2. Pollutant exposure routes for gardeners
When studying human exposure to metal pollutants in soils, various routes of intake can be taken into account: direct routes such as ingestion of soil particles and dust, inhalation of dust and skin absorption, but also indirect routes such as consumption of self-produced food grown on contaminated soils. Numerous daily activities bring people into contact with soil and dust, both indoors and outdoors (gardens, playgrounds, etc.). Although young children represent the population group most at risk for behavioral and physiological reasons, adults are also directly exposed to soil pollutants during leisure activities, particularly gardening.
In France, for a deterministic approach, it is recommended to consider the distribution proposed by Stanek
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Standards and norms
- Soil quality – Determining the particle size distribution of soil particles – Pipette method. - NF X 31-107 - 2003
- Soil quality – pH determination. - NF ISO 10390 - 2005
- Soil quality – determination of organic carbon and total carbon after dry combustion (elemental analysis). - NF ISO 10694 - 1995
- Soil quality – Determination of carbonate content – Volumetric method. - NF ISO 10693 - 2014 ...
Regulations
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 of December 19, 2006 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs, amended by Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1005 of June 25, 2015 as regards maximum levels for lead in certain foodstuffs.
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