Bioaccumulation Factor of Selected Heavy Metals in
            <i>Zea mays</i>

Aladesanmi, Omolara Titilayo; Oroboade, Jeremiah; Osisiogu, Chisom Peter; Osewole, Afolabi Olutope

doi:10.5696/2156-9614-9.24.191207

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“…A BAC of ≥ 1 indicates that a plant may take up higher than typical concentrations of a TE from soil 31 . These results are consistent with low BACs of most non-essential TEs measured in other studies 52 , 53 except for Sr, for which no BACs could be identified from literature.…”

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Chemical elements in Elaeis guineensis materials and derived oil

Thompson-Morrison,

Ariantiningsih,

Arief

et al. 2024

Sci Rep

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The production of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) in Southeast Asia is vital to the economies of Indonesia and Malaysia. Both fertilisers and pesticides used in palm production can contain elevated concentrations of Trace Elements (TEs) which may accumulate in soils and leaf tissues of plants. We hypothesised that leaves from oil palms may be deficient in essential elements, while containing elevated concentrations of non-essential TEs commonly found in agrichemicals. Samples of plant materials (leaves and fruitlets) were collected from active and former plantations in Sumatra, Indonesia, and analysed for essential and non-essential elements. Indonesian palm oil samples were sourced in New Zealand and their elemental concentrations determined. Leaf materials from both active and abandoned production sites were deficient in N, K, S and Mo, while leaf materials from abandoned sites were deficient in P. These deficiencies may have been a contributing factor to the abandonment of production at these sites. Concentrations of non-essential elements were below or comparable to average plant concentrations and no evidence of contamination was found in plant tissues. Palm oil contained low concentrations of TEs, which did not pose any toxicity risks. However, Na and Al were present in concentrations of 1198 and 159 mg kg−1 respectively, which were higher than have been previously reported. Tropical oil palm production could benefit from the determination of bioaccumulation factors for fertiliser contaminants in E. guineensis, to limit the transfer of contaminants to plants and products if increased fertiliser applications were used to correct nutrient deficiencies.

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Chemical elements in Elaeis guineensis materials and derived oil

Thompson-Morrison,

Ariantiningsih,

Arief

et al. 2024

Sci Rep

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“…In this study, the highest BAF value was 0.78 at St. 4 plot C and the lowest value was 0.25 at St. 6 plot B (Table 1). According to Aladesanmi et al (23), BAF values less than 1 indicate plant's ability to accumulate chromium was low. The accumulation factor may be influenced by Cr uptake and transport from the soil to plant.…”

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Effect of Leather Tanning Effluent on Chromium Contamination in Paddy Fields

Fadilah

Rosada²,

Affandy³

et al. 2023

Plant Sci. Today

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Leather tanning industry effluent contains high chromium (Cr) concentrations and poses environmental threats. In this study, we investigated the impact of leather tanning effluent contamination in water, soil, paddy, its grain and and its other morphometric parameters under the irrigated areas in the Ciwalen River, West Java. The result showed high Cr concentration in Ciwalen water stream, soil and paddy. The higher Cr concentrations of soil and paddy were found in the upstream area and closer plot to the main river stream. The bioaccumulation factor (BAF) values were <1, indicating that paddy has a low ability to accumulate Cr. However, paddy morphometric parameters, including total length, root length, and the number of leaves, decreased with higher Cr concentrations affected by leather tanning effluents.

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“…Heavy metal concentrations in fruits and vegetables and the impact they had on the soil were illustrated by the BSF in this study. the ratio of heavy metal concentrations in plants to those in their primary living environment is known as BAF [23][24][25][26][27]. Higher BAF values of greater than one for chromium and nickel indicate high heavy metal uptake in fruits and vegetables.…”

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Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals from Selected Fruits and Vegetables Sold in Dutse Ultra-Modern Market, Jigawa State

Uba

Yakubu²,

Lawan

et al. 2022

J Biochem Microbiol Biotechnol

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This study was conducted to assess the health risk of heavy metals from some fruits and vegetables sold in the Dutse Ultra-modern market, Jigawa State. Two fruits (watermelon and orange) and two vegetables (okra and spinach) were selected randomly from two vendors for two consecutive periods within one week. The samples were transported to the laboratory for acid digestion. Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS) was used for the determination of heavy metal (Cd, Pb, Zn, Fe, Mg, Cr and Ni) concentration in the various samples. Bioaccumulation factor, pollution index, hazard quotient and hazard index were calculated and compared with WHO standard. Results obtained in the present study revealed that Cd levels in the samples were significantly higher as compared with the control value (0.2 mg/mL). Pb, Fe, Cr and Ni evaluated were insignificant as compared with their control (2 mg/mL, 1 mg/mL, 1.3 mg/mL and 10 mg/mL, respectively). The results revealed only Cr (1.5) and Ni (1.7) have significantly high bioaccumulation factors while all other heavy metals show relatively low bioaccumulation. The pollution index of heavy metals in the samples of fruits and vegetables evaluated shows a relatively low pollution index, values obtained vary from 0.11 in Pb to 0.9 in Ni. While hazard quotients and hazard index were insignificant. The study concludes that okra, spinach, orange and watermelon in the Dutse ultra-modern market in Jigawa state despite their proximity to the mechanic village and a lot of activities occurring may not cause a serious health threat to human consumption. The study recommends further studies on other fruits and vegetables not selected for this study.

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Bioaccumulation Factor of Selected Heavy Metals in Zea mays

Cited by 70 publications

References 82 publications

Chemical elements in Elaeis guineensis materials and derived oil

Chemical elements in Elaeis guineensis materials and derived oil

Effect of Leather Tanning Effluent on Chromium Contamination in Paddy Fields

Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals from Selected Fruits and Vegetables Sold in Dutse Ultra-Modern Market, Jigawa State

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