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AuthorsPublished DateTitleKeywordsJournal NameLocation of study (City and State)Does study indicate gardeners know about contamination in their gardens?Do gardeners:
1) Have knowledge or
2) Want to have knowledge?
What knowledge do gardeners have or want to have?What barriers (if any) do gardeners mention in learning this knowledge?Do the gardeners address contamination in their gardens?Does the author of the study engage with contamination?How do authors engage with contamination?Does the study mention environmental justice?Other notesMeets criteria for inclusion
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Chammi P. Attanayake, Ganga M. Hettiarachchi,* Sabine Martin, and Gary M. PierzynskiApril 27, 2015Potential Bioavailability of Lead, Arsenic, and Polycyclic Aromatic
Hydrocarbons in Compost-Amended Urban Soils
Lead, arsenic, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbonsJournal of Environmental QualityIndianapolis, INNoLimited literature (mentioned by author, not gardeners)NoYesSampled soilNo1
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Chammi P. Attanayake, Ganga M. Hettiarachchi,* Ashley Harms, DeAnn Presley, Sabine Martin, and Gary M. PierzynskiJuly 9, 2013Field Evaluations on Soil Plant Transfer of Lead from an Urban Garden SoilLeadJournal of Environmental QualityKansas City, MissouriNoNoYesSampled soilNo1
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Anna L.M. Augustsson, Terese E. Uddh-Söderberg, K. Johan Hogmalm, Monika E.M. FilipssonFebruary 25, 2015Metal uptake by homegrown vegetables – The relative importance in human health risk assessments at contaminated sitesBCFs, cadmium, leadEnvironmental ResearchUnknownNoNoYesSampled vegetables and soil, looked at impacts of human health exposure to BCF'sNo1
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Katie Cairns2018Beyond “Magic Carrots”: Garden pedagogies and the rhetoric of effectsGardening, social justiceHarvard Educational ReviewStudied research from Toronto, Ontario, and Camden, New JerseyNoNoUnclearAuthor mentions how the contamination of water would shape the experience of growing foodYesNot specific about contaminants1
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Brent F. Kim, Melissa N. Poulsen, Jared D. Margulies, Katie L. Dix, Anne M. Palmer, Keeve E. NachmanFebruary 6, 2018Urban Community Gardeners’ Knowledge and
Perceptions of Soil Contaminant Risks
Lead, heavy metals, organic chemical contaminantsPLOS OneBaltimore, MDYesWant to have knowledgeSome gardeners have knowledge of lead contamination in soil, others want to have knowledge regarding contamination having to do with trash, drug paraphernalia, and animal feces, as well as potential
contaminants in fill dirt, compost, and water.
Barriers in testing, fear of contamination after already purchasing the landYesYesSampled soil, surveyed Baltimore community gardeners regarding demographics, garden site history, and knowledge, perceptions, and practices related to soil contaminationNo1
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Sally L. Brown, Rufus L. Chaney, and Ganga M. HettiarachchiDecember 11, 2015Lead in Urban Soils: A Real or Perceived Concern for Urban Agriculture?LeadJournal of Environmental QualityKansas City, MissouriNoNoYesSampled soil, looked at human health impacts of lead in the dietNoMentions that concerns about contamination deters gardeners1
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Deborah Dutta & Sanjay ChandrasekharanOctober 23, 2017Doing to being: farming actions in a community
coalesce into pro-environment motivations and
values
Community involvementEnvironmental Education ResearchNoNoNoNo0
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Rebecca EllisOctober 2017Engaging Diverse Communities Through Community GardeningSocial justice, community gardensPresented at Sustain Ontario Bring Food Home conferenceParkdale, TorontoNoNoNoNo0
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Salvatore Engel-Di Mauro2020The troubling and
troublesome worlds
of urban soil trace element
contamination baselines
Arsenic, leadEPE: Nature and SpaceSacramento, CA, New York City, NYNoNoYesLooks at how contamination levels impact politicsYes1
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Kristin A. ReynoldsJune 3, 2011Expanding technical assistance for urban agriculture:
Best practices for extension services in California and beyond
Food justice, urban gardeningJournal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community DevelopmentAlameda County, CANoNoNoNo0
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Sutherland, L-A., Brown, K., Currie, M., do Carmo, R ., Duncan, J., Kohe, M., Koutsouris, A., Larsen, R. B., Maye,
D., Noe, E., Oedl-Wieser, T., Philip, L., Pospěch, P., Rasch, E. D., Rivera, M. J., Schermer, M., Shortall, S.,
Starosta, P., Sumane, S., Wilkie, R., Woods, M.
