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Dong WJ, He SX, Li XY, Zeng JY, Li MY, Guan DX, Ma LQ. Chromium contents, distribution and bioaccessibility in cultivated mushrooms from market: Health implications for human consumption. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2024; 461:132643. [PMID: 37774608 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.132643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2023] [Revised: 09/18/2023] [Accepted: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 10/01/2023]
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Mushrooms are consumed worldwide as they constitute a part of traditional cuisine culture in many countries. However, chromium (Cr) accumulation in mushrooms may constitute a potential pathway for its chronical exposure to humans. In this work, the Cr contents, distribution and bioaccessibility in 140 cultivated mushrooms from 14 species in 10 top-producing provinces in China were examined. Total Cr contents were 0.09-4.71 mg·kg-1 dw (mean 0.74 mg kg-1), with 59% exceeding the 0.5 mg kg-1standard. Additionally, less Cr was accumulated in the caps than stipes, with Cr ratio in caps/stipes being 0.28-2.6, averaging 0.91. Based on the Solubility Bioaccessibility Research Consortium (SBRC) assay, the mean Cr bioaccessibility in the mushrooms was 24.8% and 50.1% in the gastric phase (GP) and intestinal phase (IP). However, samples from Guizhou show the lowest Cr bioaccessibility at 12.5% in GP and 24.8% in IP. Further, a negative correlation between total Cr contents and Cr bioaccessibility suggests that Cr bioaccessibility is critical for accurate assessment of Cr exposure. In addition, drying mushrooms increased their bioaccessibility in the gastric phase. This study shows a high Cr exceeding rate of cultivated mushrooms, which may indicate a potential exposure risk, with Cr contents and bioaccessibility showing species and regional variation.
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- Wen-Jie Dong
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Institute of Soil and Water Resources and Environmental Science, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Institute of Soil and Water Resources and Environmental Science, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Institute of Soil and Water Resources and Environmental Science, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Institute of Soil and Water Resources and Environmental Science, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Jiangsu Province Engineering Research Center of Soil and Groundwater Pollution Prevention and Control, Jiangsu Provincial Academy of Environmental Science, Nanjing 210036, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Institute of Soil and Water Resources and Environmental Science, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Institute of Soil and Water Resources and Environmental Science, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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Jing H, Yang W, Chen Y, Yang L, Zhou H, Yang Y, Zhao Z, Wu P, Zia-Ur-Rehman M. Exploring the mechanism of Cd uptake and translocation in rice: Future perspectives of rice safety. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 897:165369. [PMID: 37433335 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2023] [Revised: 07/03/2023] [Accepted: 07/05/2023] [Indexed: 07/13/2023]
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Cadmium (Cd) contamination in rice fields has been recognized as a severe global agro-environmental issue. To reach the goal of controlling Cd risk, we must pay more attention and obtain an in-depth understanding of the environmental behavior, uptake and translocation of Cd in soil-rice systems. However, to date, these aspects still lack sufficient exploration and summary. Here, we critically reviewed (i) the processes and transfer proteins of Cd uptake/transport in the soil-rice system, (ii) a series of soil and other environmental factors affecting the bioavailability of Cd in paddies, and (iii) the latest advances in regard to remediation strategies while producing rice. We propose that the correlation between the bioavailability of Cd and environmental factors must be further explored to develop low Cd accumulation and efficient remediation strategies in the future. Second, the mechanism of Cd uptake in rice mediated by elevated CO2 also needs to be given more attention. Meanwhile, more scientific planting methods (direct seeding and intercropping) and suitable rice with low Cd accumulation are important measures to ensure the safety of rice consumption. In addition, the relevant Cd efflux transporters in rice have yet to be revealed, which will promote molecular breeding techniques to address the current Cd-contaminated soil-rice system. The potential for efficient, durable, and low-cost soil remediation technologies and foliar amendments to limit Cd uptake by rice needs to be examined in the future. Conventional breeding procedures combined with molecular marker techniques for screening rice varieties with low Cd accumulation could be a more practical approach to select for desirable agronomic traits with low risk.
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- Haonan Jing
- Key Laboratory of Karst Geological Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Resource and Environmental Engineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- Key Laboratory of Karst Geological Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Resource and Environmental Engineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Karst Geological Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Resource and Environmental Engineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- Key Laboratory of Karst Geological Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Resource and Environmental Engineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, China
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- College of Environment and Ecology, Hunan Agriculture University, Changsha 410128, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Monitoring and Disease Control, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- Key Laboratory of Karst Geological Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Resource and Environmental Engineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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Lin BG, Pan P, Wei CX, Chen XC, Zhang ZY, Fan QF, Liu F, Liu BB, Wu L. Health risk assessment of trace metal(loid)s in agricultural soil using an integrated model combining soil-related and plants-accumulation exposures: A case study on Hainan Island, South China. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 896:165242. [PMID: 37394068 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2023] [Revised: 06/28/2023] [Accepted: 06/29/2023] [Indexed: 07/04/2023]
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Traditional health risk assessment of trace metal(loid)s (TMs) in agricultural soil exclusively considers direct soil-related exposure and may underestimate the health risks they pose. In this study, the health risks of TMs were evaluated using an integrated model that combined soil-related and plant-accumulating exposures. A detailed investigation of common TMs (Cr, Pb, Cd, As, and Hg) coupled with probability risk analysis based on a Monte Carlo simulation was conducted on Hainan Island. Our results showed that, except for As, the non-carcinogenic risk (HI) and carcinogenic risk (CR) of the TMs were all within the acceptable ranges (HI < 1.0, and CR < 1E-06) for direct soil-related exposure to bio-accessible fractions and indirect exposure via plant accumulation (CR substantially lower than the warning threshold 1E-04). We identified crop food ingestion as the essential pathway for TM exposure and As as the critical toxic element in terms of risk control. Moreover, we determined that RfDo and SFo are the most suitable parameters for assessing As health risk severity. Our study demonstrated that the proposed integrated model combining soil-related and plant-accumulating exposures can avoid major health risk assessment deviations. The results obtained and the integrated model proposed in this study can facilitate future multi-pathway exposure research and could be the basis for determining agricultural soil quality criteria in tropical areas.
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- Bi-Gui Lin
- Institute of Environment and Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou 571101, PR China; Hainan Danzhou Tropical Agro-ecosystem National Observation and Research Station, Key Laboratory of Low-carbon Green Agriculture in Tropical Region of China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Danzhou 571737, PR China
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- Institute of Environment and Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou 571101, PR China; Hainan Danzhou Tropical Agro-ecosystem National Observation and Research Station, Key Laboratory of Low-carbon Green Agriculture in Tropical Region of China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Danzhou 571737, PR China
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- Institute of Environment and Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou 571101, PR China; Hainan Danzhou Tropical Agro-ecosystem National Observation and Research Station, Key Laboratory of Low-carbon Green Agriculture in Tropical Region of China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Danzhou 571737, PR China
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- South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Guangzhou 510655, PR China
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- South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Guangzhou 510655, PR China
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- Institute of Environment and Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou 571101, PR China; Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Engineering of Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, Guizhou Province, PR China
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- Institute of Environment and Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou 571101, PR China; College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, Hubei Province, PR China
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- Institute of Environment and Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou 571101, PR China; Hainan Danzhou Tropical Agro-ecosystem National Observation and Research Station, Key Laboratory of Low-carbon Green Agriculture in Tropical Region of China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Danzhou 571737, PR China.
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- Institute of Environment and Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou 571101, PR China; Hainan Danzhou Tropical Agro-ecosystem National Observation and Research Station, Key Laboratory of Low-carbon Green Agriculture in Tropical Region of China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Danzhou 571737, PR China.
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Liu Y, Zhang R, Pan B, Qiu H, Wang J, Zhang J, Niu X, He L, Qian W, Peijnenburg WJGM. Uptake of heavy metals by crops near a mining field: Pathways from roots and leaves. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 322:138215. [PMID: 36822524 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.138215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2022] [Revised: 01/26/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Metal uptake and distribution in crops have been demonstrated to be highly variable and depending on the metal of interest and the crop type. However, no consensus is reached regarding the primary factor controlling metal uptake in crops. This study thus comparably investigated Hg, As, Zn, Pb, Cd and Cu uptake and distribution in three crops grown in a watershed near a copper mining field located in Yunnan, Southwestern China. The bioconcentration factor (BCF) and translocation factor (TF) were statistically compared for the same metal across different crops. Leafy crops had a stronger propensity to accumulate Hg, As and Zn than fruit crops. The ability of grain crops to accumulate Cd and Cu was much lower than leafy and fruit crops. The three crops all tended not to accumulate Pb in their edible tissues. The DTPA extracted metal concentrations were not statistically correlated with the metal concentrations in crop edible tissues. It is thus not practical to predict metal uptake of Hg, As, Pb and Zn through their available concentrations in soils. The contents of nitrogen and phosphorus, and competing metal ions present in paddy soil decreased the accumulation of Cu and Cd in rice grains. By means of hierarchical cluster analysis, the high accumulation of Zn in the edible tissues of fruit and grain crops was mainly due to dust inputs via phloem transport from leaves. This is why BCF(Zn) was the highest among the six metals for these two crops. For leafy crops, the accumulation of Hg, Cd and Zn in leaves was mainly through soil inputs by roots. Our findings serve as a scientific basis for the selection of crops in areas with high background of heavy metals.
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- Yang Liu
- Yunnan Key Laboratory of Soil Carbon Sequestration and Pollution Control, Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650500, China
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- Yunnan Key Laboratory of Soil Carbon Sequestration and Pollution Control, Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650500, China
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- Yunnan Key Laboratory of Soil Carbon Sequestration and Pollution Control, Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650500, China.
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Yunnan Key Laboratory of Soil Carbon Sequestration and Pollution Control, Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650500, China
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- Yunnan Key Laboratory of Soil Carbon Sequestration and Pollution Control, Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650500, China
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- Yunnan Research Academy of Eco-environmental Sciences, Kunming, 650034, China
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- Yunnan Research Academy of Eco-environmental Sciences, Kunming, 650034, China.
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- Yunnan Research Academy of Eco-environmental Sciences, Kunming, 650034, China
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- Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML), Leiden University, Leiden, 2300RA, the Netherlands; National Institute of Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Center for Safety of Substances and Products, Bilthoven, 3720BA, the Netherlands
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Sinha D, Datta S, Mishra R, Agarwal P, Kumari T, Adeyemi SB, Kumar Maurya A, Ganguly S, Atique U, Seal S, Kumari Gupta L, Chowdhury S, Chen JT. Negative Impacts of Arsenic on Plants and Mitigation Strategies. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 12:plants12091815. [PMID: 37176873 PMCID: PMC10181087 DOI: 10.3390/plants12091815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2023] [Revised: 04/21/2023] [Accepted: 04/24/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Arsenic (As) is a metalloid prevalent mainly in soil and water. The presence of As above permissible levels becomes toxic and detrimental to living organisms, therefore, making it a significant global concern. Humans can absorb As through drinking polluted water and consuming As-contaminated food material grown in soil having As problems. Since human beings are mobile organisms, they can use clean uncontaminated water and food found through various channels or switch from an As-contaminated area to a clean area; but plants are sessile and obtain As along with essential minerals and water through roots that make them more susceptible to arsenic poisoning and consequent stress. Arsenic and phosphorus have many similarities in terms of their physical and chemical characteristics, and they commonly compete to cause physiological anomalies in biological systems that contribute to further stress. Initial indicators of arsenic's propensity to induce toxicity in plants are a decrease in yield and a loss in plant biomass. This is accompanied by considerable physiological alterations; including instant oxidative surge; followed by essential biomolecule oxidation. These variables ultimately result in cell permeability and an electrolyte imbalance. In addition, arsenic disturbs the nucleic acids, the transcription process, and the essential enzymes engaged with the plant system's primary metabolic pathways. To lessen As absorption by plants, a variety of mitigation strategies have been proposed which include agronomic practices, plant breeding, genetic manipulation, computer-aided modeling, biochemical techniques, and the altering of human approaches regarding consumption and pollution, and in these ways, increased awareness may be generated. These mitigation strategies will further help in ensuring good health, food security, and environmental sustainability. This article summarises the nature of the impact of arsenic on plants, the physio-biochemical mechanisms evolved to cope with As stress, and the mitigation measures that can be employed to eliminate the negative effects of As.
