BEGUM, A., ULLAH, S.M., Determination of soil-to-plant transfer factors of ¹³⁷Cs and ⁹⁰Sr in the tropical environment of Bangladesh, Radiation and Environmental Biophysics 37 (1998) 125–128.	29a
MOLLAH, A.S., BEGUM, A., ULLAH, S.M., KHAN, Z.H., "Studies on radionuclide transfer from soil and freshwater to the foodchain of man in tropical environment of Bangladesh", Transfer of Radionuclides from Air, Soil and Fresh Water to the Foodchain of Man in Tropical and Subtropical Environments, (Annex 1) report.	29b
ROBISON, W.L., CONRADO, C.L., "Concentration ratios for foods grown on Bikini Island at Bikini atoll", Transfer of Radionuclides from Air, Soil and Fresh Water to the Foodchain of Man in Tropical and Subtropical Environments, (Annex 1).	30
TWINING, J.R., FERRIS, J.M., MARKICH, S.J., "Measurements of transfer factors for radionuclides, including ¹³⁷Cs and ⁸⁵Sr, in freshwater fish and plant crops from tropical and sub-tropical Australia: research summary", Transfer of Radionuclides from Air, Soil and Fresh Water to the Foodchain of Man in Tropical and Subtropical Environments, (Annex 1).	31
WASSERMAN, M.A., "Soil-to-plant transfer of ¹³⁷Cs in tropical areas", Transfer of Radionuclides from Air, Soil and Fresh Water to the Foodchain of Man in Tropical and Subtropical Environments, (Annex 1).	32
NARAYANA, Y., RADHAKRISHNA, A.P., SOMASHEKARAPPA, H.M., KARUNAKARA, N., BALAKRISHNA, K.M., SIDDAPPA, K., Distribution of some natural and artificial radionuclides in the environment of coastal Karnataka of south India, Journal of Environmental Radioactivity 28 (1995) 113–139.	33
RADHAKRISHNA, A.P., SOMASHEKARAPPA, H.M., NARAYANA, Y., SIDDAPPA, K., Distribution of some natural and artificial radionuclides in Mangalore environment of south India, Journal of Environmental Radioactivity 30 (1996) 31–54.	34
VELASCO, H., Unpublished data.	35
MOLLAH, A.S., BEGUM, A., A study on transfer factors of ⁶⁰Co and ⁶⁵Zn from soil to plants in the tropical environment of Bangladesh, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 68 (2001) 91–97.	36
RAHMAN, M.M., RAHMAN, M.M., KODDUS, A., AHMAD, G.U., VOIGT, G., Soil-to-plant transfer of radiocaesium for selected tropical plant species in Bangladesh, Journal of Environmental Radioactivity 83 (2005) 199–211.	37
DAVY, D.R. (Ed), Rum Jungle environmental studies, AAEC/E365, Australian Atomic Energy Commission (1975).	38
DOERING, C., BOLLHÖFER, A., A database of radionuclide activity and metal concentrations for the Alligator Rivers Region uranium province, Journal of Environmental Radioactivity 162-163 (2016) 154–159.	39
CHAKRABORTY, S.R., AZIM, R., REZAUR RAHMAN, A.K.M., SARKER, R., Radioactivity concentrations in soil and transfer factors of radionuclides from soil to grass and plants in the Chittagong City of Bangladesh, Journal of Physical Science 24 (2013) 95–113.	40
TCHOKOSSA, P., OLOMO, J.B., BALOGUN, F.A., ADESANMI, C.A., Assessment of radioactivity contents of food in the oil and gas producing areas in Delta State, Nigeria, International Journal of Science and Technology 3 (2013) 315–321.	41
ONONUGBO, C.P., AZIKIWE, O., AVWIRI, G.O., Uptake and distribution of natural radionuclides in cassava crops from Nigerian Government farms, Journal of Scientific Research and Reports 23 (2019) 1–15.	42
