Human health risk assessment of aluminium via consumption of contaminated vegetables

Human health risk assessment of aluminium via consumption of contaminated vegetables

The third most abundant metal in the earth crust is aluminium (Al). Contamination of vegetables with Al poses a threat to human health, therefore it is essential to measure the amount of this metal in edible parts of vegetables and evaluate the possible health risks to human body through the food ch...

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Published in:Quality assurance and safety of crops & food Vol. 10; no. 2; pp. 115 - 123
Main Authors: Ghasemidehkordi, B, Nazem, H, Malekirad, A.A, Fazilati, M, Salavati, H, Rezaei, M
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Brisbane Wageningen Academic Publishers 30-05-2018
Codon Publications
Subjects:
Aluminum
Earth crust
Emission analysis
Emission spectroscopy
Fenugreek
Food chains
Food contamination
Health risk assessment
Health risks
Inductively coupled plasma
Metals
Optical emission spectroscopy
Plants (botany)
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Risk assessment
Sediment pollution
Soil conditions
Soil contamination
Soil pollution
Soils
Spectroscopy
Spinach
Transfer factor
Vegetables
food safety
aluminium
health risk
green leafy vegetables
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Summary:The third most abundant metal in the earth crust is aluminium (Al). Contamination of vegetables with Al poses a threat to human health, therefore it is essential to measure the amount of this metal in edible parts of vegetables and evaluate the possible health risks to human body through the food chain. Eight types of vegetables that are commonly used in Iranian dishes including spinach, fenugreek, parsley, cress, allium, radish, tarragon and coriander were collected from agricultural sites of Markazi province, Iran. These vegetables were oven dried and acid digested and then they were analysed by inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectroscopy for the Al content. The results indicated that the average concentration of Al was between 3,719.73±1,652.6 and 166.42±24.62 in Spinach and Fenugreek respectively. Based on transfer factor of Al, it can be inferred that soil condition has an important effect on uptake of metal by plants. Although the soil was contaminated with Al and vegetables can uptake this metal from soil, there was no significant health risk associated with the contaminated vegetables.
ISSN:1757-8361
1757-837X
DOI:10.3920/QAS2017.1101