Potential health risks of heavy metals in cultivated topsoil and grain, including correlations with human primary liver, lung and gastric cancer, in Anhui province, Eastern China

Zhao, Qihong; Wang, Ying; Cao, Ye; Chen, Anguo; Ren, Min; Ge, Yongsheng; Yu, Zongfan; Wan, Shengyun; Hu, Anzi; Bo, Qingli; Ruan, Luzhang; Chen, Hang; Qin, Shuyang S.; Chen, Wenjun; Hu, Chuanlai; Tao, Fangbiao; Xu, De-Xiang; Xu, Jing; Wen, Longping; Li, Li

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.09.086

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“…[1,11] Numerous studies have described the effects of heavy metals on the occurrence of gastric cancer [2,7,12]. Studies of other authors confirmed our study too, which shows that vegetables and fruit grown in soil contaminated with heavy metals can cause stomach carcinoma [12,13]. Our study has found an increase in the number of patients operated for gastric adenocarcinoma in industrial municipalities of Tuzla, Živinice, Lukavac and Gračanica.…”

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“…Male population has a higher rate of cancer diagnosis, as well as the elderly, results obtained by other authors in their studies as well. [1,11] Numerous studies have described the effects of heavy metals on the occurrence of gastric cancer [2,7,12]. Studies of other authors confirmed our study too, which shows that vegetables and fruit grown in soil contaminated with heavy metals can cause stomach carcinoma [12,13].…”

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Influence of Heavy Metals from the Flooded Areas of Tuzla Canton on the Growth of Stomach Adenocarcinoma

Mehmedagic¹,

Mešić²

2017

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Abstract:The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between food contaminated with heavy metals and growing number of stomach adenocarcinoma patients in Tuzla Canton after flooding of the river Spreča catchment area. The scope of work is retrospective and prospective five-year study (2010)(2011)(2012)(2013)(2014)(2015) of 1,000 patients, who had stomach adenocarcinoma surgery in the department of surgery, University Clinical Centre Tuzla, and answered questions about diet. The patients were predominantly male, aged 60 to 70 (1.5: 1). The data on heavy metal contamination in farmlands in the river catchment area were provided by the Federal Department of Agropedology. The malignity was reported to the department of public health in Tuzla Canton. The results showed an increase in number of patients with stomach adenocarcinoma in the industrially developed municipalities who consumed vegetables contaminated with heavy metals after the floods. The smallest number of patients who underwent stomach adenocarcinoma surgery comes from the municipalities situated out of the flood plain, where farmland was not contaminated. It is concluded that most of the patients having stomach adenocarcinoma came from the municipalities with contaminated agricultural soil. The diet included vegetables, meat, and dairy products.

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Influence of Heavy Metals from the Flooded Areas of Tuzla Canton on the Growth of Stomach Adenocarcinoma

Mehmedagic¹,

Mešić²

2017

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“…Heavy metals in water and soil increase the health risk to residents around the location where the event took place, and this risk is then magnified by the accumulation of heavy metals into plants grown in this soil (Zhuang et al, 2009;Zhao et al, 2014).…”

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“…Heavy metals, nitrites and organic pollutants in contaminated water and soil could increase the potential risk of cancers (Montesano and Hall, 2001;Hansen et al, 2003;Galiani et al, 2005;Wild et al, 2006;He, 2013). It is reported that contaminated water and food could even increase the morbidity and mortality of cancers, especially digestive cancers (Baudouin et al, 2002;Boffetta, 2006;Beaumont et al, 2008;El-Tawil, 2010;Gallagher et al, 2010;Ebenstein, 2012;Gao et al, 2012;Sun et al, 2014;Zhang et al, 2014;Zhao et al, 2014).…”

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Impacts of soil and water pollution on food safety and health risks in China

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Shi

Wang

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Environment International

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Tieyu. 2015. Impacts of soil and water pollution on food safety and health risks in China. Copyright © 2015 Elsevier B.V.This version available http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/509736/ NERC has developed NORA to enable users to access research outputs wholly or partially funded by NERC. Copyright and other rights for material on this site are retained by the rights owners. Users should read the terms and conditions of use of this material at http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/policies.html#access NOTICE: this is the author's version of a work that was accepted for publication in Environment International. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Environment International, 77. 5-15. 10.1016International, 77. 5-15. 10. /j.envint.2014 www.elsevier.com/ Contact CEH NORA team at noraceh@ceh.ac.ukThe NERC and CEH trademarks and logos ('the Trademarks') are registered trademarks of NERC in the UK and other countries, and may not be used without the prior written consent of the Trademark owner. Impacts of Soil and Water Pollution on Food Safety and Health Risks in China AbstractEnvironmental pollution and food safety are two of the most important issues of our time. Soil and water pollution, in particular, have historically impacted on food safety which represents an important threat to human health. Nowhere has that situation been more complex and challenging than in China, where a combination of pollution and an increasing food safety risk have affected a large part of the population. Water scarcity, pesticide over-application, and chemical pollutants are considered to be the most important factors impacting on food safety in China. Inadequate quantity and quality of surface water resources in China have led to the long-term use of waste-water irrigation to fulfill the water requirements for agricultural production. In some regions this has caused serious agricultural land and food pollution, especially for heavy metals. It is important, therefore, that issues threatening food safety such as combined pesticide residues and heavy metal pollution are addressed to reduce risks to human health. The increasing negative effects on food safety from water and soil pollution have put more people at risk of carcinogenic diseases, potentially contributing to 'cancer villages' which appear to correlate strongly with the main food producing areas. Currently in China, food safety policies are not integrated with soil and water pollution management policies. Here, a comprehensive map of both soil and water pollution threats to food safety in China is presented and integrated policies addressing soil and water pollution for achieving food safety are suggested to provide a holistic approach.

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“…Among pollutants, heavy metals are of particular concern due to their toxicity and competence to bio-accumulates in aquatic ecosystems (Miller et al,2003) subsequently, metals affect human causing chronic toxicity and possibly cancer (Mohamed et al, 2016 andZhao et al, 2014).…”

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Disease causing organisms in Procambarus clarkii and Gambusia affinis with emphasis on their role in biomonitoring of aquatic pollution

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Abbas²,

Ibrahim

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Potential health risks of heavy metals in cultivated topsoil and grain, including correlations with human primary liver, lung and gastric cancer, in Anhui province, Eastern China

Cited by 178 publications

References 37 publications

Influence of Heavy Metals from the Flooded Areas of Tuzla Canton on the Growth of Stomach Adenocarcinoma

Influence of Heavy Metals from the Flooded Areas of Tuzla Canton on the Growth of Stomach Adenocarcinoma

Impacts of soil and water pollution on food safety and health risks in China

Disease causing organisms in Procambarus clarkii and Gambusia affinis with emphasis on their role in biomonitoring of aquatic pollution

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