Distribution, exposure, and human health risk analysis of heavy metals in drinking groundwater of Ghayen County, Iran

Sajjadi, Seyed Ali; Mohammadi, Ali Akbar; Khosravi, Rasoul; Zarei, Ahmad

doi:10.1080/10106049.2022.2076916

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“…When high levels of TEs enter the soil environment, they destroy the structure and function of the environment and gradually deteriorate the soil quality and decrease the soil productivity and consequently affect human wellbeing via the food chain [20][21][22][23] . Heavy metals accumulated in human body have high persistence and biotoxicity, which may result in many problems such as neurotoxicity, cardiovascular disorders, cancer, kidney and bone diseases [24][25][26][27][28][29] . TEs including Cd, Pb, As and Cr are considered among the most threatening contaminants to soil quality and food security 15,30 .…”

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Ecological risk assessment of trace elements (TEs) pollution and human health risk exposure in agricultural soils used for saffron cultivation

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Darvishiyan

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Contamination of farmland soils by trace elements (TEs) has become an international issue concerning food safety and human health risks. In the present research, the concentrations of TEs including cadmium (Cd), cobalt (Co), chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), manganese (Mn), nickel (Ni), lead (Pb), zinc (Zn) and iron (Fe) in soils of 16 farmlands were determined in Gonabad, Iran. In addition, the human health risks due to exposure to the TEs from the soils were assessed. Moreover, the soil contamination likelihood was evaluated based on various contamination indices including contamination factor $$(\mathrm{CF}$$ ( CF ), enrichment factor (EF), geo-accumulation index (Igeo), and pollution load index (PLI) calculations. The soil mean concentrations for Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb, Zn and Fe ranges as 0.102, 6.968, 22.550, 29.263, 475.281, 34.234, 13.617, 54.482 and 19,683.6 mg/kg in farmland soils. The mean concentrations of the TEs decreased in the order of Fe > Mn > Zn > Ni > Cu > Cr > Pb > Co > As > Cd. Levels of all metals in this study were within the FAO/WHO and Iranian soil standards. The HQ values from investigated elements for adults and children in the studied farms were less than the limit of 1, indicating no health risks for the studied subpopulations. The results of the present research indicated no significant carcinogenic health hazards for both adults and children through ingestion, skin contact and inhalation exposure routes. $$\mathrm{CF}$$ CF values of Ni and Zn in 100% and 6.25% of farmlands were above 1, showing moderate contamination conditions. EF values of metals in farmlands were recorded as “no enrichment”, “minimal enrichment” and “moderate enrichment” classes. Furthermore, it can be concluded that the all farms were uncontaminated except Ni (moderately contaminated) based on Igeo. This is an indication that the selected TEs in the agricultural soils have no appreciable threat to human health.

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Ecological risk assessment of trace elements (TEs) pollution and human health risk exposure in agricultural soils used for saffron cultivation

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“…Sajjadi et al (2022) found children were more exposed to health risks due to drinking water containing As, Cr, and Pb in Ghayen County, Iran.…”

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Evaluation of Potentially Toxic Elements and Microplastics in the Water Treatment Facility

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2024

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The potentially harmful effects of consuming potentially toxic elements (PTEs) and microplastics (MPs) regularly via drinking water are a significant cause for worry. This study investigated PTEs (Cd, Cu, Cr, Ni, Pd, Zn, Co), MPs, turbidity, pH, conductivity, and health risk assessment in the water treatment plant in Kielce, Poland. Zn had the highest concentrations throughout the water treatment facility, whereas Cd, Pb, and Co had lower concentrations (<0.1 μg/L). The order of the concentrations among the specified PTEs was like Zn˃Cu˃Ni˃Cr˃Cd˃Pb and Co. The minimum turbidity was 0.34, and the maximum was 1.9 NTU. The range of pH in water samples was 6.51 - 7.47. The conductivity was 1,203 - 1,445 ms in water samples. These identified MPs were categorized into fiber and fragments. The color of these identified MPs was blue, red, black, green, and transparent. The minimum and maximum size of the MPs was 196 and 4,018 μm, while the average size was 2,751 22 ± 1,905 μm. The average concentration of MPs per liter of the water treatment plant was 108.88 ± 55.61. The elements listed are C, O, Na, Mg, Al, Si, K, Ca, and Ti. Fe and Zn were the predominant elements seen using EDX. HQ values of the PTEs were less than one for adults and children. The human health risk associated with all detected PTEs revealed that the HQ values exhibit a satisfactory degree of non-carcinogenic adverse health risk. HI values for adults and children age groups were less than one. In most water treatment samples, the carcinogenic value exceeds the threshold value of 10−6. The PTEs and MP concentrations in drinking water are recommended to be periodically monitored to minimize consumers' environmental pollution and health risks.

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“…If HQ < 1 or HI < 1, the exposed residents is improbable to experience obvious adverse effects. If HQ ≥ 1 or HI ≥ 1, it is considered to have possibility of substantial health hazards, and related interventions and protective measurements are needed to be considered [41,42].…”

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Determination of concentration of heavy metals and metalloids in grapes grown in Gonabad vineyards and assessment of associated health risks

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Alami

Moghaddam

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Metals and metalloids are considered as major public health hazards, they are known to accumulate in fruits, which are heavily consumed by humans because of their unique sweet taste and potential health benefits. Therefore, the aim of this study was to measure the concentration of ten heavy metals and metalloids including arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), cobalt (Co), chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), Iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), nickel (Ni), lead (Pb) and zinc (Zn) in grapes samples grown in Gonabad vineyards and to estimate the associated health risks of metals in terms of chronic daily intake (CDI), and carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic risks by hazard quotient (HQ), hazard index (HI) and cancer risk (CR). The overall concentration of in red grapes were in range 0.07–0.5 (mean 0.14), 0.08–0.13 (mean 0.10), 0.07–0.13 (mean 0.09), 0.06–1.49 (mean 0.29), 0.52–4.12 (mean 1.65), 6.43–42.17 (mean 19.01), 0.89–4.04 (mean 1.89), 0.07–9.23 (mean 0.71), 0.07–0.37 (mean 0.18), 0.40–4.13 (mean 1.05) mg/kg dry weight for As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn, respectively. Based on the results, cadmium for all samples and Pb in 64.7 % and As in 35.3% of the samples exceeded the FAO/WHO permissible limits. The estimated non-carcinogenic and carcinogenic risk indices showed that the results were lower than the critical value (1) and in acceptable range, respectively, therefore red grape is safe for consumption with no impact on the human health. The obtained data can be used in remediation techniques, as well as in implementing control measures of metals contamination in grapes.

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Distribution, exposure, and human health risk analysis of heavy metals in drinking groundwater of Ghayen County, Iran

Cited by 48 publications

References 59 publications

Ecological risk assessment of trace elements (TEs) pollution and human health risk exposure in agricultural soils used for saffron cultivation

Ecological risk assessment of trace elements (TEs) pollution and human health risk exposure in agricultural soils used for saffron cultivation

Evaluation of Potentially Toxic Elements and Microplastics in the Water Treatment Facility

Determination of concentration of heavy metals and metalloids in grapes grown in Gonabad vineyards and assessment of associated health risks

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