Potentially Harmful Element Concentrations in the Vegetables Cultivated on Arable Soils, with Human Health-Risk Implications
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15475472 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Agnieszka Gruszecka‐Kosowska (0000-0002-4988-173X, AGH University of Krakow, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 20 |
| Pages | 4053-4053 |
| Publication date | 2019-10-22 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph16204053 |
| PMID | 31652630 |
| OpenAlex | W2982123042 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 62 |
Potentially harmful elements (PHEs) were investigated in eight groups of vegetables cultivated in southern Poland and the relevant health-risk implications were assessed. The PHE contents belonged to the following ranges (mg/kg wet weight) in edible parts: As Cu > Ni > Cd > Pb > Sb > Hg > Tl > As > Co. The concentrations of essential PHEs decreased as follows: root > leaf > seed > tuber > legume > inflorescence > shoot > fruit, while the unnecessary PHEs followed this sequence: leaf > root > tuber > legume > inflorescence > seed > shoot > fruit. Soil-to-plant transfer factors revealed capacities to adsorb Cd, Hg, and Tl in roots; Cd, Hg, Tl, and Zn in leaves; Cd, Hg, and Sb in tubers; and Cu, Sb, and Zn in legumes and seeds. The daily intake rates, as a percentage of permissible maximum tolerable daily intake, amounted to the following proportions: Cd 23%, Tl 13%, Hg 5.0%, Ni 3.1%, Pb 2.6%, and As 0.4%. Non-carcinogenic risk described as hazard quotient (HQ) was exceeded in root (HQ = 12.1), leafy (HQ = 2.1), and tuber (HQ = 1.4) vegetables. The carcinogenic risk of As (CR = 8.54 × 10 -5 ) was found unacceptable. The margins of exposure for adults (MOE = 3.1) and children (MOE = 1.6), respectively, indicated a low health risk of Pb in consumed vegetables
Animal science · Biology · Botany · Hazard quotient · Health risk · Heavy metals · Inflorescence · Legume · Shoot · Soil water · Chemistry · Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity · Heavy metals in environment · Heavy Metals in Plants · Environmental Chemistry · Horticulture
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| Citations per year | 0.43 |
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| Citation span | 2019 - 2021 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |