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Drivers of cadmium accumulation in Theobroma cacao L. beans: A quantitative synthesis of soil-plant relationships across the Cacao Belt

Elevated cadmium (Cd) concentrations in cacao and cocoa-based products (e.g., chocolate) present a potentially serious human health risk. While recent regulatory changes have established a threshold of 0.8 mg kg(-1) for Cd content of cocoa-based products, the biophysical factors (e.g., climatic or e...

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Autores principales: Wade, Jordon, Ac-Pangan, Marlon, Favoretto, Vitor R., Taylor, Alexander J., Engeseth, Nicki, Margenot, Andrew J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8809552/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35108270
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0261989