Bioaccessibility and human exposure to metals in urban soils (Huelva, SW Spain): evaluation by in vitro gastric extraction

Guillén, Marco Tulio; Delgado, Joaquín Montalván; Gómez-Arias, Alba; Nieto, José Miguel; Castillo, Julio

doi:10.1007/s10653-021-00814-4

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“…This study was designed to compare children living in an area with environmental pollution of heavy metals (i.e., the province of Huelva) with children from areas without this type of pollution and assumes that the former is a group at risk because of their exposure to heavy metals (an indirect exposure measurement). We relied on a number of studies that have been performed to characterize the quality of the air [29,30], soil [31,32], water [23][24][25][26]33] and sediments [27,28] in the city of Huelva. Relatively higher concentrations of phosphate, arsenic, copper, zinc and lead in total suspended particulate [29] and PM 10 have been reported in the air of Huelva than in other cities in Spain [29,66].…”

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“…Arsenic was found to be the main geochemical anomaly in PM 10 . Regarding soil contamination in the fringe of the city of Huelva [31,32], concluding that some areas are potentially contaminated with As, Cd, Cu, Pb, Sb and Zn, exceeding the regulatory levels should be classified as polluted. While a high concentration of As, Cd, Pb and Ni was found in estuarine water surrounding the city of Huelva [23][24][25][26]33].…”

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Residence in an Area with Environmental Exposure to Heavy Metals and Neurobehavioral Performance in Children 9–11 Years Old: An Explorative Study

Capelo

Rohlman

Jara

et al. 2022

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We explored the association between residence in an area polluted with metals and neurobehavioral performance in children aged 9 to 11. A cross-sectional study was conducted with thirty boys and thirty girls aged 9 to 11 from public schools in a heavily industrialized area, matched by age (±4 months) and gender with 15 boys and 15 girls from public schools in cities without relevant industrial activity. Neurobehavioral performance was assessed with the Behavioral Assessment and Research System. Linear regression models were used, adjusting for age, sex, social class and multimedia activities to predict each of the neurobehavioral outcome variables. No differences in neurobehavioral performance were found when all children with residence in areas with environmental exposure to metals were classified as exposed and the children from the other provinces as unexposed. However, when we compared children living <1 km from an industrial area with respect to those living more than 1 km away, significant differences were found. Children living <1 km away had lower scores on Finger Tapping (p = 0.03), Symbol-Digit (p = 0.07) and Continuous Performance (p = 0.02) than those living farther away. Our results support the hypothesis that residing close to an area with industrial activity (<1 km) is associated with deficits in neurobehavioral performance among children aged 9 to 11.

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Residence in an Area with Environmental Exposure to Heavy Metals and Neurobehavioral Performance in Children 9–11 Years Old: An Explorative Study

Capelo

Rohlman

Jara

et al. 2022

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Urban areas, human health and technosols for the green deal

Rodrıguez-Espinosa

Pedreño

Gómez-Lucas

et al. 2021

Environ Geochem Health

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Authors aim to carry out a bibliographic review as an initial approach to state of the art related to the quality of urban soils, as well as its possible link with human health. This concern arises from the need to highlight the consequences that soil could face, derived from the growth and aging of the population, as well as its predicted preference for urban settlement. Urban development may pose a challenge to the health of urban soils, due to degradative processes that it entails, such as land take, sealing, contamination or compaction. A healthy soil is the one which maintains the capacity to support ecosystem services, so it can provide numerous benefits to human health and well-being (carbon sequestration, protection against flooding, retention and immobilization of pollutants and a growth media for vegetation and food production). This article addresses threats facing urban soils, the strategies put forward by the European Union to deal with them, as well as the issues that require further attention. Greening cities could be a consensual solution, so authors analyze whether soils of cities are ready for that challenge and what resources need to maintain soil ecosystem functions. This review proposes to use made by waste Technosols for a sustainable green city. Although the use of Technosols as a type of soil is very recent, the interest of the scientific community in this field continues to grow.

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Environmental geochemistry and health (EGAH) Special Issue “reclamation of polluted soils for food production and human health: part 2”

Bech

2022

Environ Geochem Health

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BackgroundThis collection of papers submitted to this Special Issue is mainly an outgrowth from the Session SSS8.2. EGU 2019 ''Soils under industrial and agricultural impact and their improvement to enhance the quality of food production and human health'', Vienna, April 2019.Soils are the basis of terrestrial ecosystems and crossroad of biogeochemical cycles at the lithospherehydrosphere-biosphere-atmosphere interface. Soils are limited and vulnerable resource and soil quality must be preserved. Soil is subjected to physical and chemical degradation and needs reclamation. To survive and develop as species, humans should take urgent, short-term decisions and use scientifically based approaches to find a stable existence in a changeable noosphere. Humankind should optimise the eco-geochemical state of anthropized soils, improve the quality of agricultural and forestry production and finally human health in conditions of man-made contamination.

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Bioaccessibility and human exposure to metals in urban soils (Huelva, SW Spain): evaluation by in vitro gastric extraction

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Residence in an Area with Environmental Exposure to Heavy Metals and Neurobehavioral Performance in Children 9–11 Years Old: An Explorative Study

Residence in an Area with Environmental Exposure to Heavy Metals and Neurobehavioral Performance in Children 9–11 Years Old: An Explorative Study

Urban areas, human health and technosols for the green deal

Environmental geochemistry and health (EGAH) Special Issue “reclamation of polluted soils for food production and human health: part 2”

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