August 18, 2021European Society for Rural Sociology and CongressGardensThe James Hutton InstituteAberdeen, Scotland; Croatia; UK; SpainNoNoYesSampled vegetables and soil, interviewed farmers to understand soil carbon as a as a socio-ecological and political-ecological phenomenonNo1
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Megan Horst, Nathan McClintock & Lesli HoeyJuly 12, 2017The Intersection of Planning, Urban Agriculture,
and Food Justice: A Review of the Literature
Food justiceJournal of the American Planning AssociationSeattle, WANoNoNoNo0
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Candis M. Hunter, Dana H. Z. Williamson, Matthew O. Gribble, Halle Bradshaw, Melanie Pearson, Eri Saikawa, P. Barry Ryan and Michelle KeglerJuly 3, 2019Perspectives on Heavy Metal Soil Testing Among
Community Gardeners in the United States: A Mixed
Methods Approach
Heavy metalsInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public HealthAtlanta, GA; Baltimore, MDYesHave knowledgeOnly some of the surveyed gardeners have knowledge of contamination in their gardens. Barriers of testing, such as cost, accessibility, time, and interpreting the results NoYesConducted surveys to understand gardner's knowledge and concern of contamination in their gardensYesA few participants expressed that they had thorough knowledge about previous activities that had taken place on their garden land, however other gardeners did not know or were unsure about previous site use, and they expressed concerns about historical industrial activity, dumping of gasoline and other hazardous materials, flooding, and downstream run-off1
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Sheri Johnson, Dalila Cardona, Jeremy Davis, Benjamin Gramling, Chelsea Hamilton,
Ray Hoffmann, Sabrina Ruis, Doug Soldat, Steve Ventura, Ke Yan
Spring 2016Using Community-Based Participatory Research to Explore
Backyard Gardening Practices and Soil Lead Concentrations in
Urban Neighborhoods
LeadProgress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action,Baltimore, MDNoAccess to soil testingNoYesSampled soils, interviews conducted to examine garden preparation, maintenance and harvesting, produce
consumption habits, perceptions of lead exposure risk, and
children’s involvement in backyard gardening
YesWhen initially interviewed, gardeners reported low levels of concern about lead contamination. After a brief explanation of potential risks of lead exposure, the percentage of concerned gardeners more than doubled.1
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Rebecca KesslerNovember 2013Urban Gardening, Managing the Risks of Contaminated SoilLead, copper, zinc, nickel, cadmium
Environmental Health PerspectivesBoston, MANoWant to have knowledgeWant to know how to test for/avoid contaminated compostAccess to soil testingNoYesLooked at human health impactsNo1
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Melanie MaloneJune 10, 2021Seeking justice, eating toxics: overlooked contaminants in urban
community gardens
As, Lead, TPH, and glyphosateAgriculture and Human ValuesSeattle, WANoWant to have knowledgeHow to safely remove contaminants from their UCGSampling uncertainty, contaminant
spatial variability, interpretation of results, and lack of clear
guidelines or screening levels for some metals.
NoYesSampled soil, looked at impacts on human health and vulnerable populationsYesSmall circles of gardeners know about contamination, but do not have the access to knowledge or testing to successfully clean up the contamination1
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Nathan McClintockJuly 24, 2015A critical physical geography of urban soil contaminationLeadElsevierOakland, CANoNoYesLooked at impacts on human health and low-income populations of color, sampled soilNo1
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Alkon, Alison Hope, Agyeman, Julian2011Cultivating Food JusticeUrban foodProject MuseOakland, CANoNoNoYes1
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Nathan McClintock2012Assessing soil lead contamination at multiple scales in Oakland, California:
Implications for urban agriculture and environmental justice
LeadElsevierOakland, CANoNoYesSampled soilYes1
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Heather McIlvaine-Newsad, Rob PorterJanuary 1, 2013How Does Your Garden Grow? Environmental
Justice Aspects of Community Gardens
Community gardenJournal of Ecological AnthropologyWest-central ILNoNoNoYesLocal low-income residents sought space to grow food with “no fertilizer, no chemicals”1
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Nathan McClintock, Christiana Miewald, Eugene McCannSeptember 1, 2020Governing urban agriculture: Formalization, resistance, and re-visioning in two ‘green’ citiesUrban foodInternational Journal of Urban and Regional ResearchPortland, OR; Vancouver, BCNoNoNoNoYoung gardeners cleaned up an illegal dumping site and tested soil for contamination.0
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Rebecca G. Mitchell, Henry M. Spliethoff, Lisa N. Ribaudo, Donna M. Lopp, Hannah A. Shayler, Lydia G. Marquez-Bravo, Veronique T. Lambert, Gretchen S. Ferenz, Jonathan M. Russell-Anelli, Edie B. Stone, Murray B. McBrideJanuary 9, 2014Lead (Pb) and other metals in New York City community garden soils: Factors influencing contaminant distributionsLead, barium, cadmium, zincElsevierNew York City, NYYesWant to have knowledgeWant to know if their gardens contain contaminantsLimited resources, cost of testingYesYesSampled soilNoGardeners address contamination in ways of taking precaution to reduce contamination, such as using raised beds and clean compost1
