Figure 3: Mercury distribution in organs of tomato grown in Location B3.
From: Mercury pollution in vegetables, grains and soils from areas surrounding coal-fired power plants
Dashed line: maximum allowed mercury level in vegetables (10 μg/kg FW) (Food Safety Standard in China, GB 2762-2012)21. Tomato tissue samples were collected from Location B3 located 5 km from Power Plant B. The level of significance was defined at P < 0.05 using T-test.