ROBISON, W.L., HAMILTON, T.F., CONRADO, C.L., KEHL, S., "Uptake of Caesium-137 by leafy vegetables and grains from calcareous soils", Classification of Soil Systems on the Basis of Transfer Factors from Soil to Reference Plants, IAEA-TECDOC-1497, IAEA, Vienna (2006).	43
NGUYEN, H.Q., "The classification of soil systems on the basis of transfer factors from soil to reference plants", Classification of Soil Systems on the Basis of Transfer Factors from Soil to Reference Plants, IAEA-TECDOC-1497, IAEA, Vienna (2006).	44
PANCHAL, R.H., RAO, D.D., MEHTA, B.H., Transfer of ¹³⁷Cs and ⁴⁰K from agricultural soils to food products in terrestrial environment of Tarapur, India, Water, Air, & Soil Pollution 219 (2011) 429–442.	45
GRAMLICH, A., TANDY, S., GAUGGEL, C., LÓPEZ, M., PERLA, D., GONZALEZ, V., SCHULIN, R., Soil cadmium uptake by cocoa in Honduras, Science of the Total Environment 612 (2018) 370–378.	46
DARKO, G., FAANU, A., AKOTO, O., ACHEAMPONG, A., GOODE, E.J., GYAMFI, O., Distribution of natural and artificial radioactivity in soils, water and tuber crops, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 187 (2015) 339.	47
UZU, G., SCHRECK, E., XIONG, T., MACOUIN, M., LÉVÊQUE, T., FAYOMI, B., DUMAT, C., Urban market gardening in Africa: foliar uptake of metal(loid)s and their bioaccessibility in vegetables; implications in terms of health risks, Water, Air, & Soil Pollution 225 (2014) 2185.	48
JOSHI, R.M., RAVI, P.M., GURG, R.P., Baseline radioactivity levels in Kaiga site soil and its migration to biosphere, Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 247 (2001) 571–574.	49
RAHMAN, M.M., ASADUZZAMAN, Md., NAIDU, R., Consumption of arsenic and other elements from vegetables and drinking water from an arsenic-contaminated area of Bangladesh, Journal of Hazardous Materials 262 (2013) 1056–1063.	50
CHAVEZ, E., HE, Z.L., STOFFELLA, P.J., MYLAVARAPU, R.S., LI, Y.C., MOYANO, B., BALIGAR, V.C., Concentration of cadmium in cacao beans and its relationship with soil cadmium in southern Ecuador, Science of the Total Environment 533 (2015) 205–214.	51
GONI, M.A., AHMAD, J.U., HALIM, M.A., MOTTALIB, M.A., CHOWDHURY, D.A., Uptake and translocation of metals in different parts of crop plants irrigated with contaminated water from DEPZ area of Bangladesh, Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 92 (2014) 726–732.	52
ACKAH, M., ANIM, A.K., GYAMFI, E.T., ZAKARIA, N., HANSON, J., TULASI, D., ENTI-BROWN, S., SAAH-NYARKO, E., BENTIL, N.O., OSEI, J., Uptake of heavy metals by some edible vegetables irrigated using wastewater: a preliminary study in Accra, Ghana, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 186 (2014) 621–634.	53
OLUYIDE, S.O., TCHOKOSSA, P., AKINYOSE, F.C., OROSUN, M.M., Assessment of radioactivity levels and transfer factor of natural radionuclides around iron and steel smelting company located in Fashina village, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria, Facta Universitatis Working and Living Environmental Protection 15 (2018) 241–256.	54
GREGORY, A.O., AGBALAGBA, E.O., Assessment of natural radioactivity, associated radiological health hazards indices and soil-to-crop transfer factors in cultivated area around a fertilizer factory in Onne, Nigeria, Environmental Earth Sciences 71 (2013) 1541–1549.	55