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- Dwaipayan Sinha
- Department of Botany, Government General Degree College, Mohanpur 721436, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, India
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- Bioactive Natural Product Laboratory, School of Interdisciplinary Sciences and Technology, Jamia Hamdard, Hamdard Nagar, New Delhi 110062, India
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- Department of Botany, Gargi College, University of Delhi, New Delhi 110049, India
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- Department of Botany, Gargi College, University of Delhi, New Delhi 110049, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Gargi College, University of Delhi, New Delhi 110049, India
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- Ethnobotany/Phytomedicine Laboratory, Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Ilorin, Ilorin PMB 1515, Kwara State, Nigeria
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- Department of Botany, Multanimal Modi College, Modinagar, Ghaziabad 201204, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- University Department of Botany, Ranchi University, Ranchi 834008, Jharkhand, India
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, College of Biological Systems, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Botany, Polba Mahavidyalaya, Polba 712148, West Bengal, India
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- Bioprocess Development Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, National Institute of Technology Warangal, Warangal 506004, Telangana, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Engineering Sciences, German University Bangladesh, TNT Road, Telipara, Chandona Chowrasta, Gazipur 1702, Bangladesh
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- Department of Life Sciences, National University of Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung 811, Taiwan
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Zhang W, Wang J, Zhu L, Wang J, Mao S, Yan X, Wen S, Wang L, Dong Z, Kim YM. New insights into the effects of antibiotics and copper on microbial community diversity and carbon source utilization. ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND HEALTH 2023:10.1007/s10653-023-01491-1. [PMID: 36939996 DOI: 10.1007/s10653-023-01491-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2022] [Accepted: 01/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Residual antibiotics (ABs) and heavy metals (HMs) are continuously released from soil, reflecting their intensive use and contamination of water and soil, posing an environmental problem of great concern. Relatively few studies exist of the functional diversity of soil microorganisms under the combined action of ABs and HMs. To address this deficiency, BIOLOG ECO microplates and the Integrated Biological Responses version 2 (IBRv2) method were used to comprehensively explore the effects of single and combined actions of copper (Cu) and enrofloxacin (ENR), oxytetracycline (OTC), and sulfadimidine (SM2) on the soil microbial community. The results showed that the high concentration (0.80 mmol/kg) compound group had a significant effect on average well color development (AWCD) and OTC showed a dose-response relationship. The results of IBRv2 analysis showed that the single treatment group of ENR or SM2 had a significant effect on soil microbial communities, and the IBRv2 of E1 was 5.432. Microbes under ENR, SM2, and Cu stress had more types of available carbon sources, and all treatment groups were significantly more enriched with microorganisms having D-mannitol and L-asparagine as carbon sources. This study confirms that the combined effects of ABs and HMs can inhibit or promote the function of soil microbial communities. In addition, this paper will provide new insights into IBRv2 as an effective method to evaluate the impacts of contaminants on soil health.
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- Wenjie Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environment in Universities of Shandong, College of Resources and Environment, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Road, Taian, 271018, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environment in Universities of Shandong, College of Resources and Environment, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Road, Taian, 271018, People's Republic of China.
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environment in Universities of Shandong, College of Resources and Environment, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Road, Taian, 271018, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environment in Universities of Shandong, College of Resources and Environment, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Road, Taian, 271018, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environment in Universities of Shandong, College of Resources and Environment, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Road, Taian, 271018, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environment in Universities of Shandong, College of Resources and Environment, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Road, Taian, 271018, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environment in Universities of Shandong, College of Resources and Environment, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Road, Taian, 271018, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environment in Universities of Shandong, College of Resources and Environment, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Road, Taian, 271018, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environment in Universities of Shandong, College of Resources and Environment, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Road, Taian, 271018, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hanyang University, Seongdong-Gu, Seoul, 04763, Republic of Korea
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Lazović M, Tomović V, Vasiljević I, Kecojević I, Tomović M, Martinović A, Žugić Petrović T, Danilović B, Vujadinović D, Tomašević I, Smiljanić M, Đorđević V. Cadmium, lead, mercury and arsenic in fresh vegetables and vegetable products intended for human consumption in the Republic of Serbia, 2015-2017. FOOD ADDITIVES & CONTAMINANTS. PART B, SURVEILLANCE 2023; 16:102-119. [PMID: 36750408 DOI: 10.1080/19393210.2023.2169359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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The concentrations of cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), mercury (Hg) and arsenic (As) were determined in 455 samples of 27 species of vegetables and 28 different processed vegetables collected during the period from January 2015 to December 2017. Vegetables (n = 387) and vegetable products (n = 68) originated from 31 countries, including Serbia. The samples were analysed by inductively coupled plasma - optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES). The concentrations of Cd, Pb, Hg and As in the vegetables and vegetable products were compared to the maximum levels set by the European Union and the Serbian legislation. The concentration of mercury was less than the limit of detection in each analysed sample. One or multiple measurable toxic metals (Cd, Pb and/or As) were found in 250 samples (54.9%; n = 455). According to the Regulations which were valid until the end of August 2021, the maximum levels of Cd, Pb and As were exceeded in 19 samples (4.2% of the samples of vegetable and vegetable products; n = 455), i.e. in 13 samples of vegetables: Cd in three, Pb in nine and As in one sample and in 6 samples of vegetables products: Cd in three, Pb in one and As in two samples. Regarding the new EU and Serbian legislation which is valid since September 2021 the maximum levels of Cd and Pb for vegetables and vegetable products were exceeded in 118 samples (25.9% of the samples of vegetable and vegetable products; n = 455), i.e. in 95 samples of vegetables: Cd in 67 and Pb in 28 samples and in 23 samples of vegetable products: Cd in 20 and Pb in 3 samples.
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- Milana Lazović
- Faculty of Technology Novi Sad, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Republic of Serbia.,A BIO TECH LAB d.o.o., Sremska Kamenica, Republic of Serbia
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- Faculty of Technology Novi Sad, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Republic of Serbia
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- Technical School "Pavle Savić", Novi Sad, Republic of Serbia
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- Faculty for Food Technology, Food Safety and Ecology, University of Donja Gorica, Podgorica, Montenegro
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- Faculty of Science, Department of Biology and Ecology, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Republic of Serbia
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- Faculty of Technology, University of Niš, Leskovac, Republic of Serbia
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- Faculty of Technology Zvornik, University of East Sarajevo, Zvornik, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Republic of Serbia
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- Faculty of Technology Zvornik, University of East Sarajevo, Zvornik, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Institute of Meat Hygiene and Technology, Belgrade, Republic of Serbia
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Wang CC, Zhang QC, Kang SG, Li MY, Zhang MY, Xu WM, Xiang P, Ma LQ. Heavy metal(loid)s in agricultural soil from main grain production regions of China: Bioaccessibility and health risks to humans. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 858:159819. [PMID: 36334671 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2022] [Revised: 10/08/2022] [Accepted: 10/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Unintentional ingestion of metal-contaminated soils may pose a great threat to human health. To accurately evaluate the health risks of heavy metal(loid)s in soils, their bioaccessibility has been widely determined by in vitro assays and increasingly employed to optimize the assessment parameters. Given that, using meta-analysis, we analyzed the literature on farmland heavy metal(loid)s (As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Pb, Ni, and Zn) in Chinese main grain production regions, and collected their total and bioaccessibility data to accurately assess their human health risks. Monte Carlo simulation was used to reduce the uncertainty in metal concentration, intake rate, toxicity coefficient, and body weight. We found that the mean concentration (0.47 mg/kg) and geological accumulation index (Igeo, 0-5.24) of Cd were the priority position of controlling metals. Moreover, children are more vulnerable to carcinogenic risks than adults. Soil mineralogy, physicochemical properties, Fe, and the types of in vitro assays are the influencing factors of bioaccessibility discrepancy. Furthermore, appropriate bioaccessibility determination methods can be adapted according to the differences in ecological receptors for the risk assessment, like developing a "personalized assessment" scheme for polluted farmland soil management. Collectively, bioaccessibility-based models may provide an accurate and effective approach to human health risk assessment.
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- Cheng-Chen Wang
- Yunnan Innovative Research Team of Environmental Pollution, Food Safety, and Human Health, Institute of Environmental Remediation and Human Health, School of Ecology and Environment, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming 650224, China
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- Institute for Ecological Research and Pollution Control of Plateau Lakes, School of Ecology and Environmental Science, Yunnan University, Kunming 650500, China
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- Beijing Construction Engineering Group Environmental Remediation Co. Ltd., National Engineering Laboratory for Site Remediation Technologies, Beijing 100015, China
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- Yunnan Innovative Research Team of Environmental Pollution, Food Safety, and Human Health, Institute of Environmental Remediation and Human Health, School of Ecology and Environment, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming 650224, China
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- Yunnan Innovative Research Team of Environmental Pollution, Food Safety, and Human Health, Institute of Environmental Remediation and Human Health, School of Ecology and Environment, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming 650224, China
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- School of Energy and Environment Science, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming 650500, China
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- Yunnan Innovative Research Team of Environmental Pollution, Food Safety, and Human Health, Institute of Environmental Remediation and Human Health, School of Ecology and Environment, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming 650224, China.
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- Institute of Soil and Water Resources and Environmental Science, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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WANG X, SONG X, CAO D, ZHANG D, LI Z, ZHANG C. Distribution and health risk evaluation of heavy metal lead in the main production area of rice in Heilongjiang Province. FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2023. [DOI: 10.1590/fst.000623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2023]
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- Xinhui WANG
- Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, China
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- Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, China; Key Laboratory of Agro-Products Processing and Quality Safety of Heilongjiang Province, China; National Coarse Cereals Engineering Research Center, China
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- Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, China; Key Laboratory of Agro-Products Processing and Quality Safety of Heilongjiang Province, China; National Coarse Cereals Engineering Research Center, China
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- Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, China; Key Laboratory of Agro-Products Processing and Quality Safety of Heilongjiang Province, China; National Coarse Cereals Engineering Research Center, China
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- Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, China; Key Laboratory of Agro-Products Processing and Quality Safety of Heilongjiang Province, China; National Coarse Cereals Engineering Research Center, China
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- Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, China
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Yang S, Sun L, Sun Y, Song K, Qin Q, Zhu Z, Xue Y. Towards an integrated health risk assessment framework of soil heavy metals pollution: Theoretical basis, conceptual model, and perspectives. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2023; 316:120596. [PMID: 36343852 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.120596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2022] [Revised: 10/30/2022] [Accepted: 11/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The health risk of soil heavy metals pollution has been gaining increasing public concern. However, many countries have not set their own health risk assessment (HRA) framework and most of the existing studies directly referred to the USEPA risk assessment model and parameters. For those countries that do not propose an original HRA framework, the experience of developed countries is crucial for advancing their own HRA system. This study systematically reviewed the development of HRA framework in some representative developed countries. The theoretical basis, conceptual model, progress, and challenges of HRA researches concerning soil heavy metals pollution were summarized. By recalling and comparing the health risk-related laws and guidance in the USA, UK, and Japan, results showed that the construction of HRA framework varied between these countries, but HRA has become the main method for deriving their soil environmental criteria. We further summarized the evaluation scales, land use types, exposure pathways, and sensitive receptors of HRA studies, and highlighted the key parameters affecting health risk outputs. There has been a shift toward the incorporation of probabilistic modeling, metals bioavailability, and sources emission characteristics into recent HRA studies. Nonetheless, challenges remained on how to minimize the uncertainty of generating probability distribution and detecting metal bioavailability. To facilitate the development of HRA framework, it was advised that developing countries should strengthen the theoretical researches of health risk and localization researches of exposure factors. Future directions are suggested to tend to: 1) promote sensitive analysis to quantify the impact of distribution assumptions on health risk outputs, 2) derive reasonable risk threshold and consistent evaluation protocol for bioavailability-based health risk assessment method, and 3) strive to explore the combined health effect of exposure to heavy metals in soil through source-media-receptor integrated studies.
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- Shiyan Yang
- Eco-Environmental Protection Institution, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 201403, China; Key Laboratory of Low-carbon Green Agriculture in Southeastern China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, 201403, China
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- Eco-Environmental Protection Institution, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 201403, China; Key Laboratory of Low-carbon Green Agriculture in Southeastern China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, 201403, China
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- Eco-Environmental Protection Institution, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 201403, China; Key Laboratory of Low-carbon Green Agriculture in Southeastern China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, 201403, China
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- Eco-Environmental Protection Institution, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 201403, China; Key Laboratory of Low-carbon Green Agriculture in Southeastern China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, 201403, China
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- Eco-Environmental Protection Institution, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 201403, China; Key Laboratory of Low-carbon Green Agriculture in Southeastern China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, 201403, China
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- Eco-Environmental Protection Institution, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 201403, China; Key Laboratory of Low-carbon Green Agriculture in Southeastern China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, 201403, China
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- Eco-Environmental Protection Institution, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 201403, China; Key Laboratory of Low-carbon Green Agriculture in Southeastern China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, 201403, China.
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Xu P, Feng L, Xu D, Wu L, Chen Y, Xiang J, Cheng P, Wang X, Lou J, Tang J, Lou X, Chen Z. Ribosomal DNA copy number associated with blood metal levels in school-age children: A follow-up study on a municipal waste incinerator in Zhejiang, China. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 307:135676. [PMID: 35842053 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.135676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2022] [Revised: 06/15/2022] [Accepted: 07/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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To evaluate the body burdens of heavy metals and explore the impact of environmental metal exposure on ribosomal DNA (rDNA) or mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) copy number (CN) variation in school-age children living near a municipal waste incinerator (MWI), we conducted a follow-up study in 2019. A total of 146 sixth-grade children from a primary school located 1.2 km away from the MWI were recruited for our study. Metals, including vanadium (V), chromium (Cr), manganese (Mn), cobalt (Co), nickel (Ni), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), arsenic (As), selenium (Se), cadmium (Cd), stannum (Sn), stibium (Sb), thallium (Tl), and lead (Pb), were determined by an inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer method. Real-time qPCR was used to measure the rDNA and mtDNA CN. The blood metal levels followed this order: Zn > Cu > Se > Pb > Mn > Sb > As > Ni > Cd > Co > Cr > Sn > V > Tl. Blood Cr level was significantly correlated with 18 S, 2.5 S, and 45 S CN (β = -0.25, -0.22, -0.26, p < 0.05); Ni was correlated with 5 S (β = -0.36, p < 0.01); Cu was correlated with 28 S, 18 S, and 5.8 S (β = -0.24, -0.24, -0.23, p < 0.05); while Zn was correlated with 18 S, 5.8 S, and 45 S (β = -0.28, -0.32, -0.26, p < 0.05). In conclusion, school-age children living near the MWI had lower blood metal levels compared to children recruited in 2013, while rDNA CN loss was found to be correlated to several heavy metals in these children.
