Evaluation of heavy metals contamination in cereals, vegetables and fruits with probabilistic health hazard in a highly polluted megacity

Proshad, Ram; Idris, Abubakr M.

doi:10.1007/s11356-023-27977-0

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“…Similarly, THQ is another important parameter that is used to estimate the cumulative health impact of heavy metals in foods and vegetables [45,46]. Herein, if the THQ value exceeds 1 when summed up together, the risk level is considered significant.…”

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Occurrence and Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Lychee (Litchi chinensis Sonn., Sapindaceae) Fruit Samples

AL-Huqail,

Singh,

Širić

et al. 2023

Horticulturae

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This study aimed to assess the occurrence of eight heavy metals in lychee (Litchi chinensis Sonn.) fruit samples collected from orchards of the Dehradun and Haridwar districts in Uttarakhand, India. Lychee fruit samples were collected from ten (10) sampling locations from May to June 2023 and analyzed using inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES). Results showed that lychee fruit samples showed varying levels of selected heavy metals, i.e., Cd (0.009–0.095 mg/kg), Cr (0.079–0.960 mg/kg), Cu (0.095–0.258 mg/kg), Fe (0.254–0.531 mg/kg), Pb (0.000–0.011 mg/kg), Mn (0.862–1.903 mg/kg), Ni (0.166–0.310 mg/kg), and Zn (0.076–0.149 mg/kg). It was observed that lychee fruit sampling sites near urban and industrial areas had higher concentrations of heavy metals as compared to those in rural and agricultural areas. In addition, principal component analysis (PCA) and clustered heatmap dendrogram results showed that several sites had significant similarities in terms of heavy metal availability. Overall, the levels of all heavy metals were below the safe limits as suggested by health risk studies. The selected indices such as daily intake of metals (DIM), health risk index (HRI), and target hazard quotient (THQ) did not exceed the standard limit which indicated consumption of lychee fruit was safe at all sampling sites. The results of this study emphasize the need to regularly monitor lychee heavy metal levels and implement sustainable agricultural and environmental practices to reduce contamination sources.

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Occurrence and Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Lychee (Litchi chinensis Sonn., Sapindaceae) Fruit Samples

AL-Huqail,

Singh,

Širić

et al. 2023

Horticulturae

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“…Dietary fiber can be such a natural chelator. It is known that lead is largely accumulated in edible parts and fruits of plants growing in lead-contaminated areas (Knez, 2022;Zhou, 2022;Proshad, 2023;Du, 2023). This has led researchers to believe that treated fibrous plant-based food wastes could be excellent sorbents for eliminating several detrimental and poisonous compounds, such as heavy metals, from wastewater and aqueous solutions (Karim, 2023).…”

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“…When choosing a source of dietary fiber, we paid attention to the fact that there is a risk of previous lead contamination of the food additive itself. This risk is greater for vegetables than for cereals (Knez, 2022;Proshad, 2023;Du, 2023). Therefore, we settled on dietary fiber from wheat.…”

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Dietary Fiber in Reducing of Elevated Blood Lead Concentration in Children

Hnida,

Hnidoi

2023

SJPU

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The aim of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of dietary fiber in reducing elevated blood lead concentration (BLC) of Ukrainian children. Materials and methods. 80 random children aged 4 to 15 years were examined. The lead content in venous blood was detected by atomic absorption spectrometry with electro-thermal atomizer (ET AAS). Indicators of morphological and biochemical blood tests were determined by generally accepted methods. Results. About a quarter of the children had BLC ≥ 5μg/dL. They had a higher content of eosinophil cells, an increase of ALT activity in the blood compared to children with lower BLCs. As a nutritional supplement for the rehabilitation of these children, dietary fiber from cereals of 10 g per day was used for 30 days, as an addition to main dishes and salads during lunch. As a result, BLC significantly decreased. At the same time, the number of eosinophils in blood and the activity of ALT significantly decreased. The thiol-disulfide ratio increased. Children tolerated nutritional intervention well. Its safety was also indicated by the absence of changes in indicators of the functional state of the liver. This allows us to recommend this dietary supplement for the improvement of children undergoing environmental lead pressure.

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Heavy Metals Accumulation in Vegetables and Its Consequences on Human Health in the Areas Influenced by Industrial Activities

Jolly,

Akter,

Kabir

et al. 2023

Biol Trace Elem Res

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Evaluation of heavy metals contamination in cereals, vegetables and fruits with probabilistic health hazard in a highly polluted megacity

Cited by 9 publications

References 138 publications

Occurrence and Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Lychee (Litchi chinensis Sonn., Sapindaceae) Fruit Samples

Occurrence and Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Lychee (Litchi chinensis Sonn., Sapindaceae) Fruit Samples

Dietary Fiber in Reducing of Elevated Blood Lead Concentration in Children

Heavy Metals Accumulation in Vegetables and Its Consequences on Human Health in the Areas Influenced by Industrial Activities

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