CARVALHO, C., ANJOS, R.M., MOSQUERA, B., MACARIO, K., VEIGA, R., Radiocesium contamination behavior and its effect on potassium absorption in tropical or subtropical plants, Journal of Environmental Radioactivity 86 (2006) 241–250.	56
HANDL, J., SACHSE, R., JAKOB, D., MICHEL, R., EVANGELISTA, H., GONCALVES, A.C., de FREITAS, A.C., Accumulation of ¹³⁷Cs in Brazilian soils and its transfer to plants under different climatic conditions, Journal of Environmental Radioactivity 99 (2008) 271–287.	57
BARRAZA, F., MAURICE, L., UZU, G., BECERRA, S., LÓPEZ, F., OCHOA-HERRERA, V., RUALES, J., SCHRECK, E., Distribution, contents and health risk assessment of metal(loid)s in small-scale farms in the Ecuadorian Amazon: An insight into impacts of oil activities, Science of the Total Environment 622-623 (2018) 106–120.	58
PULHANI, V.A., DAFAUTI, S., HEGDE, A.G., SHARMA, R.M., MISHRA, U.C., Uptake and distribution of natural radioactivity in wheat plants from soil, Journal of Environmental Radioactivity 79 (2005) 331–346.	59
CORTEZ, L.A.S., CHING, J.A., Heavy metal concentration of dumpsite soil and accumulation in Zea mays (corn) growing in a closed dumpsite in Manila, Philippines, International Journal of Environmental Science and Development 5 (2014) 77–80.	60
BARRAZA, F., SCHRECK, E., LÉVÊQUE, T., UZU, G., LÓPEZ, F., RUALES, J., PRUNIER, J., MARQUET, A., MAURICE, L., Cadmium bioaccumulation and gastric bioaccessibility in cacao: A field study in areas impacted by oil activities in Ecuador, Environmental Pollution 229 (2017) 950–963.	61
RASHID, M.H., SEN, R., SHIL, N.C., NASER, H.M., AKTER, S., Study on arsenic contamination in soil and crops of arsenic prone areas in Bangladesh, International Journal of Biological Research 15 (2013) 1–5.	62
LAURIA, D.C., SACHETT, I.A., PEREIRA, J.C., ZENARO, R., Determination of caesium-137 soil-to-plant concentration ratios for vegetables in Goiania City, Brazil, Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Articles 182 (1994) 91–96.	63
SULTANA, M.S., JOLLY, Y.N., YEASMIN, S., ISLAM, A., SATTER, S., TAREQ, S.M., "Transfer of heavy metals and radionuclides from soil to vegetables and plants in Bangladesh", Soil Remediation and Plants, Elsevier (2015) Ch. 12.	64
ARÉVALO-GARDINI, E., ARÉVALO-HERNÁNDEZ, C.O., BALIGAR, V.C., HE, Z.L., Heavy metal accumulation in leaves and beans of cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) in major cacao growing regions in Peru, Science of the Total Environment 605-606 (2017) 792–800.	65a
ARÉVALO-GARDINI, E.., OBANDO-CERPA, M.E., ZÚÑIGA-CERNADES, L.B., ARÉVALO-HERNÁNDEZ, C.O., BALIGAR, V., HE, Z., Metales pesados en suelos de plantaciones de cacao (Thobroma cacao L.) en tres regiones del Perú, Ecologia Aplicada 15 (2016) 81–89 (in Spanish).	65b
EMUROTU, J.E., ONIANWA, P.C., Bioaccumulation of heavy metals in soil and selected food crops cultivated in Kogi State, north central Nigeria, Environmental Systems Research 6 (2017) 21.	66
UDOUSORO, I.I., ESSIEN, M.E., Transfer of metals from soil to Cucumis sativus fruit and possible health risk assessment under actual field condition, African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development 15 (2015) 10077–10098.	67
IBIKUNLE, S.B., AROGUNJO, A.M., AJAYI, O.S., Characterization of radiation dose and soil-to-plant transfer factor of natural radionuclides in some cities from south-western Nigeria and its effect on man, Scientific African 3 (2019) 1–10.	68