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Editorial board: Kyle Clarke, Patrick Byrne, Ellen Field, Kathy Haras, Ryan Howard, Zabe MacEachren, Mitchell McLarnon, Amanda Merpaw, Peter Vooys, Bob HendersonFall 2018PathwaysLeadThe Ontario Journal of Outdoor EducationToledo, OHNoNoNoNo0
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Sheila A. Martin,Tia Henderson, Meg Merrick, Elizabeth Mylott, Kelly Haines. Colin Price, Amy Koski, and
Rebecca Dann
October 2008Planting Prosperity and Harvesting Health: Trade-offs and
Sustainability in the Oregon-Washington Regional Food System
Institute of Portland Metropolitan StudiesOR; WANoNoNoNoMentions contamination in gardens causing health risks and food borne illnesses0
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Chiara Certomà & Chiara TornaghiSeptember 4, 2015Political gardening. Transforming cities and
political agency
Community gardensLocal Environment - The International Journal of Justice and SustainabilityDublin, Ireland; Belfast, Ireland; Leeds, England; Plymouth, England; West Midlands, England; Cologne, Germany; Toronto, Canada; Los Angeles, CA; New York, NYNoNoNoNo0
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Leona F. Davis, and Mónica D. Ramírez-AndreottaFebruary 2021Participatory Research for Environmental Justice: A Critical Interpretive SynthesisEnvironmental justice, human healthEnvironmental Health PerspectivesUnknownNoNoNoYes1
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Monica D Ramirez-Andreotta, MPA, PhD, Mark L Brusseau, PhD, Janick Artiola, PhD,
Raina M Maier, PhD, and A Jay Gandolfi, PhD
January 2015Building a co-created citizen science program with gardeners
neighboring a superfund site: The Garden Roots case study
ArsenicInt Public Health J.Dewey-Humboldt, AZNoWant to have knowledgeWant to know whether cinder blocks in a raised garden bed contributed to arsenic to their soilNoYesSampled soil, irrigation water, and vegetablesYes1
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Huiying NgJanuary 2019Recognising the edible urban
commons: Cultivating latent
capacities for transformative
governance in Singapore
Urban foodUrban StudiesSingaporeNoNoNoNo0
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Emily Reisman & Madeleine FairbairnNovember 19, 2020Agri-Food Systems and the AnthropoceneAnnals of the American Association of GeographersUnknownNoNoNoNo0
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Chiara Tornaghi & Barbara Van DyckOctober 1, 2014Research-informed gardening activism: steering
the public food and land agenda
Urban foodLocal Environment
The International Journal of Justice and Sustainability
Leeds, UKNoNoNoNo0
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Kristin Reynolds2014Disparity Despite Diversity: Social
Injustice in New York City’s Urban

Agriculture System
Social justice, urban agricultureAntipode Foundation Ltd.New York City, NYNoNoNoYes1
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Salvatore Engel-Di Mauro2020The troubling and
troublesome worlds
of urban soil trace element
contamination baselines
Arsenic, leadEPE: Nature and SpaceNew Paltz, NY; New York City, NY; Sacramento, CANoWant to have knowledgePollutant exposure
potential
Access to education on contamination processes, and the means
of environmental monitoring, as well as overcoming histories and current practices of
environmental racism
NoNoYes1
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SaedNovember 2, 2012Urban Farming: The Right to What Sort of City?Capitalism Nature SocialismNoNoYesLooks at impacts on human healthNo1
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Salvatore Engel-Di Mauro and
George Martin
2022Urban Food Production for EcosocialismSoil contaminationRoutledge PublishingNew York, NY, San Francisco, CANoAccess to both public and private resourcesNoYesLooks at impacts on biophysical processesYes1
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Christopher J. Schell, Karen Dyson, Tracy L. Fuentes, Simone Des Roches, Nyeema C. Harris,
Danica Sterud Miller, Cleo A. Woelfle-Erskine, Max R. Lambert
September 18, 2020The ecological and evolutionary consequences of systemic racism in urban environmentsEnvironmental justiceScience MagazineUnknownNoNoNoYes1
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J.J. Steffana,b, E.C. Brevika, L.C. Burgessa, and A. CerdàcJanuary 2018The effect of soil on human health: an overviewHeavy metalsHHS Public AccessUnknownNoNoYesLooks at impacts on human healthNo1
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Melanie MaloneNovember 22, 2020Teaching critical physical geographySoil contaminationJournal of Geography in Higher EducationBothell, WANoNoYesConducted interviews with urban gardeners asking various questions and inquiring about their knowledge of contamainationion in their gardens, collected soil samplesYesGardeners had limited knowledge of contamination in their soil, but expressed concerns about how
regulations and environmental justice initiatives did not adequately protect gardeners
from contaminant concentrations that exceeded concentrations that are dangerous to
human health.
