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Metals in Urban Garden Soils

Author
Cornell Waste Management Institute; Healthy Soils, Healthy Communities Project
Abstract
Introduction: Metals are naturally present in rock, soil, and other materials. They are also used in manufactured (anthropogenic) materials, and human activity can increase the levels of metals in soil. Urban soils often have higher levels of metals than rural soils because they have been affected more by human activity. Gardening in urban soils may increase your exposure to metals if you swallow or breathe in soil particles or eat food raised in or on the soil
Date Issued
2015Publisher
Cornell Waste Management Institute
Subject
metals in garden soils; urban gardens
Type
fact sheet