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- Peiwei Xu
- Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 3399 Bin Sheng Road, Binjiang District, Hangzhou 310051, China
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- School of Public Health, Hangzhou Medical College, 8 Yi Kang Street, Lin'an District, 311399, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 3399 Bin Sheng Road, Binjiang District, Hangzhou 310051, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 3399 Bin Sheng Road, Binjiang District, Hangzhou 310051, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 3399 Bin Sheng Road, Binjiang District, Hangzhou 310051, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 3399 Bin Sheng Road, Binjiang District, Hangzhou 310051, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 3399 Bin Sheng Road, Binjiang District, Hangzhou 310051, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 3399 Bin Sheng Road, Binjiang District, Hangzhou 310051, China
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- School of Public Health, Hangzhou Medical College, 8 Yi Kang Street, Lin'an District, 311399, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 3399 Bin Sheng Road, Binjiang District, Hangzhou 310051, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 3399 Bin Sheng Road, Binjiang District, Hangzhou 310051, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 3399 Bin Sheng Road, Binjiang District, Hangzhou 310051, China.
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Guan Q, Liu Z, Shao W, Tian J, Luo H, Ni F, Shan Y. Probabilistic risk assessment of heavy metals in urban farmland soils of a typical oasis city in northwest China. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 833:155096. [PMID: 35398134 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2022] [Revised: 03/30/2022] [Accepted: 04/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Previous studies lacked quantitative evaluation studies of the probability of ecology and human health risks from soil heavy metals. This study assessed heavy metal risk level by collecting topsoil samples from a typical oasis city (Wuwei) in northwest China and then quantitatively evaluating the ecological risk from heavy metals by incorporating the uncertainty of health risk model parameters into the risk assessment. This study found that anthropogenic activities have influenced the accumulation of heavy metals in the study area and that the risk of contamination of soil heavy metals was characterized as light to moderate contamination and low ecological risk. On this basis, the species sensitivity distribution curves of heavy metals were constructed using species acute toxicity data, the predicted no effect concentrations of heavy metals were derived, and a probabilistic ecological risk evaluation was conducted. The results show that the current soil environmental quality standards in China are not effective in protecting species diversity. In addition, the probability of ecological risk for Cr, Ni and As in the study area was 63.3%, 23.8% and 7.1%, however, traditional pollution assessment methods underestimate the hazard of Cr. Monte Carlo simulations have shown that the probability of the carcinogenic risk of Cr (adults: 79.4%; children: 94.5%) and As (adults: 78.9%; children: 94.0%) is high, the probability of the total carcinogenic risk exceeding 1E-06 is 99.0%, the probability of the non-carcinogenic risk is low, and the slope factor and reference dose can significantly affect the evaluation of human health risks.
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- Qingyu Guan
- Gansu Key Laboratory for Environmental Pollution Prediction and Control, College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China.
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- Gansu Key Laboratory for Environmental Pollution Prediction and Control, College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Gansu Key Laboratory for Environmental Pollution Prediction and Control, College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Gansu Key Laboratory for Environmental Pollution Prediction and Control, College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Gansu Key Laboratory for Environmental Pollution Prediction and Control, College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Gansu Key Laboratory for Environmental Pollution Prediction and Control, College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Gansu Key Laboratory for Environmental Pollution Prediction and Control, College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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Yakovlev E, Druzhinina A, Druzhinin S, Zykov S, Ivanchenko N. Assessment of physical and chemical properties, health risk of trace metals and quality indices of surface waters of the rivers and lakes of the Kola Peninsula (Murmansk Region, North-West Russia). ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND HEALTH 2022; 44:2465-2494. [PMID: 34286389 DOI: 10.1007/s10653-021-01027-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2021] [Accepted: 06/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The pollution of waterbodies with trace metals is of concern throughout the world due to their high toxicity. One of the main anthropogenic sources of trace metals entering natural waters is the mining and processing of minerals. Intensive development of the mining industry on the Kola Peninsula (the Murmansk region, Russia), exploration and development of new mineral resources have led to a sharp deterioration in the quality of surface waters of rivers and lakes. As a result of anthropogenic impact, accumulation of a wide range of metals (mainly Cu, Ni, Co, Pb, Cd, Mn, Sr, Al and Fe) is observed, as well as significant changes in the physicochemical parameters and radioactive conditions of surface waters. The most polluted waterbodies of the Kola Peninsula are located in the Monchegorsk, Olenegorsk and Apatit regions. Consumption of water from investigated contaminated sources can cause various high risks of human health. The results of this study will provide an informative basis for future risk assessments of the environment and human health, as well as for the development of integrated measures for managing the quality of surface waters of lakes and rivers of the Kola Peninsula.
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- Evgeny Yakovlev
- N. Laverov Federal Center for Integrated Arctic Research of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Northern Dvina Emb. 23, Arkhangelsk, Russia, 163000.
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- N. Laverov Federal Center for Integrated Arctic Research of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Northern Dvina Emb. 23, Arkhangelsk, Russia, 163000
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- N. Laverov Federal Center for Integrated Arctic Research of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Northern Dvina Emb. 23, Arkhangelsk, Russia, 163000
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- N. Laverov Federal Center for Integrated Arctic Research of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Northern Dvina Emb. 23, Arkhangelsk, Russia, 163000
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- N. Laverov Federal Center for Integrated Arctic Research of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Northern Dvina Emb. 23, Arkhangelsk, Russia, 163000
- Northern (Arctic) Federal University, Northern Dvina Emb. 17, Arkhangelsk, Russia, 163000
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Zhang X, Wang X, Cao X, Xiao G, Miao H. Heavy element contents of vegetables and health-risk assessment in China. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 828:154552. [PMID: 35292325 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2022] [Revised: 03/03/2022] [Accepted: 03/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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This study analyzed five heavy elements (HEs), including cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), mercury (Hg), lead (Pb), and arsenic (As), in fresh vegetables (i.e., legume, rhizome and potato, gourd, bulb, solanaceous fruit, leafy, and brassica; total: 7214) collected from 31 provinces in China from 2016 to the first half of 2017. By analyzing the concentration level of the five HEs in seven regions (the Northeast, North China, East China, South China, Central China, the Northwest, and the Southwest), except for As, average HEs concentrations were higher in the Southwest than that in the other six regions. According to the maximum permissible limit (MPL), the highest rate of HEs concentration above the MPL was found in the Southwest (11.038%). Analysis of variance (ANOVA) showed varying degrees of variability between regions and categories. By using principal component analysis (PCA), it was found that two principal components account for 73.79% of the total variance in the data. Together with hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA), concluded that Tibet was significantly different from the other 30 provinces. By calculating estimated daily intake (EDI) and the target hazard quotient (THQ), the EDI of Cr in the Southwest was the highest, with results of 1.2119 μg/kg/day for children and 0.8073 μg/kg/day for adults. North China had the highest total target hazard quotient (TTHQ) for HEs in vegetables ingested by children, with a result of 0.933.
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- Xu Zhang
- School of Mathematics and Statistics, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, China
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- School of Mathematics and Statistics, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, China.
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- School of Mathematics and Statistics, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, China
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- National institute of Hospital Administration, Beijing 100044, China
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- China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment, Beijing 100022, China
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Nabavi-Pelesaraei A, Mohammadkashi N, Naderloo L, Abbasi M, Chau KW. Principal of environmental life cycle assessment for medical waste during COVID-19 outbreak to support sustainable development goals. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 827:154416. [PMID: 35276163 PMCID: PMC8904000 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2022] [Revised: 02/22/2022] [Accepted: 03/05/2022] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Disposal of medical waste (MW) must be considered as a vital need to prevent the spread of pandemics during Coronavirus disease of the pandemic in 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak in the globe. In addition, many concerns have been raised due to the significant increase in the generation of MW in recent years. A structured evaluation is required as a framework for the quantifying of potential environmental impacts of the disposal of MW which ultimately leads to the realization of sustainable development goals (SDG). Life cycle assessment (LCA) is considered as a practical approach to examine environmental impacts of any potential processes during all stages of a product's life, including material mining, manufacturing, and delivery. As a result, LCA is known as a suitable method for evaluating environmental impacts for the disposal of MW. In this research, existing scenarios for MW with a unique approach to emergency scenarios for the management of COVID-19 medical waste (CMW) are investigated. In the next step, LCA and its stages are defined comprehensively with the CMW management approach. Moreover, ReCiPe2016 is the most up-to-date method for computing environmental damages in LCA. Then the application of this method for defined scenarios of CMW is examined, and interpretation of results is explained regarding some examples. In the last step, the process of selecting the best environmental-friendly scenario is illustrated by applying weighting analysis. Finally, it can be concluded that LCA can be considered as an effective method to evaluate the environmental burden of CMW management scenarios in present critical conditions of the world to support SDG.
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- Ashkan Nabavi-Pelesaraei
- Department of Mechanical Engineering of Biosystems, Faculty of Agriculture, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran.
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- Department of Horticultural Science, Faculty of Agricultural Science & Engineering, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering of Biosystems, Faculty of Agriculture, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran.
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- Department of Biosystems Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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Haldar K, Kujawa-Roeleveld K, Hofstra N, Datta DK, Rijnaarts H. Microbial contamination in surface water and potential health risks for peri-urban farmers of the Bengal delta. Int J Hyg Environ Health 2022; 244:114002. [PMID: 35759864 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2022.114002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2022] [Revised: 06/08/2022] [Accepted: 06/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Ensuring safe irrigation practices is vital to sustaining food production in water-scarce delta areas. Bangladesh and many other developing countries discharge untreated wastewater into their surrounding surface water bodies, serving as the primary irrigation source. This indirect irrigation of wastewater is believed to pose threats to the farmers, consumers and market vendors and may also affect crop and soil quality. To assess the risk, peri-urban farmers who use surrounding water bodies of Khulna city, Bangladesh, for crop irrigation were selected for the study. The microbial and heavy metal concentrations were measured in water samples collected from various locations over different seasons. For heavy metals As, Co, Ni, Cd, Cr, Cu and Pb, concentrations were below the detection limit, whereas Al, Fe, Mn, Ti and Zn were present but below the FAO recommendation limit for safe irrigation. The mean concentrations of microbial parameters were above the thresholds of WHO guidelines for crop irrigation intended for human consumption. Significant temporal variations in Faecal Coliform, E. coli and Enterococcus concentrations in the water samples were observed. The annual risk of infection for farmers was determined using the screening-level Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment (QMRA). The results indicated that the annual probability of infection with pathogenic E. coli in different seasons ranges between 5 × 10-3 to 5 × 10-2, above the WHO's acceptable threshold for annual risk of infection for safe water reuse in agriculture. During the farmers' survey, around 45% reported health-related issues and more than 26% reported suffering from water-borne diseases after getting in contact with polluted surface water. This illustrates the actuality of the risks in practice. To ensure safe irrigation, the health risks need to be reduced below the acceptable limits. Suggested technical measures include adequate treatment of wastewater before disposal into rivers and access to protective equipment for farmers. This should be complemented by raising awareness through education programs among farmers to reduce accidental ingestion.
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- Kamonashish Haldar
- Environmental Technology, Wageningen University and Research, P.O. Box 17, 6700AA, Wageningen, the Netherlands.