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J.J. Steffana,b, E.C. Brevika, L.C. Burgessa, and A. CerdàcJanuary 2018The effect of soil on human health: an overviewLead, arsenic, cadmium. nitrate, radionuclides, mercuryHHS Public AccessDickinson, NDNoNoYesLooks at impacts on human health and soil securityNo1
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Michel Pimbert, Rachel Shindelar, Hanna Schössler2015Think Global, Eat LocalUrban gardeningRachel Carson Center PerspectivesUnknownNoNoNoYes1
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Zahra Sobhani, Yunlong Luo, Christopher Gibson, Youhong Tang, Ravi Naidu, Mallavarapu Megharaj, Cheng FangOctober 1, 2021Collecting Microplastics in Gardens: Case Study of SoilMicroplasticsFrontiers in Environmental ScienceBellevue Heights, South AustraliaNoNoYesSampled soilNo1
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Sara Perl Egendorf, Henry Spliethoff, Hannah Shayler, Jonathan Russell-Anelli, Zhongqi Cheng, Anna Hemming Minsky, Thomas King, Murray McBrideMay 15, 2021Soil lead (Pb) and urban grown lettuce: Sources, processes, and implications for gardener best management practicesLeadJournal of Environmental ManagementIthaca, NYNoNoYesSampled vegetables and soil Yes1
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Marek Rouillona, Paul J. Harvey, Louise J. Kristensen, Steven G. George, Mark P.TaylorMarch 2017VegeSafe: A community science program measuring soil-metal contamination, evaluating risk and providing advice for safe gardeningLead, leaded paint, petrolEnvironmental PollutionSydney, AustraliaYesHave knowledgePrior to the soil testing performed in this study gardeners were not said to have knowledge of contamination. VegeSafe offers free testing, so gardeners have access to knowledge if they so desire. NoYesSampled soil, looked at human health impactsNo1
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Pecina, Vaclav; Brtnicky, Martin; Balkova, Marie; Hegrova, Jitka; Buckova, Martina;July 17, 2021Assessment of Soil Contamination with Potentially Toxic Elements and Soil Ecotoxicity of Botanical Garden in Brno, Czech Republic: Are Urban Botanical Gardens More Polluted Than Urban Parks?Lead, cadmium, zincInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public HealthBrno, Czech RepublicNoNoYesSampled soilNo1
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Engel-Di Mauro, SalvatoreSeptember 25, 2015An exploratory study of potential As and Pb contamination by atmospheric deposition in two urban vegetable gardens in Rome, ItalyArsenic, leadJournal of Soils and SedimentsRome, ItalyNoNoYesSampled soil and vegetablesNo1
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Sarah Lupolt, Raychel E. Santo, Keeve E. Nochman, Brent F. Kim, Carrie Green, Eton Codling, Ana M. Rule, Rui Chen, Kirk G Scheckel, Abby Cocke, Mariya Strauss, Neith G. Little, Valerie C. Rupp, Rachel Viqueira, Jotham Illuminati, Audrey Epp SchmidtNovember 2021The Safe Urban Harvests Study: A Community-Driven Cross-Sectional Assessment of Metals in Soil, Irrigation Water, and Produce from Urban Farms and Gardens in Baltimore, MarylandArsenic, barium, cadmium, chromium, lead, nickelEnvironmental Health PerspectivesBaltimore, MDNoWant to have knowledgeWant to know the relationship between metals in soil and urban-grown produce, the risks of consuming urban-grown produce in comparison with non urban grown produce, and whether the current guideline of measuring metals in soil is adequately protective for childrenNoYesSampled soil, conducted surveys asking about site history, previous
contaminant testing, growing practices (including the use of
imported soil), and the numbers of participants and volunteers
on site
No1
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Nafiu Abdu,John O Agbenin,Andreas BuerkertAugust 4, 2011Phytoavailability, human risk assessment and transfer characteristics of cadmium and zinc contamination from urban gardens in Kano, NigeriaZinc, Cadmium Journal of the Science of Food and AgricultureKano, NigeriaNoNoYesSampled soil and vegetablesNo1
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Roberta Ferria, Dana Hashim, Donald R. Smith, Stefano Guazzetti, Filippo Donna, Enrica Ferrettie, Michele Curatolo, Caterina Moneta, Gian Maria Beone, Roberto G. LucchiniJune 15, 2015Metal contamination of home garden soils and cultivated vegetables in the province of Brescia, Italy: Implications for human exposureManganese, lead, zinc, copper, cadmium, chromium, iron, aluminumScience of The Total EnvironmentBrescia, ItalyNoNoYesSampled soil and vegetablesNo1
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Saiki, Mitiko; Saldiva, Paulo H. N.; Mauad, Thais; Amato-Lourenco, Luís F; Saldiva, Paulo H NNovember 13, 2017Influence of Air Pollution and Soil Contamination on the Contents of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Vegetables Grown in Urban Gardens of Sao Paulo, BrazilContaminated soilFrontiers in Environmental ScienceSão Paulo, BrazilNoNoYesSampled soil and vegetablesNo1
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Roger Wong, Leah Gable, Zorimar Rivera-NunezDecember 23, 2017Perceived Benefits of Participation and Risks of Soil Contamination in St. Louis Urban Community GardensHeavy metalsJournal of Community HealthSt. Louis, MONoNoYesConducted surveys to assess how demographics, gardening practices, and garden characteristics were associated with soil contamination concernsNoGardeners of color were more concerned about contamination than those of white gardeners.1
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Slavica Kandic, Susanne J. Tepe, Ewan W. Blanch, Shamali De Silva, Hannah G. Mikkonen, Suzie M. ReichmanAugust 2019Quantifying factors related to urban metal contamination in vegetable garden soils of the west and north of Melbourne, AustraliaLead, cadmiumEnvironmental PollutionMelbourne, AustraliaNoNoYesSampled vegetables and soilNo1
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Montano-Lopez, Fernando; Biswas, AsimMay 28, 2021Are heavy metals in urban garden soils linked to vulnerable populations? A case study from Guelph, CanadaLead, cadmium, zinc, arsenic, seleniumScientific ReportsGuelph, ONNoNoYesSampled soil, looked at impacts on public health and vulnerable populationsNo1
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Kyle M. Moller, James G. Hartwell, Bridget R. Simon-Friedt, Mark J. Wilson, and Jeffrey K. WickliffeJune 20, 2018Soil contaminant concentrations at urban agricultural sites in New Orleans, Louisiana: A comparison of two analytical methodsSoil Contamination, arsenic, leadJournal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community DevelopmentNew Orleans, LANoWant to have knowledgeGardeners’ concerns relating to
possible soil contamination at urban agricultural
sites can possibly prevent them from developing a
site themselves. Gardeners want to know if their soil is contaminated.
