A human health risk assessment of mercury species in soil and food around compact fluorescent lamp factories in Zhejiang Province, PR China

► First report on Hg contamination in environment matrix around CFL factories. ► Hg in soil contributed to its accumulation in vegetables. ► Mud skipper consumption would lead to health risk for children. ► No MeHg EDI of fish exceeds the RfD when considering bioaccessibility.