Human health risk assessment: A case study involving heavy metal soil contamination after the flooding of the river Meuse during the winter of 1993-1994.

Albering, H.J.; Leusen, S.M. van; Moonen, E.J.C.; Hoogewerff, Jurian; Kleinjans, J.C.S.

doi:10.1289/ehp.9910737

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“…Cd concentrations in potatoes varied from 0.02 to 0.12 (mg/kg fresh weight) and in 1 sample exceeded the Commodity Act standard (0.1 mg/kg, fresh weight), while the Cu levels in potatoes correlated significantly with the respective levels in the soil. No significant difference was observed for the rest of the analyzed heavy metals (Albering and others ).…”

Section: Bioaccumulation Of Heavy Metals In Potatoes (Solanum Tuberosmentioning

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The Bioaccumulation and Physiological Effects of Heavy Metals in Carrots, Onions, and Potatoes and Dietary Implications for Cr and Ni: A Review

Stasinos

Nasopoulou

Tsikrika

et al. 2014

Journal of Food Science

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The bioaccumulation of heavy metals in food tubers (carrots, onions, and potatoes) as a result of polluted irrigation water has been studied in this review paper. Given that heavy metals can cause a considerable oxidative stress, the impact of these metals to the physiology of the plants has also been assessed. The consumption of vegetables crosscontaminated with heavy metals carries a considerable risk for humans (especially for children and pregnant women) and these dietary implications are discussed while European Food Safety Authority has been urged to look into this matter of concern.

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Section: Bioaccumulation Of Heavy Metals In Potatoes (Solanum Tuberosmentioning

confidence: 74%

The Bioaccumulation and Physiological Effects of Heavy Metals in Carrots, Onions, and Potatoes and Dietary Implications for Cr and Ni: A Review

Stasinos

Nasopoulou

Tsikrika

et al. 2014

Journal of Food Science

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“…These results, supported by the earlier findings of other authors during floods in the Czech Republic and Germany (Eulenstein et al 1998;Vácha et al 2003;Elhottová et al 2006;Pulkrabová et al 2008) enabled us to draw the more general conclusion that abrupt flood episodes in agricultural areas with no industry and specific polluting activities do not lead to mobilization of the significant amounts of contaminants, do not change the status of the clean soils, and do not limit further agricultural production on those areas. The situation can be different in contaminated areas subjected to flooding (Alberingl et al 1999;Sun et al 2007;Žak et al 2009). …”

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Effect of Flooding on Contamination of Agricultural Soils with Metals and PAHs: The Middle Vistula Gap Case Study

Maliszewska-Kordybach

Klimkowicz‐Pawlas

Smreczak

et al. 2011

Water Air Soil Pollut

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During the intensive flood in May-June 2010, the floodplains in Little Poland Vistula Gap, used mostly for agriculture, were waterlogged for a period of over 1 month. The aim of the study was to assess the effect of the flood on the level of contamination of the soils in this region. The analysis included basic physicochemical soil properties, contents of ten metals, and concentrations of 16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). The studies cover two territories on opposite sites of the river Vistula (Wilkow and Janowiec) differing in their areas (70 and 4.6 km 2 ) and time of water logging (30 and 10 days). Forty soil samples were collected from both areas immediately after the flood event from the upper (0-30 cm) soil layer together with four samples from the 30-60-cm depth layer. This was supplemented by eight samples from the flood-deposited sediment layer (thickness, 2 cm). The concentrations of identified metals (As, Ba, Cr, Sn, Zn, Cd, Co, Cu, Ni, Pb) at all the sampling points were below the Polish legal limits for the upper layer of soils for agriculture use. The same regarded the median contents of nine PAHs compounds specified in the Polish regulations. In both areas, the median contents of Σ16 PAHs (0.21-0.35 mg kg −1 ), Zn (10.3-10.6 mg kg −1 ), Pb (9.2-10.7 mg kg −1 ), and Cd (0.03 mg kg −1 ) were much below the mean concentrations of those contaminants in arable soils on the national and European levels.The results show that this severe flooding episode in "clean" agricultural area had no immediate negative impact on the soils as regards the basic physicochemical properties (organic matter content, acidity, nitrogen content) and did not result in excessive soil contamination.

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“…The release of oil products into water bodies in Nagoya has negatively impacted water quality in the Tokai region, Japan (Isaji, 2003). In the Netherlands, France, and Belgium, the 1993-94 Meuse river winter flooding led to heavy metal soil contamination, including the release of cadmium, zinc, lead, and copper (Albering et al, 1999).…”

Section: Multi-criteria Decision Support Systems For Flood Hazard Mitmentioning

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Multi‐Criteria Decision Support Systems for Flood Hazard Mitigation and Emergency Response in Urban Watersheds¹

Levy

Hartmann

et al. 2007

J American Water Resour Assoc

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Flood management problems are inherently complex, time‐bound and multi‐faceted, involving many decision makers (with conflicting priorities and dynamic preferences), high decision stakes, limited technical information (both in terms of quality and quantity), and difficult tradeoffs. Multi‐Criteria Decision Support Systems (MCDSS) can help to manage this complexity and decision load by combining value judgments and technical information in a structured decision framework. A brief overview of MCDSS is presented, an original MCDSS architecture is put forth, and future research directions are discussed, including extensions to Multi‐Criteria Spatial Decision Support Systems and group MCDSS (as flood management involves shared resources and broad constituencies). With application to the September 11‐12, 2000 Tokai floods in Japan, the proposed multi‐criteria decision support instruments enhance communication among stakeholders and improve emergency management resource allocation. In summary, by making the links among flood knowledge, assumptions and choices more explicit, MCDSS increases stakeholder satisfaction, saves lives, and reduces flood management costs, thereby increasing decision‐making effectiveness, efficiency and transparency.

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Human health risk assessment: A case study involving heavy metal soil contamination after the flooding of the river Meuse during the winter of 1993-1994.

Cited by 94 publications

References 18 publications

The Bioaccumulation and Physiological Effects of Heavy Metals in Carrots, Onions, and Potatoes and Dietary Implications for Cr and Ni: A Review

The Bioaccumulation and Physiological Effects of Heavy Metals in Carrots, Onions, and Potatoes and Dietary Implications for Cr and Ni: A Review

Effect of Flooding on Contamination of Agricultural Soils with Metals and PAHs: The Middle Vistula Gap Case Study

Multi‐Criteria Decision Support Systems for Flood Hazard Mitigation and Emergency Response in Urban Watersheds¹

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Human health risk assessment: A case study involving heavy metal soil contamination after the flooding of the river Meuse during the winter of 1993-1994.

Cited by 94 publications

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The Bioaccumulation and Physiological Effects of Heavy Metals in Carrots, Onions, and Potatoes and Dietary Implications for Cr and Ni: A Review

The Bioaccumulation and Physiological Effects of Heavy Metals in Carrots, Onions, and Potatoes and Dietary Implications for Cr and Ni: A Review

Effect of Flooding on Contamination of Agricultural Soils with Metals and PAHs: The Middle Vistula Gap Case Study

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