Access to testing, limited ability to interpret soil contamination test resultsNoYesSampled soilNoOne study referenced stated that many gardeners had a wide range of information on soil contamination and testing, but many gardeners are unaware that testing should be done prior to growing.1
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Paltseva, Anna; Cheng, Zhongqi; Deeb, Maha; Groffman, Peter M.; Shaw, Richard K.; Maddaloni, MarkNovember 1, 2018Accumulation of arsenic and lead in garden-grown vegetables: Factors and mitigation strategiesArsenic, leadScience of The Total EnvironmentNJNoNoYesSampled soil and vegetablesNo1
55
Tara Geiger and Urszula NortonJune 22, 2021Effects of Garden Amendments on Soil Available Lead and Plant Uptake in a Contaminated Calcareous SoilLeadApplied SciencesWYNoWant to have knowledgeWant to know about contamination and soil testingNoYesSampled soilNo1
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Martin R. Dawson, Mike Hutchins, Nuria Bachiller-Jareno, and Steven LoiselleNovember 9, 2018The spatial and temporal variation of water quality
at a community garden site in an urban setting:
citizen science in action
Urban agricultureFreshwater ScienceKingston Upon Thames, LondonNoWant to have knowledgeWant to know how outside influences affected water quality on the site, such as being located near a highway NoYesConducted surveys to gain insight into cultivation practices, sampled waterNo1
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Zhang, Xiaokai; He, Lizh; Sarmah, Ajit; Lin, Kunde; Liu, Yingkun; Li, Jianwu; Wang, Hailong
November 2014Retention and release of diethyl phthalate in biochar-amended vegetable garden soils.Soil contaminationJournal of Soils & Sediments: Protection, Risk Assessment, & RemediationHangzhou, ChinaNoNoYesSampled soilNo1
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B.G. Rawlins, R.M. Lark, K.E. O’Donnell, A.M. Tye, T.R. Lister
December 2005The assessment of point and diffuse metal pollution of soils from an urban geochemical survey of Sheffield, EnglandMetalsSoil Use and ManagementSheffield, EnglandNoNoYesSampled soilNo1
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P.D. Alexander, B.J. Alloway, A.M. DouradoDecember 2006Genotypic variations in the accumulation of Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn exhibited by six commonly grown vegetablesCadmium, Copper, Lead, and ZincEnvironmental PollutionWoking, UK; Surrey, UKNoNoYesSampled soil and vegetablesNo1
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Antoine Pierart, Camille Dumat, Arthur QuyManh Maes,
Nathalie Sejalon-Delmas
January 2018Influence of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on antimony phyto-uptake and compartmentation in vegetables cultivated in urban gardensMetalsChemosphereFranceNoNoYesSampled vegetablesNo1
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Andrew M. McDonough, Adam W. Bird, Lindsay M. Freeman, Michael A. Luciani, Aaron K. ToddSeptember 15, 2021Fate and budget of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances in three
common garden plants after experimental additions with
contaminated river water
Poly- and perfluoroalkyl substancesEnvironmental PollutionNoNoYesSampled water, plants and soils, looked at human health impactsNo1
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Baby Shaharoona, Said Al-Ismaily, Ahmed Al-Mayahi, Nadhira Al-Harrasi, Ruqaiya Al-Kindi, Abdullah Al-Sulaimi, Hamad Al-Busaidi, Mohammed Al-AbriMay 2019The role of urbanization in soil and groundwater contamination by heavy metals and pathogenic bacteria: A case study from OmanHeavy metalsHeliyonA'Seeb city, OmanNoNoYesSampled soil and groundwater, conducted surveys to know the residents' perceptions about urban gardening, municipal-waste disposal, and soil and water contamination.NoMost of surveyed gardeners were unaware of any soil contaminants. Others believed that the soil might contain some contaminants.1
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Ciaran L. Gallagher, Hannah L. Oettgen, and Dan J. Brabander2020Beyond community gardens: A participatory research study evaluating nutrient and lead profiles of urban harvested fruitLeadElementa Science of the AnthropoceneBoston, Cambridge, and Somerville, MANoNoYesSampled fruit and soilNo1
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Kristen Kathleen Minca; Nicholas Thomas BastaFebruary 2013Comparison of plant nutrient and environmental soil tests to predict Pb in urban soilsHeavy metalsScience of the Total EnvironmentCleveland, OHNoCost of testingNoYesSampled soil1
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Jane A. Entwistle, Patrick M. Amaibi, John R. Dean, Michael E. Deary, Daniel Medock, Jackie Morton, Ilia Rodushkin, Lindsay BramwellJanuary 2019An apple a day? Assessing gardeners' lead exposure in urban agriculture sites
to improve the derivation of soil assessment criteria
LeadEnvironment InternationalUKNoNoYesSampled soil, crops, and bloodNo1
