Metales pesados en leche de vacas alimentadas con alfalfa producida en suelos irrigados con aguas residuales en Puebla y Tlaxcala, México

Castro-González, Numa Pompilio; Moreno-Rojas, Rafael; Sánchez, Francisco Calderón; Moreno-Ortega, Alicia; Tamariz-Flores, José Víctor

doi:10.22319/rmcp.v9i3.4358

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“…The amount of lead absorbed by the plants irrigated with contaminated water was calculated using the bioconcentration factor (BCF) that several authors use. The relation is equal to BCF = Cplanta /Csuelo where Cplanta is equal to the concentration of the metal in the plant and Csuelo is the concentration of the metal in the soil where the plant grows [Castro et al 2018, Kicinska 2019]. The means of concentration of lead in the soil and pastures compared using the t test by means of the SPSS statistical package for data processing.…”

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Lead in Agricultural Soils and Cultivated Pastures Irrigated with River Water Contaminated by Mining Activity

Orellana¹,

Custodio²,

Bastos³

et al. 2019

J. Ecol. Eng.

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Agricultural soils that have been irrigated with the contaminated water from metallurgical mining activities for more than 70 years constitute an environmental problem as well as a concern for food security and human health. The presence of lead in the soil and cultivated pastures is highly dangerous, due to its toxicity, persistence and accumulation in plants and animals (cattle). This element enters the trophic chain of humans due to the intake of meat, milk and its derivatives. The concentration of lead was determined in the soil and the cultivated pastures with Lolium x hybridum Hausskn and Medicago sativa L. The soil and pastures samples collected from plots irrigated with river water contaminated with heavy metals at a depth of 0-20 cm. The content of Pb determined by the atomic absorption spectrophotometry. The results showed the lead concentrations in soil in the range of environmental quality standards for soils according to Peruvian regulations. In the soil with L. x hybridum and M. sativa the average content of lead was 57.17 ± 6.29 mg.kg -1 and 57.19 ± 8.99 mg.kg -1 ; in the above-ground tissues were 1.17 ± 0.69 mg.kg -1 and 1.62 ± 0.68 mg.kg -1 , respectively. In addition, no significant differences were observed in the Pb content in the soil and plant tissues. The bioconcentration factor (BCF) in the above-ground tissues of L. x hybridum and M. sativa was less than one and they were not significant. Therefore, irrigation with long-term contaminated water is not a concern for the farmers in the Mantaro Valley.

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Lead in Agricultural Soils and Cultivated Pastures Irrigated with River Water Contaminated by Mining Activity

Orellana¹,

Custodio²,

Bastos³

et al. 2019

J. Ecol. Eng.

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“…The extent of metal transfer in mammals depends on the degree of exposure, mammal species, diet, season, sex, age, and the metal being considered (Gall et al 2015). High levels of heavy metals were observed in milk from cows fed alfalfa grown on contaminated soil (Castro-González et al 2018). Studies report higher levels of metal accumulation in carnivorous or omnivorous mammals than in exclusively herbivorous ones (Sánchez-Chardi et al 2007, Vermeulen et al 2009, Gall et al 2015.…”

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Dietary intake and trophic transfer of cadmium and lead from three daily consumption vegetables in Quito, Ecuador

Vela,

Simbaña-Farinango,

Navarrete

et al. 2023

Rev. Int. Contam. Ambie.

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The presence of toxic metals in vegetables of daily consumption is a concern for human health. Little is known about the concentration of toxic metals in vegetables sold in markets in Quito, Ecuador, and the corresponding risk to the population. This study aimed to measure the concentration of cadmium (Cd), and lead (Pb) in tomatoes, carrots, and lettuce, to estimate the risk for human health, and to determine the trophic transfer factor using Drosophila melanogaster flies. Vegetable samples were obtained from four local markets in Quito to measure the concentration of Cd and Pb (expressed in mg/kg of dry weight) in the vegetables by microwave-assisted acid digestion and atomic absorption spectrophotometry. Drosophila melanogaster flies were fed with contaminated vegetables to determine de trophic transfer factor of metals in the trophic chain. Our results showed the highest accumulation of Pb and Cd occurred in lettuce. In all cases, the Pb and Cd concentrations exceeded the maximum levels established by the Food and Agriculture Organization. However, the daily intake of metals and the health risk index showed no risk from daily consumption. Pb’s trophic transfer factor was excessively high in the tomato-fed flies, showing transference and accumulation in the flies. Cadmium concentration in tomato-fed flies was also the highest among the three vegetables. The trophic chain transfer of toxic metals from vegetables to Drosophila has been observed through a high accumulation of these metals in flies, and this suggests a negative impact on both human health and ecosystems.