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- Environmental Technology, Wageningen University and Research, P.O. Box 17, 6700AA, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Water Systems and Global Change, Wageningen University and Research, P.O. Box 47, 6700AA, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Environmental Science Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna, 9208, Bangladesh
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- Environmental Technology, Wageningen University and Research, P.O. Box 17, 6700AA, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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Pham NTH, Babcsányi I, Farsang A. Ecological risk and enrichment of potentially toxic elements in the soil and eroded sediment in an organic vineyard (Tokaj Nagy Hill, Hungary). ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND HEALTH 2022; 44:1893-1909. [PMID: 34480233 PMCID: PMC9130197 DOI: 10.1007/s10653-021-01076-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2021] [Accepted: 08/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Potentially toxic elements (PTEs), such as Cu, Zn, Pb, Ni, Cr, and Co, can accumulate in vineyard soils due to repeated uses of inorganic pesticides and chemical or organic fertilizers. In sloping vineyards, PTEs can also be moved by soil erosion resulting in their accumulation in low-energy zones within the landscape, adversely affecting the soil environment. Our study evaluated the ecological risk related to the pseudo-total and bioavailable PTE contents (Zn, Pb, Co, Ni, Cr, and Cu) in the soil and eroded sediment samples from an organic vineyard in Tokaj (NE Hungary). The contamination status and the ecological risk of target PTEs were assessed by calculating the contamination factor, the pollution load index, the ecological risk factor, and the ecological risk index. The median pollution load indices of 1.15, 1.81, and 1.10 for the topsoil, the sediments, and the subsoil, respectively, demonstrate a moderate multi-element contamination case in the organic vineyard. Target PTEs tented to show increased concentrations in eroded sediments with the highest enrichment ratio (3.36) observed for Cu (Cu in the sediment/Cu in the topsoil), revealing a preferential movement of Cu-rich soil particles by overland flow. Moreover, PTEs were present in the sediments in more bioavailable forms (except Ni, Cr), assessed by an extraction procedure with EDTA. The ecological risk index (< 90) based on the studied PTEs showed an overall low ecological risk in the vineyard. Copper was the predominant factor of the ecological risk. Moreover, the highest ecological risk factor (24.6) observed for the bioavailable Cu content in an eroded sediment sample (representing 82% of the total ecological risk) shows that Cu accumulation in sloping vineyards is an ecological risk, particularly in the sedimentation zones. The high proportions of bioavailable Cu in the vineyard's soil represent an increasing ecological risk over time, related to repeated treatments of vine plants with Cu-based pesticides.
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- Nhung Thi Ha Pham
- Department of Geoinformatics, Physical and Environmental Geography, University of Szeged, Egyetem u. 2-6, Szeged, 6722, Hungary.
- Faculty of Environmental Sciences, University of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, 334 Nguyen Trai Street, Thanh Xuan District, Hanoi, Vietnam.
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- Department of Geoinformatics, Physical and Environmental Geography, University of Szeged, Egyetem u. 2-6, Szeged, 6722, Hungary
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- Department of Geoinformatics, Physical and Environmental Geography, University of Szeged, Egyetem u. 2-6, Szeged, 6722, Hungary
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Zhao S, Ye X, Chen D, Zhang Q, Xiao W, Wu S, Hu J, Gao N, Huang M. Multi-Component Passivators Regulate Heavy Metal Accumulation in Paddy Soil and Rice: A Three-Site Field Experiment in South China. TOXICS 2022; 10:toxics10050259. [PMID: 35622672 PMCID: PMC9143787 DOI: 10.3390/toxics10050259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2022] [Revised: 05/16/2022] [Accepted: 05/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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To fulfill sustainability principles, a three-site field experiment was conducted to screen suitably mixed passivators from lime + biochar (L + C, 9000 kgha−1 with a rate of 1:1) and lime + biochar + sepiolite (L + C + S, 9000 kg ha−1 with a rate of 1:1:1), in Yuecheng (YC), Zhuji (ZJ), and Fuyang (FY), where there are typical contaminated soils, in South China. Treated with passivators in soil, DTPA-extractable Cd, Cr and Pb in soil were decreased by 9.87–26.3%, 37.2–67.5%, and 19.0–54.2%, respectively; Cd, Cr, and Pb in rice were decreased by 85.9–91.5%, 40.0–76.5%, and 16.4–45.4%, respectively; and these were followed by slightly higher efficacy of L + C + S than L + C. The differences between L + C and L + C + S mainly lie in soil microbial communities, enzymes, and fertility. In YC, treatment with L + C + S increased microbial carbon and activities of urease (EC3.5.1.5) and phosphatase (EC3.1.3.1) by 21.0%, 85.5%, and 22.3%; while treatment with L + C decreased microbial carbon and activities of phosphatase and sucrose (EC3.2.1.26) by 1.31%, 34.9%, and 43.4%, respectively. Moreover, the treatment of FY soils with L + C + S increased microbial carbon and activities of urease, phosphatase, and sucrase by 35.4%, 41.6%, 27.9%, and 7.37%; and L + C treatment only increased the microbial carbon and the activity of phosphatase by 3.14% and 30.3%, respectively. Furthermore, the organic matter and available nitrogen were also increased by 8.8–19.0% and 7.4–14.6% with L + C + S treatments, respectively. These suggested that the combination of L + C + S stimulated the growth of soil microbial communities and increased the activity of soil enzymes. Therefore, the L + C + S strategy can be a practical and effective measure for safe rice production as it was more suitable for the remediation of heavy metals in our experimental sites.
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- Shouping Zhao
- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products, Key Laboratory of Information Traceability for Agricultural Products, Institute of Agro-Product Safety and Nutrition, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China; (S.Z.); (D.C.); (Q.Z.); (W.X.); (J.H.); (N.G.); (M.H.)
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products, Key Laboratory of Information Traceability for Agricultural Products, Institute of Agro-Product Safety and Nutrition, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China; (S.Z.); (D.C.); (Q.Z.); (W.X.); (J.H.); (N.G.); (M.H.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +86-0571-8641-5206
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products, Key Laboratory of Information Traceability for Agricultural Products, Institute of Agro-Product Safety and Nutrition, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China; (S.Z.); (D.C.); (Q.Z.); (W.X.); (J.H.); (N.G.); (M.H.)
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products, Key Laboratory of Information Traceability for Agricultural Products, Institute of Agro-Product Safety and Nutrition, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China; (S.Z.); (D.C.); (Q.Z.); (W.X.); (J.H.); (N.G.); (M.H.)
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products, Key Laboratory of Information Traceability for Agricultural Products, Institute of Agro-Product Safety and Nutrition, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China; (S.Z.); (D.C.); (Q.Z.); (W.X.); (J.H.); (N.G.); (M.H.)
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- Shaoxing Grain and Oil Crop Technology Extension Center, Shaoxing Agricultural Bureau, Shaoxing 312000, China;
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products, Key Laboratory of Information Traceability for Agricultural Products, Institute of Agro-Product Safety and Nutrition, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China; (S.Z.); (D.C.); (Q.Z.); (W.X.); (J.H.); (N.G.); (M.H.)
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products, Key Laboratory of Information Traceability for Agricultural Products, Institute of Agro-Product Safety and Nutrition, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China; (S.Z.); (D.C.); (Q.Z.); (W.X.); (J.H.); (N.G.); (M.H.)
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products, Key Laboratory of Information Traceability for Agricultural Products, Institute of Agro-Product Safety and Nutrition, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China; (S.Z.); (D.C.); (Q.Z.); (W.X.); (J.H.); (N.G.); (M.H.)
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Nature-Based Solutions for the Sustainable Management of Urban Soils and Quality of Life Improvements. LAND 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/land11040569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The rehabilitation and restoration of land-based ecosystems is a key strategy for recovering the services (goods and resources) ecosystems offer to humankind. The use of nature-based solutions (NBSs) to restore degraded soil functions and improve soil quality can be a sustainable and successful strategy to enhance their ecosystem services by working together with the forces of nature and using well-designed measures that require less maintenance, are more cost-effective, and if constructed in the right way may even be more effective over long periods because nature’s forces can increase the structural efficiency. In this study, we aimed to (i) evaluate the bioremediation capacity of some grasses and their suitability for lawn planting in settlements (in residential and non-residential areas, along roads, etc.) and (ii) propose technological solutions for their practical application in an urban environment. Emphasis was placed on the potential of some perennial grasses and their application for the bioremediation of polluted urban soils, including perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.), crested wheatgrass (Agropyron cristatum L.), tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb), and bird’s foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus L.). A case study from the city of Plovdiv (Bulgaria) is presented, together with an effective technological solution for the establishment of urban lawns and the roadside green buffer patches.
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Villarreal-Reyes C, Díaz de León-Martínez L, Flores-Ramírez R, González-Lara F, Villarreal-Lucio S, Vargas-Berrones KX. Ecotoxicological impacts caused by high demand surfactants in Latin America and a technological and innovative perspective for their substitution. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 816:151661. [PMID: 34780823 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.151661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2021] [Revised: 10/29/2021] [Accepted: 11/09/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Nowadays, water pollution represents a great concern due to population growth, industrialization, and urbanization. Every day hazardous chemical products for humans and aquatic organisms are disposed of arbitrarily from homes and industries. Even though detergents are considered an essential market, there is evidence of environmental impacts caused by surfactants like nonylphenol ethoxylate (NPE) and linear alkylbenzene sulfonates (LAS). Regulations about maximum allowable concentrations in sewage, surface water, and drinking water are scarce or null, mostly in developing countries like Latin American countries. Therefore, this review explores these two common toxic surfactants (NPE and LAS) and proposes a technological, innovative, and ecological perspective on detergents. Also, it establishes a starting point for industries to minimize adverse effects on humans and environmental health caused by these compounds.
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- Cecilia Villarreal-Reyes
- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí. Av. Manuel Nava No. 6, C.P. 78260, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigación Aplicada en Ambiente y Salud (CIAAS), Avenida Sierra Leona No. 550, Colonia Lomas Segunda Sección, CP 78210, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigación Aplicada en Ambiente y Salud (CIAAS), Avenida Sierra Leona No. 550, Colonia Lomas Segunda Sección, CP 78210, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
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- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí. Av. Manuel Nava No. 6, C.P. 78260, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigación Aplicada en Ambiente y Salud (CIAAS), Avenida Sierra Leona No. 550, Colonia Lomas Segunda Sección, CP 78210, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
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- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí. Av. Manuel Nava No. 6, C.P. 78260, San Luis Potosí, Mexico.
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Bo X, Guo J, Wan R, Jia Y, Yang Z, Lu Y, Wei M. Characteristics, correlations and health risks of PCDD/Fs and heavy metals in surface soil near municipal solid waste incineration plants in Southwest China. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2022; 298:118816. [PMID: 35016984 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.118816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2021] [Revised: 11/20/2021] [Accepted: 01/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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As primary anthropogenic emission source of toxic pollutants such as heavy metals and polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs), municipal solid waste (MSW) incineration has caused worldwide concern. However, a comprehensive analysis of the pollution characteristics and health risks of PCDD/Fs and heavy metals in soils around MSW incineration plants is lacking. In this study, 17 PCDD/Fs and 11 heavy metals in soil samples collected near MSW incineration plants in Sichuan province were investigated to evaluate their pollution characteristics and potential health risk. Sichuan was selected as the study area because the MSW incineration amount in this province ranks first among all inland provinces in China. The PCDD/Fs concentrations ranged from 0.30 to 7.50 ng I-TEQ/kg, which were significantly below risk screening and intervention thresholds. Regarding heavy metals, principal component analysis suggested that Hg, Pb and Zn were the primary metals emitted from the MSW incineration plants. Cluster analysis of PCDD/Fs and heavy metals showed that of PCDD/Fs homologs and heavy metals (e.g., Hg, Pb, Zn and Cd) were clustered into one group, indicating the coexistence and coaccumulation of heavy metals (especially Hg, Pb, Zn, and Cd) and PCDD/Fs in soil. These heavy metals are thus candidate tracers for PCDD/Fs in soil near MSW incineration plants. A health risk analysis found that the carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic risks of PCDD/Fs and heavy metals (except for Ni) in the soil samples were all within acceptable levels. This study provides new insights into correlations and health risks of PCDD/Fs and heavy metals in surface soil near MSW incineration plants. The findings have implications for future studies of environmental and human health risk analysis related to waste incineration.
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- Xin Bo
- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- School of Economics and Management, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China
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- School of Economics and Management, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- Sichuan Environment and Engineering Appraisal Center, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Zhongke Sanqing Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing, 100020, China
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- Pony Testing International Group Co., Ltd., Beijing, 100080, China
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- College of Geography and Environment, Shandong Normal University, Ji'nan, 250014, China.
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Cong L, Zhou S, Niyogi D, Wu Y, Yan G, Dai L, Liu S, Zhang Z, Hu Y. Concentrations and isotopic analysis for the sources and transfer of lead in an urban atmosphere-plant-soil system. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2022; 311:114771. [PMID: 35248929 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.114771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2021] [Revised: 02/14/2022] [Accepted: 02/18/2022] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Lead pollution has attracted significant attention over the years. However, research on the transfer of lead between urban atmospheric particles, soils, and plants remains rare. We measured lead concentrations and lead isotope ratios in total suspended particles (TSP), soil, and plants in an urban wetland in Beijing. The study period was September 2016-August 2017- covering all four seasons. The concentrations of lead in the atmospheric particles vary from 3.13 to 6.68 mg/m3. It is significantly higher in autumn than that in spring and summer (P < 0.05). There is also a significant difference between summer and winter (P < 0.05). The soil lead concentrations range from 57 to 114 mg/kg, with the highest concentration in spring, followed by summer, winter and autumn. The lead concentrations are 1.28-7.75 mg/kg in plants. The concentration was highest in spring and significantly higher than in summer. The bioaccumulation factor of Phragmites australis was 0.064 (<0.1), indicating that lead is not easily transferred to plants. Unlike the bioaccumulation factors, translocation factors have much higher values, indicating a higher transfer within the plants. Results also indicate an interesting seasonal pattern with almost 97% of lead in plants during spring being of atmospheric origin, whereas in autumn, soilborne sources contribute almost 94%. The isotopic compositions of lead in the urban atmosphere-soil-plant system show that lead pollution results from the mixing of geogenic and anthropogenic materials. Vehicle exhaust, crustal rocks and ore deposits are likely primary sources of lead pollution within the study domain.