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Marie Hechelski, Brice Louvel, Pierrick Dufrénoy, Alina Ghinet, Christophe WaterlotOctober 1 2019A sustainable approach to manage metal-contaminated soils: a preliminary greenhouse study for the possible production of metal-enriched ryegrass biomass for biosourced catalystsCopper, Lead, Zinc, CadmiumEnvironmental Monitoring and AssessmentNorthern FranceNoNoYesSampled soilNo1
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Sabrina Novaes dos Santos-Araujo & Luís Reynaldo Ferracciú AlleoniJanuary 16, 2016Concentrations of potentially toxic elements in soils
and vegetables from the macroregion of São Paulo, Brazil:
availability for plant uptake
Cadmium, Copper, Zinc, Lead, NickelEnvironmental Monitoring and AssessmentSão Paulo, BrazilNoNoYesSampled vegetables and soilNo1
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Mary E.Finster, Kimberly A.Gray, Helen J.BinnsAugust 13 2003Lead levels of edibles grown in contaminated residential soils:
a field survey
LeadScience of the Total EnvironmentChicago, ILNoNoYesSampled soil and plantsNoThe study makes recommendations for gardeners to reduce or eliminate the
potential risks associated with urban gardening.
1
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Jianing Gao, Dan Zhang, Ram Proshad, Ernest Uwiringiyimana, Zifa WangNovember 24, 2021Assessment of the pollution levels
of potential toxic elements in urban
vegetable gardens in southwest
China
Urban gardens, heavy metalsScientific ReportsChengdu City, ChinaNoNoYesSampled vegetables and soilNo1
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Mark Patrick Taylor, Cynthia F. Isley, Kara L. Fry, Xiaochi Liu, Max M. Gillings, Marek Rouillon, Neda S. Soltani, Damian B. Gore, Gabriel M. FilippelliApril 30, 2021A citizen science approach to identifying trace metal contamination risks in
urban gardens
LeadEnvironmental InternationalBrisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Hobart, Adelaide, and Perth AUNoNoYesSampled soil, conducted surveys to better understand
the efficacy of VegeSafe’s engagement
No1
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Lauren Bugdalski, Lawrence D. Lemke, and Shawn P. McElmurryApril 24, 2013Spatial Variation of Soil Lead in an Urban Community
Garden: Implications for Risk-Based Sampling
Lead, urban gardensRisk AnalysisDetroit, MichiganNoNoYesSampled soilNo1
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Luís Fernando Amato-Lourenco, Debora Jã A Lobo, Eliane T Guimarães, Tiana Carla Lopes Moreira, Regiani Carvalho-Oliveira, Mitiko Saiki, Paulo Hilário Nascimento Saldiva, Thais MauadJanuary 1, 2017Biomonitoring of genotoxic effects and elemental accumulation derived
from air pollution in community urban gardens
Community gardens, pollutionScience of the Total EnvironmentSão Paulo, BrazilNoNoYesSampled tree bark, looked at human health impactsNo1
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W. K. Al-Delaimy & M. WebbApril 21, 2017Community Gardens as Environmental Health Interventions:
Benefits Versus Potential Risks
Heavy metalsFood, Health, and the EnvironmentFlint, MINoLack of access to informationNoYesSampled soilNoSurveys referenced showed that a handful of gardeners were aware of contamination, however the majority of gardeners are unaware.1
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Heather F. Clark , Debra M. Hausladen, Daniel J. BrabanderJuly 2008Urban gardens: Lead exposure, recontamination mechanisms,
and implications for remediation design
LeadEnvironmental ResearchRoxbury, MA; Dorchester, MANoNoYesSampled soilNo1
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Phillip P. Defoe, Ganga M. Hettiarachchi, Christopher Benedict, and Sabine MartinSeptember 9, 2014Safety of Gardening on Lead- and Arsenic-Contaminated
Urban Brownfield
Lead, Arsenic Journal of Environmental QualitySeattle, WA; Tacoma, WANoNoYesSampled soil and plantsNo1
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M. Izquierdo, E. De Miguel, M.f. Ortega J. MingatSeptember 2015Bioaccessibility of metals and human health risk assessment
in community urban gardens
Cadmium, Cobalt, Chromium, Copper, Iron, Manganese, Nickel, Lead and ZincEnvironmental Geochemistry Research and Engineering LaboratoryMadrid, SpainNoNoYesSampled soilNo1
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Murray B. McBride, Hannah A. Shaylera, Henry M. Spliethoff, Rebecca G. Mitchell, Lydia G. MarquezBravob, Gretchen S. Ferenzc, Jonathan M. Russell-Anellia, Linda Caseyc, and Sharon BachmanAugust 2014Concentrations of lead, cadmium and barium in urban garden-grown vegetables: the impact
of soil variables
Metals, urban gardensEnvironmental PollutionNew York City, NY; Buffalo, NYNoNoYesSampled soil and vegetablesNo1
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Kirsten Schwarz, Bethany B. Cutts, Jonathan K. London and Mary L. CadenassoFebruary 2016Growing Gardens in Shrinking Cities: A Solution to
the Soil Lead Problem?