ELUDOYIN, O.S., OGBE, O.M., Assessment of heavy metal concentrations in pawpaw (Carica papaya Linn.) around automobile workshops in Port Harcourt metropolis, Rivers State, Nigeria, Journal of Health & Pollution 7 (2017) 48–61.	69
EBONG, G.A., AKPAN, M.M., MKPENIE, V.N., Heavy metal contents of municipal and rural dumpsite soils and rate of accumulation by Carica papaya and Talinum triangulare in Uyo, Nigeria, E-Journal of Chemistry 5 (2008) 281–290.	70
BHATTACHARYA, P., SAMAL, A.C., MAJUMDAR, J., SANTRA, S.C., Arsenic contamination in rice, wheat, pulses, and vegetables: a study in an arsenic affected area of West Bengal, India, Water, Air, & Soil Pollution 213 (2010) 3–13.	71
UDDIN, M.N., HASAN, M.K., DHAR, P.K., Contamination status of heavy metals in vegetables and soil in Satkhira, Bangladesh, Journal of Materials and Environmental Sciences 10 (2019) 543–552.	72
HAQUE, M., FERDOUS, M.J., Transfer of natural radionuclides from soil to plants in Savar Dhaka, Spanish Journal of Soil Science 7 (2017) 133–145.	73
KPEE, F., EDORI, O.S., Prevalence of some heavy metals in mango and pawpaw found in dumpsites of Obio/Akpo and Eleme local government areas in River State, Nigeria, Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry 4 (2017) 1000196.	74
AKTARUZZAMAN, M., FAKHRUDDIN, A.N.M., CHOWDHURY, M.A.Z., FARDOUS, Z., ALAM, M.K., Accumulation of heavy metals in soil and their transfer to leafy vegetables in the region of Dhaka Aricha Highway, Savar, Bangladesh, Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences 16 (2013) 332–338.	75
BEN-BOLIE, G.H., ELE ABIAMA, P., OWONO ATEBA, P., EL KHOUKHI, T., CHERKAOUI EL MOURSLI, R., Transfer of ²³⁸U and ²³²Th from soil to plant in a high background radiation area of the southwestern region of Cameroon, Radiation Protection Dosimetry 157 (2013) 298–302.	76
HOSSEN, Md. A., FERDOUS, N., Determination of radiological hazards and the transfer factors of radionuclides from soil to vegetables in the southwestern district of Bangladesh, Journal of Physical Science 26 (2015) 83–98	77
TENPE, S.P., PARWATE, D.V., Evaluation of elemental uptake of Citrus reticulata by nuclear analytical techniques, International Journal of Innovative Research in Science, Engineering and Technology 4 (2015) 2754–2761.	78
AMAKOM, C.M., ORJI, C.E., EKE, B.C., OKOLI, U.A., NDUDI, C.S., The Influence of selected soil physicochemical properties on radionuclide transfer in cassava crops, International Journal of Plant & Soil Science 14 (2017) 1–7.	79
BAMZI, F., MSAKI, P., MOHAMMED, N., Assessment of radioactivity of ²²⁶Ra, ²³²Th and ⁴⁰K in soil and plants for estimation of transfer factors and effective dose around Mikuju River project, Tanzania, Mining of Mineral Deposits 11 (2017) 93–100,	80
THONGSRI, T., VISOOTTIVISETH, P., KOSIYACHINDA, P., "Accumulation and distribution of heavy metals into Thai jasmine rice in Mae Sod paddy field, Thailand", Proceedings of 15th International Conference on Heavy Metals in the Environment (2010).	81
SEMBIRING, Y., MARPAUNG, H., ALFIAN, Z., PUDJADI, E., SIBURIAN, R., Study of natural radionuclide in some plants food from Karo District post eruption of Mount Sinabung North Sumatera, Chemical Science Review and Letters 6 (2017) 2222–2228.	82
