Future food contaminants: An assessment of the plant uptake of Technology-critical elements versus traditional metal contaminants

Qvarforth, Anna Rebecka Maria; Lundgren, Mikael; Rodushkin, Ilia; Paulukat, Cora; Hough, Rupert; Moreno‐Jiménez, Eduardo; Beesley, Luke; Trakal, Lukáš; Augustsson, Anna

doi:10.1016/j.envint.2022.107504

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“…The bioconcentration factor (BCF) is an index to evaluate the capacity of plants to absorb and transfer heavy metals into the body [ 31 ].

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Chromium Contamination and Health Risk Assessment of Soil and Agricultural Products in a Rural Area in Southern China

Yu²,

Wang

et al. 2022

Toxics

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With the rapid development of industry, chromium (Cr) pollutants accumulate constantly in the soil, causing severe soil Cr pollution problems. Farmland Cr pollution hurts the safety of agricultural production and indirectly affects human health and safety. However, the current situation of Cr pollution in farmland soil and crops has not been detailed enough. In this study, the evaluation of Cr potential risk in soil-crop systems was conducted in a rural area that was affected by industry and historic sewage irrigation. Ten different crops and rhizosphere soils were sampled from four fields. The results showed that Cr contents in farmland soil exceeded the national standard threshold in China (>21.85%), and the Cr content in edible parts of some agricultural products exceeded that too. According to the PCA and relation analysis, the Cr accumulation in edible parts showed a significant correlation with soil Cr contents and available potassium contents. Except for water spinach, the target hazard quotient (THQ) of the other crops was lower than 1.0 but the carcinogenic health risks all exceeded the limits. The carcinogenic risks (CR) of different types of crops are food crops > legume crops > leafy vegetable crops and root-tuber crops. A comprehensive assessment revealed that planting water spinach in this area had the highest potential risk of Cr pollution. This study provided a scientific and reliable approach by integrating soil environmental quality and agricultural product security, which helps evaluate the potential risk of Cr in arable land more efficiently and lays technical guidelines for local agricultural production safety.

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“…The bioconcentration factor (BCF) is an index to evaluate the capacity of plants to absorb and transfer heavy metals into the body [ 31 ].

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Chromium Contamination and Health Risk Assessment of Soil and Agricultural Products in a Rural Area in Southern China

Yu²,

Wang

et al. 2022

Toxics

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“…This increasing and diverse use of REE is considered a potential source of pollution of environmental media including soils (Qvarforth et al 2022 ). Airborne REE, (e.g., La, which is one of the most used REE in fluid catalytic cracking catalysts and is released from local sources of emission such as production sites or oil refineries), behave like classical heavy metals, undergoing atmospheric and also wastewater diffusion, and finally fallout or sedimentation on surfaces (Kulkarni et al 2007 ; Migaszewski and Gałuszka 2015 ; Censi et al 2017 ).…”

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Rare earth contamination of edible vegetation: Ce, La, and summed REE in fungi

