Food chaincontaminationbycadmium(Cd)isgloballyaserioushealthconcernresultinginchronic
abnormalities. Riceisamajorstaplefoodofthemajorityworldpopulation,therefore,itisimperativeto
understand therelationshipbetweenthebioavailabilityofCdinsoilsanditsaccumulationinricegrain.
Food chaincontaminationbycadmium(Cd)isgloballyaserioushealthconcernresultinginchronic
abnormalities. Riceisamajorstaplefoodofthemajorityworldpopulation,therefore,itisimperativeto
understand therelationshipbetweenthebioavailabilityofCdinsoilsanditsaccumulationinricegrain.
Objectivesofthisstudyweretoestablishenvironmentqualitystandardsforsevendifferenttextured
soils basedonhumandietarytoxicity,totalCdcontentinsoilsandbioavailableportionofCdinsoil.