KANANKE, T.C., WANSAPALA, J., GUNARATNE, A., Pb and Cr contaminations of irrigation water, soils and green leafy vegetables collected from different areas of Colombo District, Sri Lanka, Pakistan Journal of Nutrition 14 (2015) 593–602.	83
KRANROD, C., CHANYOTHA, S., PORNNUMPA, C., KRITSANANUWAT, R., SRIPLOY, P., Baseline data of naturally occurring radionuclides in some native vegetables and fruits in southern Thailand, Radiation Protection Dosimetry 167 (2015) 270–275.	84
KLINSAWATHOM, T., SONGSAKUNRUNGRUENG, B., PATTANAMAHAKUL, P., Heavy metal concentration and risk assessment of soil and rice in and around an open dumpsite in Thailand, Environment Asia 10 (2017) 53–64.	85
NEERATANAPHAN, L., KHAMMA, S., BENCHAWATTANANON, R., RUCHUWARARAK, P., APPAMARAKA, S., INTAMAT, S., Heavy metal accumulation in rice (Oryza sativa) near electronic waste dumps and related human health risk assessment, Human and Ecological Risk Assessment 23 (2017) 1086–1098.	86
SATPATHY, D., REDDY, M.V., DHAL, S.P., Risk assessment of heavy metals contamination in paddy soil, plants, and grains (Oryza sativa L.) at the east coast of India, BioMed Research International 2014 (2014) 545473.	87
UMAMI, I.A., NOOR, J.A.E., HERWININGSIH, S., PUDJADI, E., Transfer factors analysis of ²¹⁰Pb and ⁴⁰K natural radionuclides from paddy fields to rice plants in Malang Raya, East Java, International Research Journal of Advanced Engineering and Science 4 (2019) 343–347.	88
BASAR, S., WESTENDORF, J., Mineral and trace element concentrations in Morinda citrifolia L. (Noni) leaf, fruit and fruit juice, Food and Nutrition Sciences 3 (2012) 1176–1188.	89
JALIL, A., RAHMAN, M.M., CHAND, M.M., RAHMAN, M.M., KODDUS, A., ZAMAN, M.A., AHMAD, G.U., "Soil to plant transfer factor of radiocesium by pot experiment", Issues and Trends in Radioactive Waste Management, IAEA-CN-90 (2003).	90
SULAIMAN, F.R., HAMZAH, H.A., Heavy metals accumulation in suburban roadside plants of a tropical area (Jengka, Malaysia), Ecological Processes 7 (2018) 28.	91
KANAKARAJU, D., MAZURA, N.A., KHAIRULANWAR, A., Relationship between metals in vegetables with soils in farmlands of Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysian Journal of Soil Science 11 (2007) 57–69.	92
MAIMON, A., KHAIRIAH, J., AHMAD MAHIR, R., AMINAH, A., ISMAIL, B.S., Comparative accumulation of heavy metals in selected vegetables, their availability and correlation in lithogenic and nonlithogenic fractions of soils from some agricultural areas in Malaysia, Advances in Environmental Biology 3 (2009) 314–321.	93
RASHID, Md.H., FARDOUS, Z., CHOWDHURY, M.A.Z., ALAM, Md.k., BARI, Md.L., MONIRUZZAMAN, M., GAN, S.H., Determination of heavy metals in the soils of tea plantations and in fresh and processed tea leaves: an evaluation of six digestion methods, Chemistry Central Journal 10 (2016) 7.	94

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OBIORA, S.C., CHUKWU, A., DAVIES, T.C., Heavy metals and health risk assessment of arable soils and food crops around Pb-Zn mining localities in Enyigba, southeastern Nigeria, Journal of African Earth Sciences 116 (2016) 182–189.

DOYI, I.N.Y., ESSUMANG, D.K., AGYAPONG, A.K., ASUMADU-SARKODIE, S., Soil-to-cassava transfer of naturally occurring radionuclides from communities along Ghana's oil and gas rich Tano Basin, Journal of Environmental Radioactivity 182 (2018) 138–141.

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