Globally,heavymetalspresentinsoilarepollutants,whichare
toxicandpersistentinnatureandhavegreaterimpactonhuman
health (Satarug etal.,2003; Cui etal.,2005). Theirtransferfrom
bothterrestrialandaquaticresourcesintothefoodchainaddsup
their accumulationinourconsumablefoodcommodities(Grant
and Sheppard,2008). Soilpollutioncausedbycadmium(Cd)isa
serious publichealthconcernasitsintakefromricecausedItai-Itai
disease inJapanin1970s(Kobayashi,1978). Itsuptakebyvege-
tables orricefromsoilisthestartingpointofexposurepathway
for humanbeings(Franzetal.,2008; Kobayashietal.,2008).
PotentialdietaryriskofhighCdcontentinsoilsmaybedueto
either itsenhanceduptakebyplantsoritscompetitionwiththe