Lead, urban gardensSustainabilitySacramento, CANoNoYesSampled soil, conducted surveys and interviews regarding the issue of soil lead and gardensYesGardeners know to test their soil, but do not always know that they need to request lead measurements. 1
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Lorraine Weller Clarke, G. Darrel Jenerette, Daniel J. BainNovember 29, 2014Urban legacies and soil management affect the concentration and
speciation of trace metals in Los Angeles community garden soils
Lead, Arsenic, CadmiumEnvironmental PollutionLos Angeles, CANoNoYesSampled soilNo1
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Jodi Lynn Sangster, Andrew Nelson, Shannon L. Bartelt-Hunt
Spring 2012The occurrence of Lead in Soil and Vegetables at a Community Garden in Omaha, NebraskaLeadInternational Journal for Service Learning in EngineeringOmaha, NENoNoYesSampled soil and vegetablesNo1
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Brett MerkleyMay 2019Sources and Pathways of Lead Contamination in Urban Community Gardens in Toledo, OhioHeavy metalsGraduate College of Bowling Green State UniversityToledo, OHNoLack of knowledge and fundingNoYesSampled soil, looked at human health impactsNo1
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Anna A. Paltseva, Zhongqi Cheng, Sara Perl Egendorf, Peter M. GroffmanMarch 16, 2020Remediation of an urban garden with elevated levels of
soil contamination
Lead, ArsenicScience of the Total EnvironmentBrooklyn, NYNoNoYesSampled soil and plantsNo1
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Landscape and Urban PlanningMay 11, 2018The effect of site- and landscape-scale factors on lead contamination of leafy
vegetables grown in urban gardens
LeadLandscape and Urban PlanningDaejeon, KoreaNoNoYesSampled vegetables, looked at landscape-scale environmental impacts on lead levels, surveyed gardeners about their perceived risk of contaminationNoMajority of gardeners perceived the safety of urban vegetables to be unrelated to the lead content of the vegetable. Majority of gardener understanding of contamination is through the use of chemical pesticides. Only 4.8% of surveyed gardeners perceived their soil unsafe.1
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M. Bastien, A. Vaniscotte, B. Combes, G. Umhang, V. Raton, E. Germain, I. Villena, D. Aubert, F. Boué, M.-L. PoulleDecember 28, 2018Identifying drivers of fox and cat faecal deposits in kitchen
gardens in order to evaluate measures for reducing
contamination of fresh fruit and vegetables
Contaminated soilFood and Waterborne ParasitologyNorth-eastern FranceNoNoYesSampled fecal matterNo1
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Chong Wei Jin, Shao Jian Zheng, Yun Feng He, Gen Di Zhou, Zhong Xian ZhouNovember 22, 2004Lead contamination in tea garden soils and factors affecting its bioavailabilityLeadChemosphereChinaNoNoYesSampled tea leavesNo1
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Rufus Chaney1984The Potential for Heavy Metal Exposure From Urban Gardens and SoilsLead, cadmium, zinc, copper, nickelAcademiaBaltimore, MDNoNoYesSampled vegetables and soilsNoHealth officials have advised gardeners in this area to add limestone to garden soils, and require developers to remove the contaminated surface soil when new homes are constructed1
87
Rupert L. Hough, Neil Breward, Scott D. Young, Neil M. J. Crout, Andrew M. Tye, Ann M. Moir, and
Iain Thornton
February 2004Assessing potential risk of heavy metal exposure from consumption of home-produced
vegetables by urban populations
Cadmium, copper, nickel, zinc, leadEnvironmental Health PerspectivesWest Midlands, UKNoNoYesSampled soilsNo1
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N. V. RudJanuary 2015CROWN DEFOLIATION OF TILIA CORDATA MILL. AS AN INDICATOR
OF AIR POLLUTION LEVELS IN LANDSCAPE GARDEN AREAS
WITHIN CITY ENVIRONMENT
Nitrogen dioxide and sulfurStudia BiologicaUkraineNoNoYesAssessed the impact of pollutants on vegetationNo1
89
Murray B. McBride, Hannah A. Shaylera, Henry M. Spliethoff, Rebecca G. Mitchell, Lydia G. MarquezBravo, Gretchen S. Ferenz, Jonathan M. Russell-Anelli, Linda Casey, and Sharon BachmanMay 2007CHARACTERIZATION OF GARDEN SOIL POLLUTION IN THE MINING VILLAGE OF STRATONI, N GREECELead, zinc, copper, cadmium, magnesium, ironNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Faculty of Geology and GeoenvironmentStratoni, GreeceNoNoYesSampled soilNo1
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D. PURVES, E. JEAN MACKENZIEOctober, 1973EFFECTS OF APPLICATIONS
OF MUNICIPAL COMPOST
ON UPTAKE OF COPPER, ZINC AND BORON
BY GARDEN VEGETABLES