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“…Figure S1: Heavy metals concentration in parts per million (ppm) in the least reported food groups worldwide. References [ 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 , 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 , 65 , 66 , 67 , 68 , 69 , 70 , 71 , 72 , 73 , 74 , 75 , 76 , 77 , 78 , 79 , 80 , 81 , 82 , 83 , 84 , 85 , 86 ,…”

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Heavy Metals in Unprocessed or Minimally Processed Foods Consumed by Humans Worldwide: A Scoping Review

Collado-López

Betanzos-Robledo

Téllez-Rojo

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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Heavy metals (HMs) can be accumulated along the food chain; their presence in food is a global concern for human health because some of them are toxic even at low concentrations. Unprocessed or minimally processed foods are good sources of different nutrients, so their safety and quality composition should be guaranteed in the most natural form that is obtained for human consumption. The objective of this scoping review (ScR) is to summarize the existing evidence about the presence of HM content (arsenic (As), lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), mercury (Hg) and aluminum (Al)) in unprocessed or minimally processed foods for human consumption worldwide during the period of 2011–2020. As a second objective, we identified reported HM values in food with respect to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) International Food Standards for Maximum Limits (MLs) for contaminants in food. This ScR was conducted in accordance with the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) methodology and PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR); advance searches were performed in PubMed, ScienceDirect and FAO AGRIS (Agricultural Science and Technology Information) databases by two reviewers who independently performed literature searches with specific eligibility criteria. We classified individual foods in food groups and subgroups according to the Global Individual Information Food Consumption Data Tool (FAO/WHO GIFT). We homologated all the reported HM units to parts per million (ppm) to determine the weighted mean HM concentration per country and food group/subgroup of the articles included. Then, we compared HM concentration findings with FAO/WHO MLs. Finally, we used a Geographic Information System (GIS) to present our findings. Using our search strategy, we included 152 articles. Asia was the continent with the highest number of publications (n = 79, 51.3%), with China being the country with the largest number of studies (n = 34). Fish and shellfish (n = 58), followed by vegetables (n = 39) and cereals (n = 38), were the food groups studied the most. Fish (n = 42), rice (n = 33) and leafy (n = 28) and fruiting vegetables (n = 29) were the most studied food subgroups. With respect to the HMs of interest, Cd was the most analyzed, followed by Pb, As, Hg and Al. Finally, we found that many of the HM concentrations reported exceeded the FAO/OMS MLs established for Cd, Pb and As globally in all food groups, mainly in vegetables, followed by the roots and tubers, and cereals food groups. Our study highlights the presence of HMs in the most natural forms of food around the world, in concentrations that, in fact, exceed the MLs, which affects food safety and could represent a human health risk. In countries with regulations on these topics, a monitoring system is recommended to evaluate and monitor compliance with national standards. For countries without a regulation system, it is recommended to adopt international guidelines, such as those of FAO, and implement a monitoring system that supervises national compliance. In both cases, the information must be disseminated to the population to create social awareness. This is especially important to protect the population from the consumption of internal production and for the international markets of the globalized world.

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Metales pesados en leche de vacas alimentadas con alfalfa producida en suelos irrigados con aguas residuales en Puebla y Tlaxcala, México

Abstract: Metales pesados en leche de vacas alimentadas con alfalfa producida en suelos irrigados con aguas residuales en Puebla y Tlaxcala, México

Cited by 5 publications

References 36 publications

Lead in Agricultural Soils and Cultivated Pastures Irrigated with River Water Contaminated by Mining Activity

Lead in Agricultural Soils and Cultivated Pastures Irrigated with River Water Contaminated by Mining Activity

Dietary intake and trophic transfer of cadmium and lead from three daily consumption vegetables in Quito, Ecuador

Heavy Metals in Unprocessed or Minimally Processed Foods Consumed by Humans Worldwide: A Scoping Review

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