Contamination of food crops grown on soils with elevated heavy metals content

Dziubanek, Grzegorz; Piekut, Agata; Rusin, Monika; Baranowska, Renata; Hajok, Ilona

doi:10.1016/j.ecoenv.2015.04.032

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“…Cd is present in trace amounts in most soils, rocks and waters, while high Cd levels are found in lead (Pb)-and zinc-ores, some phosphate rocks, and rock phosphate fertilizers Dziubanek et al 2015). Contamination of rice paddies by Cd from zinc mining discharge is a known cause of Itai-itai disease outbreak in the Jinzu river basin of Japan (Aoshima 1987) with sporadic cases being observed after decades of soil restoration (Horiguchi et al 2010).…”

Section: Cadmium -From Soils To Dinner Platementioning

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Kidney Cadmium Toxicity, Diabetes and High Blood Pressure: The Perfect Storm

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Vesey

Gobé

2017

Tohoku J. Exp. Med.

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Section: Cadmium -From Soils To Dinner Platementioning

confidence: 99%

Kidney Cadmium Toxicity, Diabetes and High Blood Pressure: The Perfect Storm

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Vesey

Gobé

2017

Tohoku J. Exp. Med.

102

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“…The collection of samples to be used for establishing a degree of ground or soil contamination and the calculating a health risk caused by metals the samples contain are controlled by various standards being in force in different countries (US EPA 1996;Ministry 2003;Minister 2016). Usually the material finer than 2 mm is the subject of analyses (Jartun et al 2003;Bai et al 2009;Marjanović et al 2009;Guney et al 2010;Wei and Yang 2010;Figueiredo et al 2011;AlHwaiti et al 2015;Dziubanek et al 2015;Kicińska 2016b;Stajic et al 2016), but some authors suggest analyzing other grain fractions. For instance, in the samples rich in the organic matter Boone et al (1999) recommended a fraction with grains \ 0.5 mm.…”

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Health risk assessment related to an effect of sample size fractions: methodological remarks

Kicińska

2017

Stoch Environ Res Risk Assess

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Contents of As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn were determined in the material collected in sandboxes of seven spa resorts located in S Poland (CCE) and their results used to establish a health risk of children. After sieving out grains [ 2 mm, the bulk samples were quantitatively separated into four grain fractions: 2000-1000, 1000-200, 200-63 and \ 63 lm. In each of them were determined: the mineral composition, the total contents of the elements, and the distribution of the elements among the fractions distribution factor. In the bulk material \ 2 mm, the totals of the elements are 5-64 times lower than in the finest fractions (\ 63 lm). Considering that the finest fractions are enriched in clay minerals such as clinochlore, illite and kaolinite, which can adsorb and desorb metals, this material is most dangerous for children, staying both permanently and temporarily in the spas. The total health risks HI resulting from non-carcinogenic elements present in the fractions \ 63 lm are 1.26 and 0.94, for the children-residents 3 and 6 years old, respectively. The figures are disturbing as one of them exceeds and the other is close to a permissible limit of 1. The highest contribution (93.4%) into the total HI is caused by inadvertent swallowing the soil ''dirt'': the ingestion path HQ ing for the 3 years old residents is 1.17, and for the 6-year olds 0.88. With respect to the elements, the highest is the risk resulting from Pb: HQ in values of the residents are 4.71E-01 and 3.54E-01 for the 3-year olds and the 6-year olds. Slightly lower are the HQ ing values calculated for both age groups: in the case of Cr-3.12E-01 and 2.34E-01 and As-2.92E-01 and 2.19E-01). The dermal path (HQ dermal ) contributes to the total HI much less as it equals 6.5%, while the contribution of the inhalation path (HQ inhal ) is considerably the lowest and equals only 0.1%. The Risk indexes determined in the case of cancerogenic components for both age groups of the spa residents are lower than the permissible limit 10E-5 and equal 6.48E-06 and 9.72E-06, respectively. Considering the children that only visit the spas, all the calculated indexes, i.e., HI and Risk, are significantly lower than those determined for the children-residents.

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“…Due to economic transformation in Poland in the 1990s, most metallurgical plants and mines in Silesia have been closed and, in consequence, metalliferous dust emission has significantly decreased. Nevertheless, the soil in the region is going to stay contaminated for many years to come (Dziubanek et al 2015).…”

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Ecophysiological Responses to Environmental Pollution of Selected Plant Species in an Industrial Urban Area

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The aim of the study was to determine the state of the environment in Sosnowiec (southern Poland) based on the ratio of air pollution tolerance index (APTI) and the determination of concentrations of selected metals in soil and plant material. The study was conducted in ten stands: five of them were identified as 'polluted' and five as 'clean' stands. The metal content was evaluated by the atomic absorption method. For APTI calculation, analysis of total chlorophyll concentration and relative water content, the pH of the extract from the leaves was used. Analysis of the bioaccumulation of metals in the leaves revealed excessive concentrations of Pb (32.4 mg kg -1 ) and Zn (129.78 mg kg) at the KWK (coal mine) and Las (forest) stands. Higher capacity accumulation of Pb and Fe was characteristic for Plantago lanceolata. The permitted content of Pb (762.6 mg kg -1 ) in the soil samples collected at the Cedler stand was exceeded. Elevated levels, higher than the permissible concentration of Cd, were documented in soil samples from most stands within the city. In soil samples collected at the Cedler stand, Cd concentration was almost 15 times higher than acceptable for soil (4 mg kg -1 ). Based on the scope of the APTI 4.4-9.42 index obtained for the studied species, they should be considered sensitive plants. All selected species can be used as bioindicators for environmental pollution.

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Contamination of food crops grown on soils with elevated heavy metals content

Cited by 84 publications

References 25 publications

Kidney Cadmium Toxicity, Diabetes and High Blood Pressure: The Perfect Storm

Kidney Cadmium Toxicity, Diabetes and High Blood Pressure: The Perfect Storm

Health risk assessment related to an effect of sample size fractions: methodological remarks

Ecophysiological Responses to Environmental Pollution of Selected Plant Species in an Industrial Urban Area

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