Impact of Vanadium-Containing Stone Coal Smelting on Trace Metals in an Agricultural Soil–Vegetable System
Accumulation, Transfer, and Health Risks
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15499208 |
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| Authors | Zhichao Jiang (0000-0002-8571-0217, Central South University), Xiyuan Xiao (Central South University, corresponding author), Zhaohui Guo (0000-0002-0916-455X, Central South University), Yunxia Zhang (0000-0002-5312-6411, Central South University), Xiaoxiao Huang (0000-0003-4500-1800, Central South University), Xiao‐Xiao Huang (0000-0003-0099-1118, Central South University) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 2425-2425 |
| Publication date | 2023-01-30 |
| 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/ijerph20032425 |
| PMID | 36767791 |
| OpenAlex | W4318474395 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 47 |
Dietary exposure to trace metals (TMs) through vegetable consumption has been identified as a potential risk to human health. Fifty-one paired agricultural soil and leaf vegetable samples were collected around V-containing stone coal smelting sites in Hunan Province, China, to study the contamination and transfer characteristics of TMs (Cd, Cr, Cu, Pb, V, and Zn) in the soil-vegetable system. The health risk to local residents through vegetable ingestion was evaluated using Monte Carlo simulations. The results showed that 96.2%, 23.1%, 53.8%, 30.8%, 96.2%, and 69.2% of the soil samples had Cd, Cr, Cu, Pb, V, and Zn contents exceeding their related maximum allowable values, respectively. Cadmium and V were the primary pollutants based on the I geo values. Moreover, 46.9% and 48.4% of vegetable samples exceeded the maximum permissible levels for Cd and Pb, respectively. There was a negative correlation between the bioaccumulation factors for Cd and V of the vegetable and soil physicochemical properties, including pH, organic matter, and free Fe 2 O 3 content. Ingestion of garland chrysanthemum and pak choi posed high health risks, and Cd, V, and Pb were the primary contributors. These findings will help design strategies to minimize contamination and human exposure to soil-vegetable systems caused by V-containing stone coal smelting
Bioaccumulation · Biology · Cadmium · Coal · Contamination · Environmental health · Health risk · Ingestion · Smelting · Soil contamination · Soil water · Transfer factor · Vanadium · Chemistry · Environmental Science · Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity · Heavy metals in environment · Medicine · Mercury impact and mitigation studies · Ecology · Environmental Chemistry · Soil Science
| Highly cited | No |
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