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- Ling Cong
- College of Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China; The Key Laboratory of Ecological Protection in the Yellow River Basin of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Beijing, 100083, China
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- College of Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China; The Key Laboratory of Ecological Protection in the Yellow River Basin of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Department of Agronomy and Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA; Department of Geological Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences, And Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 78712, USA
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- College of Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China; The Key Laboratory of Ecological Protection in the Yellow River Basin of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Beijing, 100083, China
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- College of Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China; The Key Laboratory of Ecological Protection in the Yellow River Basin of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Beijing, 100083, China
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- College of Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China; The Key Laboratory of Ecological Protection in the Yellow River Basin of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Xi 'an International Port Park City Appearance Garden and Ecological Environment Bureau, Xi'an, 610026, China
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- College of Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China; The Key Laboratory of Ecological Protection in the Yellow River Basin of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Beijing, 100083, China.
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- Department of International Cooperation and International Cooperation Project Center, National Forestry and Grass Administration, Beijing, 100714, China.
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Cong L, Yan G, Wu Y, Zhai J, Dai L, Zhang Z. Temporal and spatial changes of Pb in soils in Cuihu wetland, Beijing, China. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2022; 43:1181-1188. [PMID: 32909529 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2020.1822448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2020] [Accepted: 09/05/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Protecting soil from Pb contamination has been a programme for a long time in China. However, research on lead pollution in wetlands remains rare. To understand the characteristics of Pb pollution in Beijing and the sources of contamination of different soil samples in wetlands, we collected samples during all four seasons from two soil horizons and analyzed their Pb concentrations and Pb isotope ratios. The average concentrations of Pb varied from 65.44 mg/kg in spring to 106.11 mg/kg in winter. Concentrations in autumn were significantly lower than those in spring and summer and were notably different between A and B Horizons (59.42 and 71.47 mg/kg, respectively). The Pb isotopic compositions show that Pb pollution results from a mixing of geogenic and anthropogenic materials. The ratios of 206Pb/207Pb and 206Pb/208Pb evidenced that coal combustion and vehicle exhaust are the main sources of lead contamination in the two horizons. These results will help in reducing lead contamination in soil by knowing the temporal and spatial variations and sources of lead in Beijing.
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- Ling Cong
- College of Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- College of Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- College of Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- College of Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- College of Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- College of Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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MUNIZ ADS, CARVALHO GADD, RAICES RSL, SOUZA SLQD. Organic vs conventional agriculture: evaluation of cadmium in two of the most consumed vegetables in Brazil. FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2022. [DOI: 10.1590/fst.106721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Wei J, Li H, Liu J. Heavy metal pollution in the soil around municipal solid waste incinerators and its health risks in China. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2022; 203:111871. [PMID: 34390720 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.111871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2021] [Revised: 07/26/2021] [Accepted: 08/08/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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OBJECTIVE In China, municipal solid waste (MSW) incineration (MSWI) has been increasing in recent years. However, little is known about how the operation of incinerators can affect levels of heavy metals (HMs) in nearby soils or about the possible associated health risks. It is necessary to understand the degree of enrichment of HMs and health risks to people living nearby. METHODS Previous studies (2002-2021) regarding soil HMs near MSW incinerators were collected, and a cluster and factor analysis was used to evaluate the accumulation trends and distribution characteritics of HMs. The soil contamination degrees and the consequent health risks were then assessed. RESULTS Cd (0.24 ± 0.16 mg kg-1) is typically accumulated in the topsoil near incinerators, and this is followed by Hg (0.13 ± 0.09 mg kg-1). Most of the health risk due to the total HMs is derived from dermal contact. Dermal contact with Cd and As contributes to more than 67% of the non-carcinogenic risk, while dermal contact with As contributes to more than 99% of the carcinogenic risk (CR). Furthermore, 81.43% of adult males and 76.85% of adult females suffer from CR levels greater than 10-4 due to dermal exposure to As. CONCLUSIONS Soils near incinerators indicated light pollution and moderate potential ecological risk, especially with regard to Cd and Hg contamination. Undeniably, there was no significant difference between the health risks from soil HMs near incinerators and from arable land at the national level. It is suggested to reduce the input quantity of HMs by taking advantage of the nationwide implementation of MSW classification and upgrading air pollution control devices for further HM emission reductions.
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- Junxiao Wei
- Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, China.
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- Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, China; School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China.
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Phytoremediation of Cadmium Contaminated Soil Using Sesbania sesban L. in Association with Bacillus anthracis PM21: A Biochemical Analysis. SUSTAINABILITY 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/su132413529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Sustainable food production to feed nine to 10 billion people by 2050 is one of the greatest challenges we face in the 21st century. Due to anthropogenic activities, cadmium (Cd) contamination is ubiquitous with deleterious effects on plant and soil microbiota. In the current study, the phytoremediation potential of Sesbania sesban L. was investigated in Cd-spiked soil inoculated with Bacillus anthracis PM21. The Cd-spiked soil drastically reduced important plant attributes; however, inoculation of B. anthracis PM21 significantly (p ≤ 0.05) enhanced root length (17.21%), shoot length (15.35%), fresh weight (37.02%), dry weight (28.37%), chlorophyll a (52.79%), chlorophyll b (48.38%), and total chlorophyll contents (17.65%) at the Cd stress level of 200 mg/kg as compared to the respective control. In addition, bacterial inoculation improved superoxide dismutase (11.98%), peroxidase (12.16%), catalase (25.26%), and relative water content (16.66%) whereas it reduced proline content (16.37%), malondialdehyde content (12.67%), and electrolyte leakage (12.5%). Inoculated plants showed significantly (p ≤ 0.05) higher Cd concentration in the S. sesban root (118.6 mg/kg) and shoot (73.4 mg/kg) with a translocation (0.61) and bioconcentration factor (0.36), at 200 mg/kg Cd. Surface characterization of bacteria through Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) predicted the involvement of various functional groups and cell surface morphology in the adsorption of Cd ions. Amplification of the CzcD gene in strain PM21, improved antioxidant activities, and the membrane stability of inoculated S. sesban plants conferred Cd tolerance of strain PM21. In addition, the evaluated bacterial strain B. anthracis PM21 revealed significant plant growth-promoting potential in S. sesban; thus, it can be an effective candidate for phyto-remediation of Cd-polluted soil.
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Mensah AK, Marschner B, Antoniadis V, Stemn E, Shaheen SM, Rinklebe J. Human health risk via soil ingestion of potentially toxic elements and remediation potential of native plants near an abandoned mine spoil in Ghana. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 798:149272. [PMID: 34333437 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2021] [Revised: 07/16/2021] [Accepted: 07/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Integrated studies about potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in sites near gold mining spoils, their contamination and human health risk, as well as remediation potential of native plants are limited. Therefore, our aim was to assess the human health risk of PTEs (Al, As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Ni, Pb, Ti, V, and Zn) in sites near an abandoned gold mine spoil in Ghana. We collected 52 soil samples near the mine spoil and from a natural forest, determined their total element contents, and calculated the soil contamination factor (CF), enrichment factor (EF), geo-accumulation index (Igeo) and the pollution load index (PLI). In addition, we calculated the human health risk of soil ingestion for adult males, females, and children using the hazard quotient (HQ) and hazard index (HI). We also assessed the phytoremediation potential of five native plants (Alchornea cordifolia, Chromolaena odorata, Lantana camara, Pityrogramma calomelanos- fern, and Pueraria montana) growing near the mine spoil, and calculated their transfer coefficient (TC) and translocation factor (TF). Total content of As (maximum: 3144.0 mg/kg) surpassed the trigger action value of 65 mg/kg. Total Zn content at 90th percentile in the Pueraria field (197 mg/kg) and maximum value at mine surrounding (76.7 mg/kg) were above the world soil average (70 mg/kg). Pollution load index and EF values indicated severe levels of soil contamination particularly with As and Ti. Hazard index (HI) values for all sites for children (0.7-134.56), adult males (0.05-10.6), and adult females (0.13-12.77) were above 1 and indicated high human health risk especially on children and women. Translocation factor shows that native plant species such as Chromolaena odorata and fern accumulated As, Cu, Ti, and Zn into their shoots and may thus have the potential to reduce the high soil contamination and its associated human health risk.
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- Albert Kobina Mensah
- Department of Soil Science and Soil Ecology, Institute of Geography, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universität Strasse 150, 44801 Bochum, Germany..
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- Department of Soil Science and Soil Ecology, Institute of Geography, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universität Strasse 150, 44801 Bochum, Germany..
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- Department of Agriculture Crop Production and Rural Environment, University of Thessaly, Greece
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- Department of Environmental and Safety Engineering, University of Mines and Technology, Tarkwa, Ghana.
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- University of Wuppertal, School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Institute of Foundation Engineering, Water- and Waste Management, Laboratory of Soil- and Groundwater-Management, Pauluskirchstraße 7, 42285 Wuppertal, Germany; King Abdulaziz University, Faculty of Meteorology, Environment, and Arid Land Agriculture, Department of Arid Land Agriculture, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia; University of Kafrelsheikh, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Soil and Water Sciences, 33 516 Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt.
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- University of Wuppertal, School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Institute of Foundation Engineering, Water- and Waste Management, Laboratory of Soil- and Groundwater-Management, Pauluskirchstraße 7, 42285 Wuppertal, Germany; Department of Environment, Energy and Geoinformatics, Sejong University, 98 Gunja-Dong, Seoul, Republic of Korea; International Research Centre of Nanotechnology for Himalayan Sustainability (IRCNHS), Shoolini University, Solan 173212, Himachal Pradesh, India.
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Long Z, Zhu H, Bing H, Tian X, Wang Z, Wang X, Wu Y. Contamination, sources and health risk of heavy metals in soil and dust from different functional areas in an industrial city of Panzhihua City, Southwest China. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 420:126638. [PMID: 34280716 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2021] [Revised: 06/24/2021] [Accepted: 07/11/2021] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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The contamination of heavy metals in urban soil and dust is closely related to anthropogenic emissions, while to what extent the metal contamination varies among different functional areas in industrial cities remains unclear. In this study, the contamination and health risk of seven heavy metals in the soil and dust were assessed at different functional areas of Panzhihua City, Southwest China, and their sources were identified by the spatial divisions and Pb isotopes. The results showed that the contamination of V and Cr in the vanadium/steel plant (VsA) and the contamination of Cd, Pb and Zn in the iron-ore smelting (IsA) were significantly higher relative to other functional areas. The sources of the contaminated heavy metals in the soil and dust were mainly from smelting and manufacturing vanadium/steel products, coal combustion and traffic. Vanadium and Cr were the major metals primarily contributing to the noncarcinogenic and carcinogenic risks, despite the low contamination level of Cr. The results indicate that the VsA is the priority control area in the Panzhihua City, and besides V, more attention should be paid in the future to monitor Cr risk in the soil and dust because of its high contribution to the health risk.
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- Zhijie Long
- Key Laboratory of Mountain Surface Processes and Ecological Regulation, Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Mountain Surface Processes and Ecological Regulation, Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Key Laboratory of Mountain Surface Processes and Ecological Regulation, Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Mountain Surface Processes and Ecological Regulation, Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Mountain Surface Processes and Ecological Regulation, Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Mountain Surface Processes and Ecological Regulation, Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Mountain Surface Processes and Ecological Regulation, Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China.
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Xu FF, Song J, Li YQ, Lai YF, Lin J, Pan JL, Chi HQ, Wang Y, Li ZY, Zhang GQ, Cai ZF, Liang XX, Ma AD, Tan CT, Wu WL, Yang XF. Bioaccessibility and bioavailability adjusted dietary exposure of cadmium for local residents from a high-level environmental cadmium region. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 420:126550. [PMID: 34252664 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2021] [Revised: 06/13/2021] [Accepted: 06/29/2021] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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The critical health risks caused by cadmium (Cd) via dietary exposure are commonly assessed by detecting Cd concentrations in foods. Differently, in this study, the bioaccessibility and bioavailability of Cd in major local harvests were introduced to assess the dietary exposure of local residents from a high-level environmental Cd region. The results indicated that certain Cd was released into the digestive juice after in vitro digestion with a bioaccessibility of 20-63% for rice and 3-32% for leafy vegetables, and the released portion was partially absorbed by Caco-2 cells with a bioavailability of 2-21% for rice and 0.2-13% for leafy vegetables. The results obtained from the toxicokinetic model revealed that the predicted urinary Cd values from the estimated daily intake (EDI) of Cd, which accounted for bioaccessibility and bioavailability, were consistent with the actual measured values, and the EDIs were considerably lower than the acceptable daily intake. This suggests that the bioaccessibility and bioavailability adjusted dietary Cd exposure should be more precise. The key issues addressed in our study implores that a potential health risk cannot be neglected in people with high consumption of rice from high-level zone.
