Health risk of Hg, Pb, Cd, Zn, and Cu to the inhabitants around Huludao Zinc Plant in China via consumption of vegetables

Zheng, Na; Wang, Qichao; Dan, Zheng

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2007.05.002

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“…Variation in transfer factors among different vegetables is attributed to differences in the concentration of heavy metals in the sewage-irrigated soils and differences in metal uptake by different vegetables (Cui et al 2004;Zheng et al 2007). …”

Section: Metal Translocation Factormentioning

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Depth-wise distribution, mobility and naturally occurring glutathione based phytoaccumulation of cadmium and zinc in sewage-irrigated soil profiles

Mani

Sharma

Kumar

et al. 2012

Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol.

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Field experiments were conducted to determine the mobility, distribution and naturally occurring glutathione (GSH)-based phytoaccumulation of cadmium and zinc in the sewage-irrigated alluvial soils, Allahabad, India. Frequent sewage-irrigation (up to 100 mL kg -1 soil) at 5 days' interval indicated enrichment of soil profiles with Cd and Zn more prominently in surface soils and subsurface soils below to the depth of 0.6 m and augmented cadmium and zinc accumulation in shoot tissues of Brassica species up to 10.6 and 31.5 mg kg -1 , respectively. Both cadmium and zinc were found significantly correlated with organic matter and cation exchange capacity of the soils indicating their dominant role in the sewage-irrigated soils. Raphanus sativus L. and Brassica napus L. accumulated significant quantity of cadmium and zinc, and higher concentration of GSH in their shoot tissues synergistically boosted translocation as well as accumulation of metals in plants, especially at plant maturity. However, cadmium showed higher translocation than zinc. Such evidence supports the conclusion that elevated natural GSH concentrations of Brassica species during their developed stage of plant growth are involved in metal hyperaccumulation, which ensure their potential for phytoremediation of cadmium and zinc in the sewage-irrigated soils. Thus, the use of the unused part (mostly leaves) of these species as an innovative technology for phytoremediation is suggested.

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Section: Metal Translocation Factormentioning

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Depth-wise distribution, mobility and naturally occurring glutathione based phytoaccumulation of cadmium and zinc in sewage-irrigated soil profiles

Mani

Sharma

Kumar

et al. 2012

Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol.

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“…Both heavy metals contents of edible parts of 20 vegetables around zinc smelter in Huludao of China were listed into Table 7 and Table 8, where Pb and Cd content of top soil were 319.6 g/g and 36.2 g/g, respectively [7]. The corresponding average Pb and Cd daily intakes dose of adults reached 2.67 g/(kg d) and 1.66 g/(kg d).…”

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“…Researches found that the maximum Cd content in rice, irrigated by mercury contaminated mining water from Diwalwal gold mining centre, Philippines, reached up to 1.03 g/g [6]. Health risks of population exposed to heavy metals were rarely evaluated and those evaluations were limited to some single exposure routes such as vegetable consumption or inhalation [7]. Integrated health risks of heavy metals through various exposure pathways were of significance for inhabitants living in mining area.…”

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Environmental contamination and health hazard of lead and cadmium around Chatian mercury mining deposit in western Hunan Province, China

Sun

et al. 2010

Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China

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“…A acumulação de MPT em partes comestíveis e não comestíveis de hortaliças como alface, coentro, couve, tomate, entre outras (ZHENG et al, 2007;ARORA et al, 2008), ocasionam sérios problemas clínicos a animais e seres humanos via consumo destas plantas ricas em metais. Entre os problemas clínicos estão o decréscimo da defesa imunológica, retardo do crescimento intrauterino, desnutrição e câncer gastrointestinal (ARORA et al, 2008).…”

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Análise química e bacteriológica da água de irrigação utilizada na Comunidade Agrícola Nova Esperança, Manaus - AM.

2012

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Resumo -A avaliação da qualidade da água utilizada para a irrigação no meio agrícola é relevante tanto para o meio ambiente, quanto para a saúde humana. O uso contínuo de água contaminada acarreta poluição ao solo e às culturas cultivadas, transmitindo doenças por meio do consumo de hortaliças contaminadas. Desse modo, objetivou-se com esse trabalho avaliar a qualidade da água de irrigação de três corpos hídricos: poço, cacimba e igarapé, utilizada na Comunidade Agrícola Nova Esperança, localizada entre uma área urbana periférica e uma floresta nativa na cidade de Manaus -AM. Foram avaliados os metais potencialmente tóxicos (MPT): Cd, Cu, Co, Fe, Ni, Mn, Pb e Zn, utilizando espectrometria de absorção atômica por chama e medidas bacteriológicas (coliformes totais e fecais) pelo método de membrana filtrante. Os resultados indicam altos índices de coliformes totais e fecais, 89,3% nas amostras de água coletadas nos três corpos hídricos: poço, cacimba e igarapé da área de estudo, assim como elevados níveis de MPT, com destaque para Cd e Pb extremamente tóxicos. Os testes estatísticos mostraram que há influência do período sazonal sobre as concentrações médias dos MPT e que não existem diferenças significativas destes contaminantes, entre os diferentes corpos hídricos, durante todo o período estudado. Palavras-chaves -Coliformes. Contaminação. Metais pesados.Abstract -The evaluation of the quality of the water used for irrigation in agriculture is of great importance for the environment and human health. The continuous use of contaminated water causes pollution to soil and cultivated crops, causing various diseases associated with consumption of contaminated vegetables. Thus, the objective of this study was to evaluate the quality of irrigation water of three water bodies: artesian wells, cacimbas (kind of graves that collect water from swampy lands) and streams, used in the Nova Esperança Agricultural Community, located between a peripheral urban area and a native forest in Manaus -AM. Potentially toxic metals (PTM): Cd, Cu, Co, Fe, Ni, Mn and Zn were evaluated using atomic absorption spectrometry by flame and bacteriological analyses (total and faecal coliforms) by filter membrane method. The results showed high levels of total and faecal coliforms, 89,3% in water samples collected in the three water bodies, as well as high levels of TPM, especially Cd and Pb extremely toxic. Statistical tests showed the influence of the seasonal period on the average concentrations of the PTM and there is not meaning difference of these contaminants on the different water bodies during the period of this study.

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Health risk of Hg, Pb, Cd, Zn, and Cu to the inhabitants around Huludao Zinc Plant in China via consumption of vegetables

Cited by 296 publications

References 24 publications

Depth-wise distribution, mobility and naturally occurring glutathione based phytoaccumulation of cadmium and zinc in sewage-irrigated soil profiles

Depth-wise distribution, mobility and naturally occurring glutathione based phytoaccumulation of cadmium and zinc in sewage-irrigated soil profiles

Environmental contamination and health hazard of lead and cadmium around Chatian mercury mining deposit in western Hunan Province, China

Análise química e bacteriológica da água de irrigação utilizada na Comunidade Agrícola Nova Esperança, Manaus - AM.

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