Studies on soil to grass transfer factor (Fv) and grass to milk transfer coefficient (Fm) for cesium in Kaiga region

Karunakara, N.; Ujwal, P.; Yashodhara, I.; Rao, Chetan S.; Kumara, Karthik; Dileep, B.N.; Ravi, P.M.

doi:10.1016/j.jenvrad.2013.03.008

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“…These differences are because TFs incorporate dry matter intake, which increase with animal size. An alternative method of quantifying the transfer from forage to milk could be the equilibrium ratio of the metal concentration in milk (ww) to that in forage (dw) [47].…”

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Metal (Pb, Cu, Cd, and Zn) Transfer along Food Chain and Health Risk Assessment through Raw Milk Consumption from Free-Range Cows

Miclean

Cadar

Levei

et al. 2019

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Background: Metal transfer along the food chain has raised concerns about impacts on human health due to dietary exposure to low but chronic concentrations. Soil–forage–milk–consumer is a short food chain through which metals are able to reach an organism. Methods: Pb, Cu, Cd, and Zn were determined in water, soil, forage, and milk samples collected from free-range cattle farms situated near Baia Mare, Romania. The soil-to-forage (TFsf) and forage-to-milk (TFfm) transfer factors for metals and the health risk for three population groups (females, males, and children) through the consumption of milk containing low levels of metals were assessed. Results: TFsf indicated that the uptake capabilities of the metals from soil to forage were in the following order: Zn > Cd > Cu > Pb. TFfm indicated a lack of metal accumulation through forage ingestion. Estimated daily (EDI) and provisional tolerable weekly (PTWI) intake values revealed a minimal exposure of the population to those metals through milk consumption. A noncarcinogenic hazard index indicated that milk consumption from local markets does not pose any risk for human health; however, the average cancer risk showed a high potential carcinogenic risk. Conclusions: The consumption of milk produced by small local farmers does not pose noncarcinogenic risks. More extended studies should be carried out in order to identify the potential carcinogenic risk caused by the low levels of metals in the milk consumed.

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Metal (Pb, Cu, Cd, and Zn) Transfer along Food Chain and Health Risk Assessment through Raw Milk Consumption from Free-Range Cows

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“…The ratios of Na/K (0.03–0.07) and Ca/P (348–4026) of uncooked as well as cooked mushrooms were appreciable as foods with Na/K ratio <1 were known to control high blood pressure (Yusuf et al 2007) and Ca/P ratio >1 prevents the loss of calcium in urine and restores calcium in bones (Shills and Young 1988). However, as caesium has been reported from the Kaiga environs (Karunakara et al 2013), it is necessary to study the possibilities of accumulation of heavy metals as well as radioactive elements in the edible mushrooms and their potential risks on tribal health.…”

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Nutritional composition of two wild mushrooms consumed by the tribals of the Western Ghats of India

Sudheep

Sridhar

2014

Mycology

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This study provides the nutritional qualities of two wild mushrooms (Agaricus abruptibulbus and Termitomyces globulus) commonly consumed by the tribals of Kaiga forests of the Western Ghats of India. Both mushrooms composed of high quantity of crude protein, crude fibre, calorific value and low quantity of crude lipid. Potassium and selenium contents were high, while sodium, calcium and phosphorus contents were low. Except for three essential amino acids (EAAs: leucine, tyrosine and lysine), the rest of the amino acids in both mushrooms were comparable to soybean and wheat. Based on the EAA standards of FAO-WHO, these mushrooms composed of high quantity of threonine, isoleucine and histidine. The EAA score of isoleucine in cooked A. abruptibulbus and threonine, isoleucine, phenylalanine, histidine and sulphur amino acids in cooked T. globulus were substantially high. Oleic acid constitutes a major unsaturated fatty acid in these mushrooms, which was significantly increased in cooked A. abruptibulbus. Cooking also increased the ratio of TUFA/TSFA in A. abruptibulbus, while it was opposite in T. globulus. Cooking significantly increased the linoleic acid in A. abruptibulbus and eicosadienoic acid in T. globulus.

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“…By spiking a lake with stable cesium ( 133 Cs) and then following the cesium concentration in a series of different animals the biomagnification of cesium was observed in two food chains (Pinder, Hinton, Taylor, & Whicker, 2011). But inn a recent study it was shown in India that the concentration of 137 Cs in grass is lower than that of the soil (Karunakara et al, 2013) (Table 16).…”

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Reactor accident chemistry an update

Foreman

2018

Cogent Chemistry

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A review and discussion of some of the literature on the subject of serious nuclear reactor accidents. This review addresses some biological issues such as the influence of dose rate on the ability of radiation to cause harm, the chemistry of a selection of serious accidents and the behaviour of a series of important fission products and the actinides. This review is intended for scientists with a professional interest in nuclear reactors, chemists in general and I expect that it will be of use to historians with an interest in the nuclear industry and its relationship with wider society.

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Studies on soil to grass transfer factor (Fv) and grass to milk transfer coefficient (Fm) for cesium in Kaiga region

Cited by 35 publications

References 42 publications

Metal (Pb, Cu, Cd, and Zn) Transfer along Food Chain and Health Risk Assessment through Raw Milk Consumption from Free-Range Cows

Metal (Pb, Cu, Cd, and Zn) Transfer along Food Chain and Health Risk Assessment through Raw Milk Consumption from Free-Range Cows

Nutritional composition of two wild mushrooms consumed by the tribals of the Western Ghats of India

Reactor accident chemistry an update

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