Does Industrial Wastewater Irrigation Cause Potentially Toxic Metal Contamination and Risk to Human Health? Sugar Industry Wastewater and Radish Examples

Uğulu, İlker; Bibi, Shehnaz; Khan, Zafar Iqbal; Ahmad, Kafeel; Munir, Mudasra; Malik, Iftikhar H.

doi:10.1007/s00128-023-03748-y

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“…The absence of an additional peak in the CeVO 4 pattern indicates the purity of the CeVO 4 nanoparticles. Using Scherrer equation 3 , the average crystallite size for CeVO 4 was calculated to be about 17 nm. In the pattern of the modified bentonite sample, peaks at 21.84, 24.12 and 32.64 degrees have been observed.…”

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“…Water pollution by industries such as textile, paint, petrochemical is one of the biggest problems in the world and has irreparable consequences for mankind 1 , 2 . Pollution of water resources is important on a global scale and has irreparable consequences for mankind 3 , 4 . One of the most dangerous water pollutants are all kinds of chemicals, which enter the nature and perform numerous reactions with other substances, and will eventually have an adverse effect 5 , 6 .…”

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One-step hydrothermal synthesis of CeVO4/bentonite nanocomposite as a dual-functional photocatalytic adsorbent for the removal of methylene blue from aqueous solutions

Farhadi,

Mousavi-Kamazani,

Keramati

et al. 2024

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Cerium vanadate/modified bentonite (CeVO4/mbt) nanocomposite with different composition percentages was synthesized through a simple one-step hydrothermal method at 180 ℃, and then its photocatalytic activity was evaluated by decolorizing methylene blue (MB) in an aqueous solution under light exposure. In order to increase the surface area as an important parameter in photocatalytic processes, bentonite was modified by ball mill method. The structural and optical properties of the synthesized composites were determined by XRD, FT-IR, DRS, FESEM, EDS, and BET measurements. XRD and EDS results confirmed the successful synthesis of pure CeVO4. FESEM images and EDS mapping showed a proper distribution of rice-like CeVO4 nanoparticles on bentonite. The removal efficiency of MB with only 0.1 g of CeVO4/mbt nanocomposite in 15 min was about 99%, which is significant compared to neat bentonite and pure CeVO4 with efficiency of 30% and 57%. The mentioned nanocomposite followed the first-order kinetics, had a reaction rate constant equal to 0.1483 min–1, and showed acceptable stability in five consecutive cycles.

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One-step hydrothermal synthesis of CeVO4/bentonite nanocomposite as a dual-functional photocatalytic adsorbent for the removal of methylene blue from aqueous solutions

Farhadi,

Mousavi-Kamazani,

Keramati

et al. 2024

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“…Metallic substances in higher quantities are poisonous to living things yet necessary to keep the body's metabolism running smoothly [8][9]. The main food chain exposure route for humans is eating food crops that have been tainted with heavy metals [10][11][12]. Heavy metal stress in animals is caused by eating agricultural crops extremely tainted with toxic substances, which are the mainstay of the food web [13].…”

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Evaluation of Cadmium and Copper Levels in Food Chain Under Arid Regions of Punjab, Pakistan

Ahmad,

Bashir,

Khan

et al. 2024

Pol. J. Environ. Stud.

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Heavy metals pollution is a major concern on a global scale. The present work evaluated the cadmium (Cd) and copper (Cu) concentrations in water, soil, forages (Avena sativa, Brassica campestris, Medicago sativa, Pennisetum glaucum and Trifolium alexandrinum), milk and hair samples of cows. The samples taken according to trophic levels of the food chain were collected from selected arid regions of Khushab, Punjab, Pakistan and analyzed by an atomic absorption spectrophotometer. The concentrations of Cd and Cu were found in the range of 0.041-0.065 mg/L, 0.585-1.341 mg/L in water; 0.223-2.600 mg/kg, 11.550-15.853 mg/kg in soil; 0.0037-0.682 mg/kg, 3.0917-8.208 mg/kg in fodder; 0.0457-0.137 mg/kg, 0.0167-0.690 mg/L in milk and 0.043-0.112 mg/kg, 0.0427-0.497 mg/kg in hair, respectively. The Cd and Cu concentrations in water, soil, forage, milk and hair were safer compared to standard limits. Bioconcentration factor (BCF), Enrichment factor (EF), Daily Intake of Metal (DIM), and Health Risk Index (HRI) were found less than 1 in Cd and Cu whereas PLI<1 in Cd and PLI>1 in Cu that indicates copper pollution in soil. So, regular monitoring of heavy metals was required to appraise contamination levels in the environment.

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Arsenic Levels and Seasonal Variation in Pasture Soil, Forage and Horse Blood Plasma in Central Punjab, Pakistan

Ugulu,

Khan,

Ahmad

et al. 2023

Bull Environ Contam Toxicol

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Does Industrial Wastewater Irrigation Cause Potentially Toxic Metal Contamination and Risk to Human Health? Sugar Industry Wastewater and Radish Examples

Cited by 8 publications

References 47 publications

One-step hydrothermal synthesis of CeVO4/bentonite nanocomposite as a dual-functional photocatalytic adsorbent for the removal of methylene blue from aqueous solutions

One-step hydrothermal synthesis of CeVO4/bentonite nanocomposite as a dual-functional photocatalytic adsorbent for the removal of methylene blue from aqueous solutions

Evaluation of Cadmium and Copper Levels in Food Chain Under Arid Regions of Punjab, Pakistan

Arsenic Levels and Seasonal Variation in Pasture Soil, Forage and Horse Blood Plasma in Central Punjab, Pakistan

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