Elemental composition of vegetables cultivated in illegal mining towns in Ghana using neutron activation analysis

Ahiamadjie, H.; Serfor-Armah, Y.; Tandoh, J. B.; Gyampo, O.; Dampare, Samuel B.; Nyarko, B.J.B.

doi:10.1007/s10967-011-1049-3

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“…consumption of contaminated crop plants) (Aelion et al, 2009;Taiwo, 2019;Lu 2015;Lu 2014). Furthermore, these elements through leaching and surface runoff may get into adjacent streams, or percolate into the groundwater system, contaminate soils, and as a result taken up by crop plants tissues (Ahiamadjie et al, 2011;Souri et al, 2018).…”

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An integrated approach to the bioavailability, ecological, and health risk assessment of potentially toxic elements in soils within a barite mining area, SE Nigeria

Omeka

Igwe

Unigwe³

2022

Environ Monit Assess

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increase towards the south-eastern parts of the area. Chemometric analysis revealed that PTE enrichment in the soil is majorly influenced by anthropogenic activities. Further, bioavailability/bioaccessibility risk assessment index (BRAI) and health risk assessment models were developed to quantify the bioavailable/ human bioaccessible portion of elements in soils and the associated health risks. The BRAI ranged from high (3 ≥ 5) to very high (> 5) risk of human bioaccessibility; hence, greater amount of PTEs will be bioaccessible for absorption into the human gastrointestinal system than they would for plants uptake. The hazard index and lifetime cancer risk (LCR) revealed that most of the samples present high chronic cancer risks from dermal contact and ingestion for children and adults. The LCR values ranged between 1.0E-6 and 1.0E − 04, with the children population showing greater vulnerability to cancer risks.

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