Level of selected heavy metals in surface dust collected from electronic and electrical material maintenance shops in selected Western Oromia towns, Ethiopia

Getachew, Bilise; Amde, Meseret; Bayissa, Leta Danno

doi:10.1007/s11356-019-05018-z

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“…As can be seen from the data, the recovery values obtained was ranged from 90 to 117.46% and the percentage relative standard deviations (% RSD) were happened to be < 11.6% for all the samples. The matrix spike recovery obtained in this study falls within the acceptable range of 80-120% for a good recovery study [41]. The high percentage recovery obtained from the study validates the accuracy of the method and its reliability for the analysis of metal concentration in both soil and vegetable samples considered for analysis in this study.…”

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“…Similarly, it has also become a major environmental concern in Ethiopia as well due to continuous and rapid industrialization and urbanization [38][39][40]. In our recent report [41], we have unveiled an alarmingly higher concentrations of various heavy metals being indiscriminately thrown out to the surrounding environment from electronic and electrical materials maintenance shops. These is a clear indication that, wastes from industries are instigating a wider environmental problems and health hazards globally and particularly in developing nations including Ethiopia as the safety precaution and environmental safety laws are not well documented.…”

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Levels of heavy metals in soil and vegetables and associated health risks in Mojo area, Ethiopia

2020

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Health implications to the population due to the consumption of contaminated vegetables has been a great concern all over the world. In this study, the levels of heavy metals (Cr, Cd, Zn, Fe, Pb, As, Mn, Cu, Hg, Ni and Co) in soil and commonly consumed vegetables from Mojo area in central Ethiopia have been determined using Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrophotometer (ICP-OES) and possible health risks due to the consumptions of the vegetables have also been estimated. The levels of As, Pb, Cd, Zn, Cu, Hg and Co were exceeded the reference level in agricultural soil. Likewise, As, Pb, Cd, Cr and Hg levels exceeded the recommended values in vegetable samples with concentrations rang

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Levels of heavy metals in soil and vegetables and associated health risks in Mojo area, Ethiopia

2020

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“…However, the public health complication due to toxic heavy metals contamination has been evidenced to be more pronounced in developing nations compared with the developed ones [ 26 ]. The rapid industrialization and urbanization in Ethiopia has contributed and being contributing to the major environmental concern [ 10 , 12 , 19 , 27 , 28 ]. This clearly shows that, owing to the development, the environment and food safety is in jeopardy as the industries are releasing their wastes indiscriminately to the environment without or with little treatment [ 23 , 29 ].…”

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Vegetables contamination by heavy metals and associated health risk to the population in Koka area of central Ethiopia

Bayissa

Gebeyehu

2021

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Contaminated soil and vegetables have continued to instigate threat to human health globally and specially in developing countries. This study was aimed to determine concentrations of certain heavy metals in soil and vegetables (cabbage and tomato) from Koka area of central Ethiopia using Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrophotometer (ICP-OES). The amounts of As, Pb, Cd, Zn, Cu, Hg and Co detected in soil samples were found to surpass the reference values for agricultural soil. Similarly, the concentrations of As, Pb, Cd, Cr and Hg obtained in both tomato and cabbage samples have exceeded the recommended values with the mean levels generally ranging from 0.93–6.76, 1.80–7.26, 0.33–1.03, 0.86–5.16 and 3.23–4.36 mg/kg dry weight, respectively. The result obtained have signified that leafy vegetable has hoarded heavy metals more than non-leafy vegetable. The total hazard quote for As and Hg from tomato ingestion and for As, Hg and Co from cabbage ingestion were greater than unity, signifying potential health hazard to the public. The health index (HI) owing to tomato and cabbage ingesting were 5.44 and 14.21, respectively, signifying likely adversative health implication to the population from the ingestion of the vegetables. The Total Cancer Risk (TCR) analysis have uncovered the possible cancer hazard persuaded by Cd, Hg, As and Ni from the ingestion of both vegetables. From the outcomes this study, it can be concluded that the soil and vegetables from Koka areas are possibly contaminated with toxic metals and hence demand strict monitoring to safeguard the public around the study area and beyond.

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“…In this study, surface dust samples were collected from electronic and electrical device maintenance workshops located in Ambo, Gedo, and Nekemte in Ethiopia. Results from analysis, utilizing the atomic absorption spectroscopy, revealed the presence of significative amount of Pb on surface dust samples (Getwachew et al, 2019). This study can be an alert for local population and health authorities.…”

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E-Waste and Its Consequence for Environment and Public Health: Perspectives in Covid-19 Pandemic Times

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Every year the electronics industry increases its production and earns billions of dollars. This increase is associated to the growth electronic waste production that, unfortunately, is not followed by the proportional recycling increase. An extensive quantity of e-waste containing several toxic chemical residues, that provoke serious toxic effects for human health, is released in the environment every day. This work it is a mini review about the issue of electronic waste production and its chemical contamination capacity for soil, water, plants, animals, food, and humans. Finally, this mini-review finalize with a small reflection about e-waste in Covid-19's Pandemic times.

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Level of selected heavy metals in surface dust collected from electronic and electrical material maintenance shops in selected Western Oromia towns, Ethiopia

Cited by 20 publications

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Levels of heavy metals in soil and vegetables and associated health risks in Mojo area, Ethiopia

Levels of heavy metals in soil and vegetables and associated health risks in Mojo area, Ethiopia

Vegetables contamination by heavy metals and associated health risk to the population in Koka area of central Ethiopia

E-Waste and Its Consequence for Environment and Public Health: Perspectives in Covid-19 Pandemic Times

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