Bioaccumulation of Pb, Cd and As by Euphorbia prostrata growing in sites having different contamination levels

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ID20880905
AutoresMohammad Parvez (0000-0002-3702-0799, Institute of Biological Sciences, Sarhad University of Science and Information Technology (SUIT), Peshawar, Pakistan, autor correspondente), Murad Khan (0000-0003-0061-0557, Environmental and Conservation Sciences, University of Swat, Mingora, Pakistan), Murad Ali Khan (0000-0002-8286-5504, University of Swat)
Ano2024
Volume81
Fascículo4
Páginas1772-1782
Data de publicação2024-07-03
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoInternational Journal of Environmental Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0020-7233 • E-ISSN: 1026-7476
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00207233.2022.2154568
OpenAlexW4321786131
IdiomaEN
Referências citadas23

Many rural people in developing countries rely on herbal remedies, but these derive from plants which may be subject to heavy metal pollutants. Lead, cadmium and arsenic are confirmed carcinogens and may produce toxic effects if present above the recommended levels in medicinal herbs. The study assessed the uptake and associated health risk of Pb, Cd and As by Euphorbia prostrata exposed to different contaminating sources. The levels of Pb were within safe limits of the World Health Organization both in soil (200 mg/kg) and plant (10 mg/kg). Cadmium concentration in soil from all sites exceeded the allowable range (0.6 mg/kg), exceeding the safe permissible limit of 0.3 mg/kg in plants growing in contaminated sites. E. prostrata and other medicinal herbs growing in polluted sites should not be used therapeutically

Bioaccumulation · Biology · Cadmium · Contamination · Environmental protection · Geography · Chemistry · Ecology · Environmental Chemistry · Environmental Science · Heavy metals in environment · Heavy Metals in Plants · Toxicology