Copper, zinc, boronPlant and SoilScotlandNoNoYesSampled soilNo1
91
Angela Mathee, Tahira Kootbodien, Thandi Kapwata, Nisha NaickerAugust 8, 2018Concentrations of arsenic and lead in residential garden soil from four
Johannesburg neighborhoods
MetalsEnvironmental ResearchJohannesburg, AfricaNoNoYesSampled soilNo1
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Zs. Szolnoki, A. Farsang, I. PuskásFebruary 9, 2013Cumulative impacts of human activities on urban garden soils: Origin and accumulation of metalsHeavy metalEnvironmental PollutionSzeged, HungaryNoNoYesSampled soil, looked at the impact of traffic emission on metal contentsNo1
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Ariadne Argyraki, Efstratios KelepertzisMarch 21, 2014Urban soil geochemistry in Athens, Greece: The importance of
local geology in controlling the distribution of potentially harmful
trace elements
Metals and metalloidsScience of the Total EnvironmentAthens, GreeceNoNoYesSampled surface soil, conducted a sampling survey covering the Greater Athens and Piraeus
area, looked at the impact of large cities on the chemical dispersion of harmful trace elements in soil
No1
94
Aurélie Pelfrêne, Karin Sahmer, Christophe Waterlot, Francis DouayOctober 23, 2018From environmental data acquisition to assessment of gardeners’
exposure: feedback in an urban context highly contaminated
with metals
MetalsEnvironmental Science and Pollution ResearchNorthern FranceYesHave knowledgeAfter the study, personalized interviews were conducted to warn about contamination in their gardens. Gardeners showed awareness of the health issue and the motivation to change certain practices. Prior to the study, gardeners were said not to have knowledge of contamination but did express concerns. NoYesSampled soil and vegetables, conducted door-to-door survey of gardeners' practices, assessed safer gardening practices NoThe article provided a long list of advice for safer gardening, however no evidence was provided that gardeners implemented the advice1
95
Sophie Joimel, Jérôme Cortet, Jean Noël Consalès, Philippe Branchu, Claire-Sophie Haudin, Jean Louis Morel & Christophe SchwartzSeptember 22, 2020Contribution of chemical inputs on the trace elements concentrations
of surface soils in urban allotment gardens
Heavy metalsJournal of Soils and SedimentsFranceNoNoYesSampled topsoil, conducted a survey among gardeners to discover gardening practicesNo1
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Amina Aboubakar, Ahmed Douaik, Yvette Clarisse Mfopou Mewouo, Raymond Charly Birang A. Madong, Abdelmalek Dahchour, Souad El HajjajiJanuary 14, 2021Determination of background values and assessment of pollution
and ecological risk of heavy metals in urban agricultural soils
of Yaoundé, Cameroon
Heavy metalsJournal of Soils and SedimentsYaoundé, CameroonNoNoYesSampled soilNo1
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Ryad Bouzouidja, Béatrice Béchet, Jitka Hanzlikova, Michal Sněhota, Cécile Le Guern, Hervé Capiaux, Liliane Jean-Soro, Rémy Claverie, Sophie Joimel, Christophe Schwartz, René Guénon, Flora Szkordilisz, Barnabas Körmöndi, Marjorie Musy, Patrice Cannavo, Thierry LebeauJuly 30, 2020Simplified performance assessment methodology for addressing soil
quality of nature-based solutions
Pesticide residues, trace metalsJournal of Soils and SedimentsNantes, France; Nancy, France; Bustehrad, FranceNoNoYesSampled soil, looked at impacts of nature based solutionsYes1
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Lewis Fausak, Autumn D. Watkinson, Kimberley Dy, Les LavkulichApril 30, 2021Assessment of metal contamination in soil and vegetation
along the Arbutus Greenway in Vancouver, British
Columbia
MetalsPlant SoilVancouver, British ColumbiaNoNoYesSampled soil and vegetationNo1
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K.L. Fry, M.M. Gillings, C.F. Isley, P. Gunkel-Grillon, Mark Patrick TaylorJune 28, 2021Trace element contamination of soil and dust by a New Caledonian
ferronickel smelter: Dispersal, enrichment, and human health risk
MetalsEnvironmental PollutionNoum´ea, New CaledoniaNoNoYesSampled soil, looked at environmental impact and subsequent human health risk of smeltersNo1
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Shiying Yu, Zhoulun Chen, Keli Zhao, Zhengqian Ye, Luyao Zhang, Jiaqi Dong, Yangfeng Shao, Chaosheng Zhang and Weijun FuJanuary 16, 2019Spatial Patterns of Potentially Hazardous Metals in
Soils of Lin’an City, Southeastern China
Metals, urban soi, ecological riskInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public HealthLin’an City, ChinaNoNoYesSampled soilNo1