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- Fei-Fei Xu
- Food Safety and Health Research Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, Guangdong-Hongkong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Contaminants Exposure and Health, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, PR China
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- Food Safety and Health Research Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, Guangdong-Hongkong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Contaminants Exposure and Health, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, PR China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medical Science, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, PR China
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- Food Safety and Health Research Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, Guangdong-Hongkong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Contaminants Exposure and Health, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, PR China
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- Food Safety and Health Research Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, Guangdong-Hongkong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Contaminants Exposure and Health, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, PR China
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- Hygiene Detection Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, PR China
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- Food Safety and Health Research Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, Guangdong-Hongkong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Contaminants Exposure and Health, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, PR China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medical Science, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, PR China
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- Food Safety and Health Research Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, Guangdong-Hongkong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Contaminants Exposure and Health, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, PR China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medical Science, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, PR China
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- Guangdong Institute of Food Inspection (Guangdong Inspection Center of Wine and Spirits), Guangzhou 510435, PR China
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- Guangdong Institute of Food Inspection (Guangdong Inspection Center of Wine and Spirits), Guangzhou 510435, PR China
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- Hygiene Detection Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, PR China
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- Department of Nutrition, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510900, PR China
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- Food Safety and Health Research Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, Guangdong-Hongkong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Contaminants Exposure and Health, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, PR China.
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- Food Safety and Health Research Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, Guangdong-Hongkong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Contaminants Exposure and Health, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, PR China.
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Kováts N, Hubai K, Diósi D, Hoffer A, Teke G. Foliar Uptake and Accumulation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons from Diesel Emissions. Polycycl Aromat Compd 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/10406638.2021.1977347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- Nora Kováts
- Institute of Environmental Sciences, University of Pannonia, Veszprem, Hungary
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- Institute of Environmental Sciences, University of Pannonia, Veszprem, Hungary
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- Institute of Environmental Sciences, University of Pannonia, Veszprem, Hungary
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- Institute of Environmental Sciences, University of Pannonia, Veszprem, Hungary
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- ELGOSCAR-2000 Environmental Technology and Water Management Ltd., Balatonfuzfo, Hungary
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Zhou Y, Wang J, Wei X, Ren S, Yang X, Beiyuan J, Wei L, Liu J, She J, Zhang W, Liu Y, Xiao T. Escalating health risk of thallium and arsenic from farmland contamination fueled by cement-making activities: A hidden but significant source. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 782:146603. [PMID: 33836379 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2021] [Revised: 03/16/2021] [Accepted: 03/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Soil-to-vegetable migration of toxic metal(loid)s is a pivotal pathway of human exposure to chemical intoxication. Thallium (Tl) and arsenic (As) are highly toxic metal(loid)s but their co-occurrence in soils and vegetables remain poorly understood. Herein, the present study focuses on potential health risk arising from co-occurrence of TlAs in various common vegetables cultivated in different farmlands around an industrial area featured by cement production activities. The results reveal obvious co-contamination of Tl (2.28 ± 1.39 mg/kg) and As (102.0 ± 66.7 mg/kg) in soils. Fine particles bearing sulfide and other minerals associated with Tl and As are detected in fly ash from cement plant, which can be migrated by wind over a long distance with hidden but inevitable pollution. Bioaccumulation Factor (BCF) and Enrichment Factor (EF) show that taro and corn preferentially accumulate Tl especially in underground parts. Hazard Quotient (HQ) indicates that consumption of these vegetables may result in chronic poisoning and/or even carcinogenic risk. The study highlights that the pathway and high risk of co-contamination of TlAs in the nearby farmlands posed by cement-making activities should be highly concerned.
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- Yuchen Zhou
- Key Laboratory of Water Quality and Conservation in the Pearl River Delta, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Water Quality and Conservation in the Pearl River Delta, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Water Quality and Conservation in the Pearl River Delta, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Water Quality and Conservation in the Pearl River Delta, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Land Surface Pattern and Simulation, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- School of Environment and Chemical Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, Guangdong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Water Quality and Conservation in the Pearl River Delta, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Water Quality and Conservation in the Pearl River Delta, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Water Quality and Conservation in the Pearl River Delta, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Water Quality and Conservation in the Pearl River Delta, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Water Quality and Conservation in the Pearl River Delta, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Water Quality and Conservation in the Pearl River Delta, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China
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A Novel Manganese-Rich Pokeweed Biochar for Highly Efficient Adsorption of Heavy Metals from Wastewater: Performance, Mechanisms, and Potential Risk Analysis. Processes (Basel) 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/pr9071209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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A novel manganese-rich pokeweed biochar was prepared at different temperatures from manganese-rich pokeweed plants collected at manganese tailings, resulting in materials identified as BC300, BC400, and BC500. The synthetized biochar materials were investigated as regards their potential for removing Cu2+, Pb2+, and Cd2+, specifically in terms of adsorption performances, adsorption kinetics, adsorption isotherms, and potential environmental pollution risk. The results showed that the sorption process fitted well to the pseudo-second-order kinetic and Langmuir models, and the maximum adsorption capacities of BC500 were 246, 326, and 310 mg·g−1 for Cu2+, Pb2+, and Cd2+ respectively. The physicochemical characteristics of the biochars, and the adsorption mechanisms, were revealed by using scanning electron microscopy-energy spectrometer, elemental analysis, Brunauer–Emmett–Teller techniques, X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The sorption mechanism of these three heavy metal ions onto biochars included ion exchange, electrostatic adsorption, chemical adsorption, and precipitation. Besides, the potential pollution risk of manganese-rich pokeweed biochars was significantly reduced after pyrolysis. Therefore, it is feasible to transform manganese-rich pokeweed biomass into manganese-rich pokeweed biochar with potential for heavy metals removal, showing high adsorption capacity, recyclability, and low environmental pollution.
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Khezerlou A, Dehghan P, Moosavy MH, Kochakkhani H. Assessment of Heavy Metal Contamination and the Probabilistic Risk via Salad Vegetable Consumption in Tabriz, Iran. Biol Trace Elem Res 2021; 199:2779-2787. [PMID: 32918714 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-020-02365-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2020] [Accepted: 08/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/07/2022]
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Considering the importance of vegetables as a source of micronutrients and fibers in a balanced diet, there is still a concern that vegetables could also be a source of toxic heavy metal contaminants. The study aimed to determine the concentrations of lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), arsenic (As), chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), nickel (Ni), and zinc (Zn) in the salad vegetables sold in Tabriz city, Iran, and to evaluate the probabilistic health risk assessment. The amount of toxic metals in 240 samples was evaluated by atomic absorption spectrophotometer (AAS) method. The average levels of toxic metals in the samples were found to be 1.59, 1.26, 1.42, 4.89, 13.38, 1.01, and 32.65 mg/kg for Pb, Cd, As, Cr, Cu, Ni, and Zn, respectively. According to the results, Zn and Cu had the highest concentration, whereas the lowest concentration belonged to Ni. The rank order of the toxic elements in the samples based on target hazard quotient (THQ) values was Cr > Cd > As > Pb > Cu> Zn > Ni, for both females and males. Leafy vegetables had a higher amount of total target hazard quotient (TTHQ) than tuber crops for both males and females. The carcinogenic risks of As and Pb were 0.032 and 0.03 in the females and 0.22 and 0.19 in males. According to the finding, there may be a potential risk of toxic metals, especially Cr, Cd, and As, for both females and males in Tabriz through the consumption of vegetables.
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- Arezou Khezerlou
- Student Research Committee, Drug Applied Research Center, Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Nutrition and Food Science, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Nutrition Research Center, Faculty of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, 5166614711, Iran.
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- Food Hygiene & Aquatic Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Tabriz University, Tabriz, Iran
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- Food Science and Technology Department, Faculty of Nutrition and Food Science, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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Zhang S, Xu Y, Wu M, Mao X, Yao Y, Shen Q, Zhang M. Geogenic enrichment of potentially toxic metals in agricultural soils derived from black shale in northwest Zhejiang, China: Pathways to and risks from associated crops. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2021; 215:112102. [PMID: 33721664 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2021.112102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2020] [Revised: 02/20/2021] [Accepted: 02/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Agricultural soils derived from black shale are typically enriched in potentially toxic metals. This is a serious problem, both in terms of the ecological environment and human health. To assess the levels of potentially toxic metals, 90 paired soil-crops samples were collected from the Anji Country, western Zhejiang province, a typical exposed black shale area in China. Concentrations and bioavailability of potentially toxic metals in the soil-crops system were measured, and the associated potential risks were further evaluated. Results showed the enrichment of potentially toxic metals (i.e. Cd, Pb, Cu, Zn and Ni) in the soil and crop samples, especially a significant accumulation of Cd. Sequential extraction data indicated that Cd in soils derived from black shale was the second most dominant element in the exchangeable fraction (mean at 33.42%) and possessed high bioavailability, whereas Pb was mostly retained in the residual fraction (mean at 76.34%) and exhibited low mobility. The total concentration as well as mobility and bioavailability of Cd were the highest in the sampled soils. This resulted in a high potential ecological risk in areas with agricultural soils derived from black shale, which could eventually jeopardize the health of local residents through various exposure pathways. Overall, our findings provide a scientific basis for developing suitable management strategies to mitigate the exposure to potentially toxic metals in high risk areas.
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- Shuang Zhang
- Institute of Soil and Water Resource and Environmental Science, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Soil and Water Resource and Environmental Science, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Soil and Water Resource and Environmental Science, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Soil and Water Resource and Environmental Science, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Soil and Water Resource and Environmental Science, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Soil and Water Resource and Environmental Science, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Soil and Water Resource and Environmental Science, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, People's Republic of China.
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Pham VD, Fatimah MS, Sasaki A, Duong VH, Pham KL, Susan P, Watanabe T. Seasonal variation and source identification of heavy metal(loid) contamination in peri-urban farms of Hue city, Vietnam. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2021; 278:116813. [PMID: 33725533 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.116813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2020] [Revised: 02/18/2021] [Accepted: 02/19/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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This study focused on the seasonal variation and source identification of heavy metals (HMs) while considering effects of municipal wastewater (MWW) in peri-urban farms of Hue city, central Vietnam. Moreover, associated non-carcinogenic and carcinogenic health risks from consuming vegetables containing HMs were also assessed considering the hazard quotient and cancer risk, respectively. Therefore, concentrations of Fe, Mn, Zn, Cu, Cr, Cd, Pb, and As were determined in irrigation water, soil, and lettuce samples collected during dry and wet seasons from one upstream site where irrigation water has no impact on MWW as well as from two downstream sites in farms on the outskirt of the city. Although irrigation water and soil in the same farms were not polluted as strongly, lettuce samples were polluted with Cd, Zn, and Pb. Furthermore, levels of soil Cu and As and HMs (except for Cu) in lettuce in the wet season were significantly higher (p < 0.05) than those in the dry season, indicating the impact of MWW with seasonal change. The health risk assessment via lettuce consumption demonstrated an unacceptable carcinogenic risk owing to Cd and a cumulative non-carcinogenic risk owing to selected HMs in the lettuce, while all other risks were negligible. Correlation and principal component analyses were performed to identify HM sources, indicating that Cu, Zn, Cd, Pb, Cr, and As in irrigation water and soil could have anthropogenic sources (e.g., untreated MWW, fertilizer use); meanwhile, irrigation-water and soil Fe, Mn, As, and Cr could originate from non-anthropogenic sources (e.g., parent materials weathering). This study revealed that rapid urbanization together with high precipitation leading to urban floods in Hue city was a significant factor spreading HMs in agricultural farms, suggesting the importance of wastewater treatment system, which can reduce the HM load in the city to protect the local food production.
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- Viet-Dung Pham
- Faculty of Agriculture, Yamagata University, 1-23 Wakaba-machi, Tsuruoka, Yamagata, 997-8555, Japan.
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Gadjah Mada University, Bulaksumur, Yogyakarta, 55281, Indonesia
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- Faculty of Engineering, Yamagata University, 4-3-16 Jonan, Yonezawa City, Yamagata, 992-8510, Japan
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- Faculty of Environmental Science, Hue University of Sciences, 77 Nguyen Hue St., Hue City, Viet Nam
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- Faculty of Environmental Science, Hue University of Sciences, 77 Nguyen Hue St., Hue City, Viet Nam
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Yamagata University, 1-23 Wakaba-machi, Tsuruoka, Yamagata, 997-8555, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Yamagata University, 1-23 Wakaba-machi, Tsuruoka, Yamagata, 997-8555, Japan
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Zhu J, Gao W, Ge L, Zhao W, Zhang G, Niu Y. Immobilization properties and adsorption mechanism of nickel(II) in soil by biochar combined with humic acid-wood vinegar. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2021; 215:112159. [PMID: 33799133 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2021.112159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2020] [Revised: 03/05/2021] [Accepted: 03/14/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Biochar (BC) combined with humic acid (HA) and wood vinegar (WV) was designed and prepared as an inexpensive, effective, and environmentally friendly immobilization material (BHW) for metal-polluted soil. The influences of the wood vinegar and humic acid on the immobilization properties and adsorption mechanism of this new material were also investigated. The remediation performance was evaluated using a laboratory-made, nickel-contaminated soil with a Ni2+ concentration of 200 mg per kg surface soil (top 20 cm from agricultural land). The results indicated that the immobilization ratio sequence of nickel (II) in the soil was BC< BH< BHW. The maximum adsorption capacity increased in the same order: BC< BH< BHW. All three adsorption isotherms were better fitted by the Freundlich model, which were consistent with the surface heterogeneity of the remediation materials. The cause of this surface heterogeneous migration may be due to the increase in oxygen-containing groups in the BC introduced by the HA and WV. The WV can increase the number of the oxygen-containing groups in the BC combined with HA, which enhanced the adsorption and immobilization of Ni2+ ions. The results suggested that BHW is recommended for the remediation of metal-contaminated soils, because of its high efficacy, economic feasibility, environmental and food safety.