Falandysz,

Kilanowicz,

Fernandes

et al. 2024

Appl Microbiol Biotechnol

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The increasing and diversified use of rare earth elements (REE) is considered a potential source of pollution of environmental media including soils. This work documents critically overview data on the occurrence of REE in the fruiting bodies of wild and farmed species of edible and medicinal mushrooms, as this was identified as the largest published dataset of REE occurrence in foodstuff. Most of the literature reported occurrences of cerium (Ce) and lanthanum (La), but a number of studies lacked data on all lanthanides. The Ce, La, and summed REE occurrences were assessed through the criteria of environmental geochemistry, analytical chemistry, food toxicology, mushroom systematics, and ecology. Ce and La accumulate similarly in fruiting bodies and are not fractionated during uptake, maintaining the occurrence patterns of their growing substrates. Similarly, there is no credible evidence of variable REE uptake because the evaluated species data show natural, unfractionated patterns in accordance with the Oddo-Harkins’ order of environmental lanthanide occurrence. Thus, lithosphere occurrence patterns of Ce and La as the first and the third most abundant lanthanides are reflected in wild and farmed mushrooms regardless of substrate and show that Ce is around twice more abundant than La. The current state of knowledge provides no evidence that mushroom consumption at these REE occurrence levels poses a health risk either by themselves or when included with other dietary exposure. Macromycetes appear to bio-exclude lanthanides because independently reported bioconcentration factors for different species and collection sites, typically range from < 1 to 0.001. This is reflected in fruiting body concentrations which are four to two orders of magnitude lower than growing substrates. Key points •Original REE occurrence patterns in soils/substrates are reflected in mushrooms •No evidence for the fractionation of REE during uptake by fungi •Mushrooms bio-exclude REE in fruiting bodies Graphical Abstract

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“…For example, Tl is an element that might be of concern due to its high toxicity [68,69] with provisional oral reference dose in 10 −5 mg/kg per day [70], and also due to its availability to plants used for food [71]. The highest levels of Tl in this work were found in quinoa (0.031 (0.028) mg/kg), Ulva (0.015 (0.011) mg/kg), sugar kelp (0.0056 (0.0062) mg/kg), and dark gluten-free bread (0.0038 (0.0038) mg/kg).…”

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Multi-Element Assessment of Potentially Toxic and Essential Elements in New and Traditional Food Varieties in Sweden

Kollander

Rodushkin

Sundström

2023

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With the global movement toward the consumption of a more sustainable diet that includes a higher proportion of plant-based foods, it is important to determine how such a change could alter the intake of cadmium and other elements, both essential and toxic. In this study, we report on the levels of a wide range of elements in foodstuffs that are both traditional and “new” to the Swedish market. The data were obtained using analytical methods providing very low detection limits and include market basket data for different food groups to provide the general levels in foods consumed in Sweden and to facilitate comparisons among traditional and “new” food items. This dataset could be used to estimate changes in nutritional intake as well as exposure associated with a change in diet. The concentrations of known toxic and essential elements are provided for all the food matrices studied. Moreover, the concentrations of less routinely analyzed elements are available in some matrices. Depending on the food variety, the dataset includes the concentrations of inorganic arsenic and up to 74 elements (Ag, Al, As, Au, B, Ba, Be, Bi, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cs, Cu, Fe, Ga, Ge, Hf, Hg, K, Li, Mg, Mn, Mo, Na, Nb, Ni, P, Pb, Rb, S, Sb, Sc, Se, Si, Sn, Sr, Ta, Te, Th, Ti, Tl, U, W, V, Y, Zn, Zr, rare Earth elements (REEs) (Ce, Dy, Er, Eu, Gd, Ho, La, Lu, Nd, Pr, Sm, Tb, Tm, and Yb), platinum group elements (PGEs) (Ir, Os, Pd, Pr, Pt, Re, Rh, Ru, and Pr), and halogens (Br, Cl, and I)). The main focus (and thus the most detailed information on variation within a given food group) is on foods that are currently the largest contributors to dietary cadmium exposure in Sweden, such as pasta, rice, potato products, and different sorts of bread. Additionally, elemental concentrations in selected food varieties regarded as relatively new or “novel” to the Swedish market are provided, including teff flour, chia seeds, algae products, and gluten-free products.

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Future food contaminants: An assessment of the plant uptake of Technology-critical elements versus traditional metal contaminants

Cited by 21 publications

References 112 publications

Chromium Contamination and Health Risk Assessment of Soil and Agricultural Products in a Rural Area in Southern China

Chromium Contamination and Health Risk Assessment of Soil and Agricultural Products in a Rural Area in Southern China

Rare earth contamination of edible vegetation: Ce, La, and summed REE in fungi

Multi-Element Assessment of Potentially Toxic and Essential Elements in New and Traditional Food Varieties in Sweden

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