Mineral Intake by Low Income Group Women in Sewage and Tubewell Irrigated Areas Around Ludhiana City (Punjab)

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ID5162714
AuthorsAvneet Kaur Ahuja, Charanjeet K Hira, B L Kawatra
Year2000
Volume11
Issue5
Pages351-354
Publication date2000-09-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Human Ecology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0970-9274 • E-ISSN: 2456-6608
PublisherKamla Raj Enterprises (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1080/09709274.2000.11907559
OpenAlexW2769078665
LanguageEN
Citations received3

A dietary survey was carried out on women (20-40 years) of low income group from sewage and tubewell irrigated areas (50 each) around Ludhiana city, Food samples from all the subjects were collected and analysed for minerals. Data reveled that the intake of Pb, Cd and Ni in sewage irrigated area was 3-6 times that in tubewellirrigated area. Dictary lead intake by subject of sewage irrigated area was slightly more than maximum tolerable limits while dietary Cd was more than four times the maximum tolerable limits. Intake of calcium and zinc by subjects of sewage irrigated area was less as compared to that of tubewell irrigated area while intake of iron, copper and manganese was higher by the women in sewage irrigated area. Lead, cadmium, nickel, iron and copper content of water in sewage irrigated area was almost twice as compared to tubewell irrigated area while zinc content was almost same in the two aread. Dietary intake of Ni, Fe and Ca was positively associated with green leafy vegetable consamption

Agronomy · Animal science · Biology · Cadmium · Groundwater · Irrigation · Manganese · Sewage · Tube well · Zinc · Agricultural Economics and Practices · Chemistry · Environmental Science · Environmental Engineering · Geology

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