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- Junfeng Zhu
- Key Laboratory of Degraded and Unused Land Consolidation Engineering, the Ministry of Natural Resources of the People's Republic of China, 710075, China; Shaanxi Key Research Laboratory of Chemical Additives, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi'an 710021, China.
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- Shaanxi Key Research Laboratory of Chemical Additives, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi'an 710021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Degraded and Unused Land Consolidation Engineering, the Ministry of Natural Resources of the People's Republic of China, 710075, China
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- Shaanxi Key Research Laboratory of Chemical Additives, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi'an 710021, China
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- Shaanxi Key Research Laboratory of Chemical Additives, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi'an 710021, China
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- Shaanxi Key Research Laboratory of Chemical Additives, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi'an 710021, China
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Lu Q, Xu Z, Xu X, Liu L, Liang L, Chen Z, Dong X, Li C, Qiu G. Cadmium exposure as a key risk factor for residents in a world large-scale barite mining district, southwestern China. CHEMOSPHERE 2021; 269:129387. [PMID: 33387789 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.129387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2020] [Revised: 12/15/2020] [Accepted: 12/18/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Cadmium (Cd) contamination is easily generated during the mining and manufacturing of barium (Ba). In this study, concentrations of both Ba and Cd in rice, vegetables, pork, fish, drinking water, and soil samples from an active barite mining district were determined. Daily intakes of Ba and Cd, as well as corresponding health risks, were evaluated. The average total daily exposure doses of Cd were 0.0035 and 0.0012 mg/kg BW/day (geometric mean) in the mining zone (MZ) and the chemical plant zone (PZ), respectively. These values significantly exceed the provisional tolerable monthly intake (25 μg/kg BW/month, equal to 0.00083 mg/kg BW/day). Based on the daily exposure doses, vegetable consumption was the most significant Ba exposure route for residents, contributing around 66.1% of the total exposure. In contrast, rice consumption was the major Cd exposure pathway, accounting for about 85.6% of the total exposure. Although the geometric mean (0.17) and 95th percentile (P95, 0.75) of the total hazard quotient (HQ) for Ba were below the acceptable level (1), suggesting that there were no significant health effects caused by Ba exposure, Cd exposure was associated with significant health risks, with the geometric mean of the HQ (1.7) and the P95 (21) well above the acceptable limit (1), indicating the unacceptable non-carcinogenic risk of Cd exposure. In summary, high Cd exposure risk, rather than Ba, was observed for populations living in a large-scale active Ba mining area.
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- Qinhui Lu
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang, 550081, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang, 550081, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang, 550081, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang, 550081, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang, 550001, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang, 550001, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang, 550001, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang, 550001, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang, 550081, China.
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Hazardous Heavy Metals Accumulation and Health Risk Assessment of Different Vegetable Species in Contaminated Soils from a Typical Mining City, Central China. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:ijerph18052617. [PMID: 33807858 PMCID: PMC7967305 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18052617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2021] [Revised: 02/22/2021] [Accepted: 02/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Heavy metal poisoning has caused serious and widespread human tragedies via the food chain. To alleviate heavy metal pollution, particular attention should be paid to low accumulating vegetables and crops. In this study, the concentrations of five hazardous heavy metals (HMs), including copper (Cu), chromium (Cr), lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), and arsenic (As) were determined from soils, vegetables, and crops near four typical mining and smelting zones. Nemerow’s synthetical pollution index (Pn), Potential ecological risk index (RI), and Geo-accumulation index (Igeo) were used to characterize the pollution degrees. The results showed that soils near mining and metal smelting zones were heavily polluted by Cu, Cd, As, and Pb. The total excessive rate followed a decreasing order of Cd (80.00%) > Cu (61.11%) > As (45.56%) > Pb (32.22%) > Cr (0.00%). Moreover, sources identification indicated that Cu, Pb, Cd, and As may originate from anthropogenic activities, while Cr may originate from parent materials. The exceeding rates of Cu, Cr, Pb, Cd, and As were 6.7%, 6.7%, 66.7%, 80.0%, and 26.7% among the vegetable and crop species, respectively. Particularly, vegetables like tomatoes, bell peppers, white radishes, and asparagus, revealed low accumulation characteristics. In addition, the hazard index (HI) for vegetables and crops of four zones was greater than 1, revealing a higher risk to the health of local children near the mine and smelter. However, the solanaceous fruit has a low-risk index (HI), indicating that it is a potentially safe vegetable type.
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Naangmenyele Z, Ncube S, Akpabey FJ, Dube S, Nindi MM. Levels and potential health risk of elements in two indigenous vegetables from Golinga irrigation farms in the Northern Region of Ghana. J Food Compost Anal 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2020.103750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Albert HA, Li X, Jeyakumar P, Wei L, Huang L, Huang Q, Kamran M, Shaheen SM, Hou D, Rinklebe J, Liu Z, Wang H. Influence of biochar and soil properties on soil and plant tissue concentrations of Cd and Pb: A meta-analysis. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 755:142582. [PMID: 33065502 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2020] [Revised: 09/19/2020] [Accepted: 09/21/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The application of biochar to soils contaminated with potentially toxic elements (PTEs) has received particular attention due to its ability to reduce PTE uptake by the plants. Therefore, we conducted a meta-analysis to identify Cd and Pb concentrations in plant shoots and roots in response to biochar application and soil properties. We collected data from 65 peer-reviewed journal articles published from 2009 to 2020 in which 66% of manuscripts were published from 2015 to 2020. The data were processed using OpenMEE software. The results pinpointed that addition of biochar to soil caused a significant decrease in shoot and root Cd and Pb concentrations as compared to untreated soils with biochar (control), and the reduction rate was affected by plant types and both biochar and soil properties. The biochar size less than 2 mm, biochar pH higher than 10, pyrolysis temperature of 401-600 °C, and the application rate higher than 2% appeared to be effective in reducing shoot and root Cd and Pb concentration. Soil properties such as pH, SOC, and texture influenced the efficiency of biochar for reducing plant Cd and Pb uptake. Biochar application increased SOC (54.3%), CEC (48.0%), pH (0.08), and EC (59.4%), and reduced soil extractable Cd (42.1%) and Pb (47.1%) concentration in comparison to control. A detailed study on the rhizosphere chemistry and uptake mechanism will help to underpin the biochar application rates and their efficiency reducing PTE mobility and plant uptake.
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- Houssou Assa Albert
- Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and Fertilizer in South Region, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510640, China; Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nutrient Cycling and Farmland Conservation, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510640, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and Fertilizer in South Region, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510640, China; Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nutrient Cycling and Farmland Conservation, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510640, China
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- Environmental Sciences, School of Agriculture and Environment, Massey University, Private Bag 11 222, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and Fertilizer in South Region, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510640, China; Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nutrient Cycling and Farmland Conservation, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510640, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and Fertilizer in South Region, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510640, China; Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nutrient Cycling and Farmland Conservation, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510640, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and Fertilizer in South Region, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510640, China; Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nutrient Cycling and Farmland Conservation, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510640, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and Fertilizer in South Region, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510640, China; Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nutrient Cycling and Farmland Conservation, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510640, China
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- University of Wuppertal, School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Institute of Foundation Engineering, Water- and Waste-Management, Laboratory of Soil-and Groundwater-Management, Pauluskirchstraße 7, 42285 Wuppertal, Germany; King Abdulaziz University, Faculty of Meteorology, Environment, and Arid Land Agriculture, Department of Arid Land Agriculture, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia; University of Kafrelsheikh, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Soil and Water Sciences, Kafr El-Sheikh 33516, Egypt
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- School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- University of Wuppertal, School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Institute of Foundation Engineering, Water- and Waste-Management, Laboratory of Soil-and Groundwater-Management, Pauluskirchstraße 7, 42285 Wuppertal, Germany; Department of Environment, Energy and Geoinformatics, Sejong University, Seoul 05006, Republic of Korea
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and Fertilizer in South Region, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510640, China; Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nutrient Cycling and Farmland Conservation, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510640, China.
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- Biochar Engineering Technology Research Center of Guangdong Province, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, Guangdong 528000, China; Key Laboratory of Soil Contamination Bioremediation of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311300, China.
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Mancheno T, Zalakeviciute R, González-Rodríguez M, Alexandrino K. Assessment of metals in PM 10 filters and Araucaria heterophylla needles in two areas of Quito, Ecuador. Heliyon 2021; 7:e05966. [PMID: 33553731 PMCID: PMC7855334 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e05966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2020] [Revised: 11/05/2020] [Accepted: 01/08/2021] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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The reliability of Araucaria heterophylla needles as a biomonitor was evaluated by analyzing the concentration of metals in PM10 filters and in Araucaria heterophylla needles. The sampling campaign was carried out at two sites in the city of Quito, Ecuador, in 2017–2019. Concentrations of Cr, Cu, K, Mn, Pb, Zn, Ca, Fe, Al and Mg were determined in PM10 filters and in Araucaria heterophylla needles using an Inductively Coupled Plasma – Optical Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-OES). The annual mean concentrations of PM10 ranged between 24.9 and 26.3 μg m−3, exceeding the limit established by the World Health Organization (20 μg m−3). Statistical analyses, performed for the PM10 filters, showed that dust resuspension and anthropogenic activities were important sources for PM10 emissions in the city. Metals related to natural emissions (Ca, Mg, K, Al and Fe) dominated in both types of samples, while the minor metals were those related to anthropogenic emissions (Zn, Cu, Cr and Pb). The former were positively associated with the needle samples, while the latter were associated with PM10 filters. This work not only improved scientific knowledge on the concentrations of PM10 and metals in the Andean city of Quito, but also greatly contributed to the progress of research on the use of Araucaria heterophylla needles as a biomonitor.
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- Universidad de Las Américas, Quito, EC 170125, Ecuador.,Grupo de Biodiversidad Medio Ambiente y Salud (BIOMAS), Universidad de Las Américas, calle José Queri y Av. De los Granados/Bloque 7, Quito, EC 170125, Ecuador.,SI2Lab, FICA, Universidad de Las Américas, Ecuador
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- Universidad de Las Américas, Quito, EC 170125, Ecuador.,SI2Lab, FICA, Universidad de Las Américas, Ecuador
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- Universidad de Las Américas, Quito, EC 170125, Ecuador.,Grupo de Biodiversidad Medio Ambiente y Salud (BIOMAS), Universidad de Las Américas, calle José Queri y Av. De los Granados/Bloque 7, Quito, EC 170125, Ecuador
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Gupta N, Yadav KK, Kumar V, Krishnan S, Kumar S, Nejad ZD, Majeed Khan MA, Alam J. Evaluating heavy metals contamination in soil and vegetables in the region of North India: Levels, transfer and potential human health risk analysis. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2021; 82:103563. [PMID: 33310081 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2020.103563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2020] [Revised: 11/27/2020] [Accepted: 12/08/2020] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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This study determined the heavy metals (HMs) accumulation in different vegetables in different seasons and attributed a serious health hazard to human adults due to the consumption of such vegetables in Jhansi. The total amounts of zinc (Zn), lead (Pb), nickel (Ni), manganese (Mn), copper (Cu), cobalt (Co), and cadmium (Cd) were analysed in 28 composite samples of soil and vegetables (Fenugreek, spinach, eggplant, and chilli) collected from seven agricultural fields. The transfer factor (TF) of HMs from soil to analysed vegetables was calculated, and significant non-carcinogenic health risks due to exposure to analysed heavy metals via consumption of these vegetables were computed. The statistical analysis involving Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and Pearson's correlation matrix suggested that anthropogenic activities were a major source of HMs in the study areas. The target hazard quotient of Cd, Mn, and Pb for fenugreek (2.156, 2.143, and 2.228, respectively) and spinach (3.697, 3.509, 5.539, respectively) exceeded the unity, indicating the high possibilities of non-carcinogenic health risks if regularly consumed by human beings. This study strongly suggests the continuous monitoring of soil, irrigation water, and vegetables to prohibit excessive accumulation in the food chain.
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- Neha Gupta
- Institute of Environment and Development Studies, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi, 284128, India.
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- Institute of Environment and Development Studies, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi, 284128, India.
