Essential and toxic heavy metals in cereals and agricultural products marketed in Kermanshah, Iran, and human health risk assessment

Pirsaheb, Meghdad; Fattahi, Nazir; Sharafi, Kiomars; Khamotian, Razieh; Atafar, Zahra

doi:10.1080/19393210.2015.1099570

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“…Zinc and copper are essential elements for humans and among the micro-metallic elements they are normally the most abundant in plants (Singh et al 2010;Bini et al 2013;Grembecka and Szefer 2013;Zhang et al 2014;Madejón et al 2015;Pirsaheb et al 2016). Measured concentration of Zn and Cu in seeds (40 and 7.4 mg*kg -1 respectively) are in agreement with the data obtained by Bianchini et al (2012) on cereals grown in the same area (Fig.…”

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Assessment of heavy metal bioaccumulation in sorghum from neutral saline soils in the Po River Delta Plain (Northern Italy)

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Po River Delta is situated in the Padania Plain at the confluence with the Adriatic Sea. Since the second half of the nineteenth century, human activities have been focused on the reclamation of wetlands, in order to use them for agricultural purposes. Nowadays these reclaimed soils are mainly used to cultivate cereals and horticultural crops. The mail problem related to this kind of soils is their capability to retain heavy metals. These can be transferred to the cultivations and to the humans, being in some cases very dangerous. It is therefore fundamental to investigate the amount of heavy metals present in reclaimed soils and that which could be transferred to the plants. With this aim, a reclaimed soil that has been used for sorghum cultivation was chosen as test field. Heavy metal concentrations of the soil, the rhizosphere and the seeds, as well as the roots and some aerial parts of the sampled sorghum were measured, respectively. High Cr and Ni concentrations were detected in the soil and rhizosphere samples, related to their natural availability due to the presence of chlorite and serpentine in these soils. On the contrary in the seeds, micronutrients such as Zn and Cu have higher concentrations with respect to Cr and Ni, but all the metals (except Cd) are below the national admitted limits. Metals classified as non-essential for humans (As, Cd, Cr, Ni) are scarcely absorbed by the plant, and their average concentrations decreased according to this pathway: soil > rhizosphere > root > aerial parts > seed. Cd, Zn and As are richer in the rhizosphere with respect to the bulk soil

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Assessment of heavy metal bioaccumulation in sorghum from neutral saline soils in the Po River Delta Plain (Northern Italy)

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“…The concentration and influence on human health of toxic heavy metals (Pb, Cd and Cr) and essential heavy metals (Ni, Cu and Zn) in agricultural products was briefly analysed in the articles of Pirsaheb et al (2015) and Teklić et al (2013). Pb and Cd have been characterized as very toxic even at low concentrations, Cr is a carcinogen, but it is essential at low concentrations, Ni can be toxic, but normally occurs at very low concentrations, Zn and Cu are needed for human organism.…”

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Macro and trace elements in oat cultivars bred in Latvia

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et al. 2019

Zemdirbyste-Agriculture

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The aim of the research was to quantify 13 macro and trace elements in different oat (Avena sativa L.) genotypes depending on the year of cultivation (2011, 2012 and 2013) and crop management practice (conventional or organic), agronomic practice (different N supply) and evaluate the risks regarding Cd, Pb, Cr, Ni, Cu, Zn and Al concentrations and nutritional aspects regarding K, Na, Ca, Mn, Mg, Fe, Cu, Zn and Cr concentrations in oat grain. Elements Cd, Pb, Cr, Ni and Al were detected by electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry, and K, Na, Zn, Cu, Ca, Mg, Mn and Fe were analysed by flame atomic absorption spectrometry. Cluster analysis showed that genotype and agronomic / crop management practice play an important role in the concentration of macro and trace elements in oat grain. Statistically different concentrations of elements were noticed for Cr, Ni, Zn, K and Mg among the genotypes: for Mn and Fe in grains, grown conventionally or organically, for Cr, Ni, Zn, K and Mg in hulled and naked grain, and for Cd, Pb, Ni, Cu, Al, K, Na and Mg among the study years. The concentrations of potentially hazardous elements were low: Cd 0.008-0.023, Pb 0.014-0.060, Cr 0.117-1.460, Ni 0.447-1.834, Cu 3.2-4.1 and Zn 22.0-32.3 mg kg-1. Oat products can contribute to the consumption of necessary macro and trace elements, especially of Mn, Mg and Fe: 30.0-49.3, 1166-1486 and 33.5-48.9 mg kg-1 , respectively, as well as Cr and Zn.

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“…The contents of Pb, Ni, Zn, and Cd measured in this study in six investigated species of cereals, were lower, and the Cu contents were at the same level in wheat [1,12,18,19,22,23,26,27], maize [1,12,22,27], and barley [1,27]. That may have been associated with anthropogenic pollution of the irrigating water and soil via industrial production, mining, or transportation [12].…”

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Human Health Risk Assessment and Potentially Harmful Element Contents in the Cereals Cultivated on Agricultural Soils

Gruszecka‐Kosowska

2020

IJERPH

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Potentially harmful element (PHE) contents were investigated in six species of cereals in southern Poland, with human health risk implications assessed afterwards. The PHE contents belonged to the following ranges (mg/kg wet weight): As below the limit of detection (<LOD)–0.013, Cd <LOD–0.291, Co <LOD–0.012, Cu 0.002–11.0, Hg <LOD–0.080, Ni <LOD–8.40, Pb <LOD–12.0, Sb <LOD–0.430, Tl <LOD–0.160, and Zn 5.47–67.7. The Pb and Cd contents exceeded the maximum allowable concentration (MAC) values for wheat, oat, rye, and barley in the Śląskie region. The bioaccumulation coefficient (BA) for the total PHE content in the soil indicated that cereals had no potential of PHE accumulation. Regarding the statistical daily consumption of cereals, the PHE intake rates, expressed as a percentage of permissible maximum total daily intake (% PMTDI), were the following: As 0.0003, Cd 0.193, Co 0.0003, Cu 0.075, Hg 0.424, Ni 3.94, Pb 3.16, Sb 0.23, Tl 0.27, and Zn 0.44. The total non-carcinogenic risk values (HQ) exceeded the target risk value of 1 for wheat (HQ = 13.3) and rye (HQ = 3.44). For other cereals, the total non-carcinogenic risk values decreased in the following order: barley (HQ = 0.47) > oat (HQ = 0.38) > maize (HQ = 0.02). The total non-carcinogenic risk value of the statistical daily consumption of cereals was acceptable low (HQ = 0.58). The acceptable cancer risk (CR) level of 1.0 × 10−5 investigated only for As was not exceeded under any of the intake scenarios. Concerning the mean As content in cereals consumed daily in statistical amounts the CR value was equal to 5.1 × 10−8. The health risk value according to the Pb content in cereals using the margin of exposure (MOE) approach was equal to 1.27, indicating an acceptable low risk.

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Essential and toxic heavy metals in cereals and agricultural products marketed in Kermanshah, Iran, and human health risk assessment

Cited by 81 publications

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Assessment of heavy metal bioaccumulation in sorghum from neutral saline soils in the Po River Delta Plain (Northern Italy)

Assessment of heavy metal bioaccumulation in sorghum from neutral saline soils in the Po River Delta Plain (Northern Italy)

Macro and trace elements in oat cultivars bred in Latvia

Human Health Risk Assessment and Potentially Harmful Element Contents in the Cereals Cultivated on Agricultural Soils

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