Ocurrence and human health implications of chemical contaminants in vegetables grown in peri-urban agriculture
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10.1016/j.envint.2018.12.013
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Data publicació2019-03-01
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Abstract
Recent studies have proven that vegetables cultivated in peri-urban areas are exposed to a greater concentration of organic microcontaminants (OMCs) and trace elements (TEs) than those grown in rural areas. In this study, the occurrence and human health risk of chemical contaminants (16 TEs and 33 OMCs) in edible parts of lettuce, tomato, cauliflower, and broad beans from two farm fields in the peri-urban area of the city of Barcelona and one rural site outside the peri-urban area were assessed. The concentration of TEs and OMCs (on fresh weight basis) ranged from non-detectable to 17.4¿mg/kg and from non-detectable to 256¿µg/kg, respectively. Tomato fruits showed the highest concentration of TEs and OMCs. Principal component analysis indicated that the occurrence of chemical contaminants in vegetables depended on the commodity rather than the location (peri-urban vs rural). Risk assessment using hazardous quotient (HQ) and threshold of toxicological concern (TTC) approaches showed that the risk for the consumption of target vegetables in the peri-urban area was low and similar to that observed for the rural site. Total HQ values for TEs were always below 1, and a minimum consumption of 150¿g/day for children and 380¿g/day for adults is required to reach the TTC due to the presence of pesticides. Further studies are needed to estimate the combined effect of TEs and OMCs on human health.
CitacióMargenat, A. [et al.]. Ocurrence and human health implications of chemical contaminants in vegetables grown in peri-urban agriculture. "Environment international", 1 Març 2019, vol. 124, p. 49-57.
ISSN0160-4120
Versió de l'editorhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412018315290
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