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- Institute of Environment and Development Studies, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi, 284128, India
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- Centre for Environmental Sustainability and Water Security (IPASA), Research Institute of Sustainable Environment (RISE), School of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), 81310, Skudai, Malaysia
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- Centre for Environment Science and Climate Resilient Agriculture, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012, India
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- Department of Energy Resources Geosystem Engineering, Sejong University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Kind Abdullah Institute for Nanotechnology, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Kind Abdullah Institute for Nanotechnology, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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Jiang L, Zhang R, Zhang L, Zheng R, Zhong M. Improving the regulatory health risk assessment of mercury-contaminated sites. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 402:123493. [PMID: 32707467 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.123493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2020] [Revised: 06/27/2020] [Accepted: 07/13/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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An alternative risk assessment strategy for mercury (Hg)-contaminated sites is proposed with bioaccessible fractions and soil Hg vapor (SHgV) concentrations. The new strategy avoids the conservatism of assessment rely on soil total Hg (THg) content and inaccuracy caused by predicted SHgV concentration. The exposure risk to Hg-contaminated soil associated with historical mining activities in Guizhou, China, was evaluated using the proposed strategy. The experimental results revealed that the average bioaccessibility in gastric, intestinal and lung phases was 10.39 % (2.09 % ∼ 35.28 %), 1.28 % (0.23 % ∼ 4.3 %), and 11.27 % (5.04 % ∼ 20.71 %), respectively. Via the proposed strategy, the Hg risk for the oral ingestion pathway, represented as the hazard quotient (HQ), decreased from 1.57 to an acceptable level of 0.19 (<1). The risk of SHgV inhalation sharply decreased from 1168 to 0.35 while the soil PM10 inhalation pathway did not exhibit significant variations. The dominant exposure pathways turned to oral intake and inhalation of SHgV by the strategy. The results indicated that the proposed assessment strategy can greatly improve the understanding of the exposure risk level at Hg-contaminated sites and provide a reasonable decision basis for decision makers.
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- Lin Jiang
- National Engineering Research Centre of Urban Environmental Pollution Control, Beijing Key Laboratory for Risk Modeling and Remediation of Contaminated Sites, Beijing Municipal Research Institute of Environmental Protection, Beijing, 100037, China.
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- National Engineering Research Centre of Urban Environmental Pollution Control, Beijing Key Laboratory for Risk Modeling and Remediation of Contaminated Sites, Beijing Municipal Research Institute of Environmental Protection, Beijing, 100037, China
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- National Engineering Research Centre of Urban Environmental Pollution Control, Beijing Key Laboratory for Risk Modeling and Remediation of Contaminated Sites, Beijing Municipal Research Institute of Environmental Protection, Beijing, 100037, China
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- National Engineering Research Centre of Urban Environmental Pollution Control, Beijing Key Laboratory for Risk Modeling and Remediation of Contaminated Sites, Beijing Municipal Research Institute of Environmental Protection, Beijing, 100037, China; Capital Normal University, Beijing, 100045, China
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- National Engineering Research Centre of Urban Environmental Pollution Control, Beijing Key Laboratory for Risk Modeling and Remediation of Contaminated Sites, Beijing Municipal Research Institute of Environmental Protection, Beijing, 100037, China
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Vilela LAF, de Oliveira EC. Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Remediation Potential of Soils Contaminated by Potentially Toxic Elements. Fungal Biol 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-54422-5_2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Xing W, Yang H, Ippolito JA, Zhang Y, Scheckel KG, Li L. Lead source and bioaccessibility in windowsill dusts within a Pb smelting-affected area. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2020; 266:115110. [PMID: 32622007 PMCID: PMC8892774 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2020] [Revised: 06/09/2020] [Accepted: 06/24/2020] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Windowsill, heavy metal-containing dust samples, collected at different building heights, may provide some insight into both source and human health risk. Windowsill dust samples were collected from the 1st to 9th floor (1.4-23.2 m above ground) near a lead smelter (1 km to the smelter) and in urban areas (4.2-7.3 km to the smelter) and separated into <10, 10-45 and 45-125 μm size fractions. Samples were extracted with artificial lysosomal fluid (ALF) and the physiologically based extraction test (PBET) (<10 μm fractions only), subjected to scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDS) and Pb isotopic analysis. Greater Pb concentrations were found in 10-45 μm fraction than the other size fractions; at the PX site, dust Pb concentrations increased with windowsill height, while an opposite trend was found at other sites. Isotopic analysis and SEM-EDS results supported this contention. Higher floor samples collected near the smelter were more affected by lead smelting than lower floor samples; lower floor samples collected at urban sites were more affected by resuspended Pb-laden particles from the ground than higher floors. The Pb bioaccessible fraction (BAF) in the ALF and PBET ranged between 68.9-90.1 and 1.3-17.0%, respectively; urban samples had greater BAF values than samples collected near the smelter. This, first of its kind investigation regarding Pb in dusts at different building heights, provides further insight for reducing human health risks within Pb smelter vicinities.
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- Weiqin Xing
- School of the Environment, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450001, China
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- School of the Environment, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450001, China
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- Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 80523-1170, USA
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- School of the Environment, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450001, China
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- U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Risk Management Research Laboratory, Cincinnati, OH, 45268, USA
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- School of the Environment, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450001, China.
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Biochar from Agricultural by-Products for the Removal of Lead and Cadmium from Drinking Water. WATER 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/w12102933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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This study reports the adsorption capacity of lead Pb2+ and cadmium Cd2+ of biochar obtained from: peanut shell (BCM), “chonta” pulp (BCH) and corn cob (BZM) calcined at 500, 600 and 700 °C, respectively. The optimal adsorbent dose, pH, maximum adsorption capacity and adsorption kinetics were evaluated. The biochar with the highest Pb2+ and Cd2+ removal capacity is obtained from the peanut shell (BCM) calcined at 565 °C in 45 min. The optimal experimental conditions were: 14 g L−1 (dose of sorbent) and pH between 5 and 7. The sorption experimental data were best fitted to the Freundlich isotherm model. High removal rates were obtained: 95.96% for Pb2+ and 99.05. for Cd2+. The BCH and BZM revealed lower efficiency of Pb2+ and Cd2+ removal than BCM biochar. The results suggest that biochar may be useful for the removal of heavy metals (Pb2+ and Cd2+) from drinking water.
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Raj D, Maiti SK. Risk assessment of potentially toxic elements in soils and vegetables around coal-fired thermal power plant: a case study of Dhanbad, India. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2020; 192:699. [PMID: 33044641 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-020-08643-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2020] [Accepted: 09/24/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The present study was intended to determine the potentially toxic elements (PTEs) concentration in fly ash (FA), soil, plant, and vegetable to assess the impacts of pollution on the nearby areas of coal-fired thermal power plant (TPP). The PTEs concentrations (mg/kg) in FA were Cr (48-74) > Pb (41-65) > Cd (7.4-9.7) > As (3.19-4.43) > Hg (0.518-0.598). The contamination factor (Cf) for Cd was highest in agricultural soil (Cf = 22) followed by roadside soil (Cf = 20), and forest soil (Cf = 15), which showed that the soil was strongly polluted due to the presence of Cd. The ecological risk index (ERI) in the topsoil of roadside area was also very high (1130), due to the high value of ecological risk factor of Cd (898) and Hg (213). The health risk associated with the intake of soil containing PTEs were also estimated by calculating hazard index (HI), and the values showed that the risk posed to children was minimum (HI < 1). But in case of roadside area, the HI was very close to one (0.975) indicating that the prolong exposure may pose severe health risk. The bioaccumulation coefficient of all PTEs for Albizia lebbeck and Madhuca longifolia were < 1, indicating less PTEs accumulation in the plant species. The hazard quotient of all PTEs (except of Hg) through vegetable consumption (Allium cepa and Raphanus sativus) was > 1, which signifies that the long-time consumption of contaminated vegetables may cause severe risk to the people.
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- Deep Raj
- Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), 826 004, Dhanbad, India
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- Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), 826 004, Dhanbad, India.
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Contamination of staple crops by heavy metals in Sibaté, Colombia. Heliyon 2020; 6:e04212. [PMID: 32642577 PMCID: PMC7334423 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e04212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2020] [Revised: 03/14/2020] [Accepted: 06/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/07/2022] Open
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Heavy metal contamination in water resources, soil, and food sources is an issue that compromises food safety in Sibaté, Colombia. In the present study concentration of heavy metals [HMs], such as Cu, As, Pb, Cr, Zn, Co, Cd and Ni, present in vegetables included in the typical Colombian diet were measured. The study was conducted as follows: samples of parsley, artichoke and carrots produced in a location near the Muña dam were collected, where the Bogotá River water is treated for use as a water resource. To determine food safety, national and international [HMs] established limits were compared with quantified [HMs] in samples of different vegetable parts and of the surrounding soil. Fresh samples were separated in their respective parts for cold acid digestion with HCl and HNO3 (1:1) for 15 days. Heavy metal mean ± standard error (SE) were as follows (mg/kg) As 2.36 ± 0.185, Cd 0.16 ± 0.009, Co 0.43 ± 0.019, Cr 12.1 ± 0.453, Cu 13.1 ± 1.68, Ni 0.00, Pb 7.07 ± 0.482 and Zn 3.976 ± 0.332. Cd, Cr, As, Co and Ni showed high transfer factor in Cynara scolymus. Moreover, high Pb, Cu and Zn transfer factor were present in Petroselinum crispum. Except for Daucus carota roots, there was a high metal transfer specifically in Petroselinum crispum leaves and other different plant parts, with high transfer factor for Cr, As, Co, Pb, Cu and Zn.
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Hu B, Xue J, Zhou Y, Shao S, Fu Z, Li Y, Chen S, Qi L, Shi Z. Modelling bioaccumulation of heavy metals in soil-crop ecosystems and identifying its controlling factors using machine learning. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2020; 262:114308. [PMID: 32155557 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.114308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2019] [Revised: 02/05/2020] [Accepted: 02/29/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The prediction and identification of the factors controlling heavy metal transfer in soil-crop ecosystems are of critical importance. In this study, random forest (RF), gradient boosted machine (GBM), and generalised linear (GLM) models were compared after being used to model and identify prior factors that affect the transfer of heavy metals (HMs) in soil-crop systems in the Yangtze River Delta, China, based on 13 covariates with 1822 pairs of soil-crop samples. The mean bioaccumulation factors (BAFs) for all crops followed the order Cd > Zn > As > Cu > Ni > Hg > Cr > Pb. The RF model showed the best prediction ability for the BAFs of HMs in soil-crop ecosystems, followed by GBM and GLM. The R2 values of the RF models for the BAFs of Zn, Cu, Cr, Ni, Hg, Cd, As, and Pb were 0.84, 0.66, 0.59, 0.58, 0.58, 0.51, 0.30, and 0.17, respectively. The primary controlling factor in soil-to-crop transfer of all HMs under study was plant type, followed by soil heavy metal content and soil organic materials. The model used herein could be used to assist the prediction of heavy metal contents in crops based on heavy metal contents in soil and other covariates, and can significantly reduce the cost, labour, and time requirements involved with laboratory analysis. It can also be used to quantify the importance of variables and identify potential control factors in heavy metal bioaccumulation in soil-crop ecosystems.
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- Bifeng Hu
- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China; Unité de Recherche en Science du Sol, INRAE, Orléans, 45075, France; Sciences de la Terre et de l'Univers, Orléans University, 45067 Orléans, France.
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China; Institute of Land Science and Property, School of Public Affairs, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- School of Earth Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Institute of Land Science and Property, School of Public Affairs, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Ningbo Planting Management Station, Ningbo Zhejiang, 315012, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
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Alamer KH, Fayez KA. Impact of salicylic acid on the growth and physiological activities of parsley plants under lead toxicity. PHYSIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF PLANTS : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2020; 26:1361-1373. [PMID: 32647454 PMCID: PMC7326881 DOI: 10.1007/s12298-020-00830-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2019] [Revised: 04/30/2020] [Accepted: 05/13/2020] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Impact of spraying 50 µM salicylic acid (SA), lead nitrate soil treatments [1 and 2 mM Pb (NO3)2] and their combinations on parsley leaves (Petroselinum crispum L.) for 3 weeks was studied to evaluate leaf symptoms, photosynthetic pigments, anthocyanin, ultrastructure, malondialdehyde (MDA), soluble proteins, phenolic compounds, and guaiacol peroxidase activity (GPOX). Under Pb effect, parsley leaves showed chlorosis and decline in the content of photosynthetic pigments chlorophyll a (Chl a), chlorophyll b (Chl b) and carotenoid (Car) with increasing Pb treatments compared to the control. SA spraying helped to reduce chlorosis and increase photosynthetic pigments of Pb-treated plants compared to that of Pb treatment alone. Leaf anthocyanin content of SA-sprayed plants significantly increased compared to the control. On contrast, the anthocyanin content of Pb-treated plants with or without SA treatment decreased compared to the control. Parsley leaf chloroplasts were characterized by many and large starch grains. Deformations of chloroplast shape, increasing formation of plastoglobules and degeneration of chloroplast grana thylakoids were observed in Pb-treated plants. MDA and total phenolic compound contents increased in Pb-treated plants compared to the control. In contrast, soluble protein content decreased in Pb-treated plants. The decrease in leaf photosynthetic pigments and increase MDA contents was Pb-concentration dependent. The results as indicated by increasing lipid peroxidation confirmed Pb treatments generated reactive oxygen species (ROS) which caused oxidative stress. In contrast, SA application declined the extent of detrimental and harmful influence of Pb toxicity as indicated by the decrease MDA content, and increase in photosynthetic pigments, anthocyanin and phenolic compound contents of parsley leaves.
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- Khalid Hasan Alamer
- Biology Department, Faculty of Science, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
- Biology Department, Science and Arts College–Rabigh Campus, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Sohag University Sohag, Sohag, Egypt
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