Health risks assessment for trace elements accumulation in Amaranthaceae family cultivars and their correlation with macro-minerals

Research Square (Research Square), Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Янв. 31, 2025

The Yamuna Floodplain, a vital agricultural hub feeding Delhi’s growing population, faces significant challenges from soil contamination and unsustainable farming practices. In quest for solutions that prioritize both crop quality environmental health, this study explores the transformative potential of organic waste compost. Spinach, green amaranth, red amaranth were cultivated in two distinct soils amended with compost, irrigated groundwater, rigorously assessed their nutrient content safety. Using Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS), we observed compost amendments significantly boosted concentrations essential macro-minerals like phosphorus, sulfur, magnesium, potassium, enhancing contribution to Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) Estimated Average Requirement (EAR) levels compared chemical fertilizers. Health risk assessments revealed minimal non-carcinogenic risks, hazard quotient (HQ) health index (sum Target Hazard Quotients, THQ) values well below 1. Moreover, reduced risks associated trace elements, including manganese, iron, copper, zinc, selenium, while revealing interesting correlations between macro-minerals. This highlights urban as sustainable amendment promoting production high-quality, nutrient-rich vegetables risks. These findings pave way environmentally friendly health-conscious practices critical region.

Язык: Английский

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NO and melatonin interplay augment Cd‐tolerance mechanism in eggplants: ROS detoxification and regulation of gene expression

Physiologia Plantarum, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 177(1)

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2025

Abstract Global crop productivity is consistently threatened by cadmium (Cd) soil contamination. Crosstalk between nitric oxide (NO) and melatonin (MT) in enhancing resilience to heavy metal stress has gained significant attention. Here, we evaluated the joint effect of sodium nitroprusside (SNP; 200 μM as NO donor) MT (100 μM) on Cd‐stressed eggplant ( Solanum melongena L.). Cd significantly reduced plant growth, biomass yield, leaf pigments, biochemical properties. Conversely, SNP, MT, particularly their combined (SNP + MT) application toxicity enhanced growth physio‐biochemical traits eggplants. For instance, at 50 mg kg −1 soil, SNP increased root (41.6, 30, 47%), total chlorophyll (30.7, 26.3, 46%), soluble protein (20.5, 17.6 37%) RLWC (23, 17.5, 29%) over respective control. Furthermore, p ≤ 0.05) levels EL, H 2 O , proline, MDA 54.5, 66, 61 70%, respectively, interplay antioxidant defense responses tissues under stress. Besides, upregulated transcript POD SOD CAT GPX genes eggplants applications improved essential nutrient cation homeostasis shoot Moreover, lessens metal‐induced decreasing uptake, translocation (TF) bioconcentration (BCF) factors. Conclusively, these findings validated beneficial defensive interaction regulating tolerance However, further research needed uncover underlying mechanisms synergistic effects.

Язык: Английский

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Assessment of Heavy Metals Contamination in Spinacia oleracea L. and Coriandrum sativum L. Irrigated with Wastewater: Implications for Food Safety and Environmental Health

Research Square (Research Square), Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Март 5, 2025

Vegetables are vital for human nutrition but can accumulate heavy metals, posing risks to public health and the environment, particularly in regions using wastewater irrigation. This study, conducted Gujranwala, Pakistan, evaluated metal contamination wastewater, soil, Spinacia oleracea L., Coriandrum sativum L. Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (AAS). Results revealed significant levels of lead (0.2255 mg/L), cobalt (0.0721 chromium (0.1173 cadmium (0.0232 mg/L) wastewater. Spinach coriander samples exhibited concentrations exceeding World Health Organization (WHO) limits, including (11.313 mg/kg), (0.541 (0.331 mg/kg). Soil also showed high levels. The findings underscore urgent need sustainable irrigation practices land management mitigate metals bioaccumulation safeguard food safety.

Язык: Английский

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Assessment of Heavy Metal Contamination in Sugar Beet (Beta Vulgaris) Plant Along Erzincan–Erzurum Highway in Eastern Anatolia Region

Erzincan Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 18(1), С. 264 - 273

Опубликована: Март 26, 2025

In this study, it was aimed to determine the traffic and agricultural activity-induced heavy metal including arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), cobalt (Co), chromium (Cr) lead (Pb) pollution of sugar beet plants (Beta Vulgaris) grown along Erzincan-Erzurum D100-25 highway reveal possible change in amount metals depending on distance highway. For purpose, were collected from 5 points 10, 20, 30, 40 50 meters away levels samples determined by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). The results showed that contaminated with various such as Cr (585.5-2687.8 µg kg-1) > Co (143.4-500.7 Pb (52.1-476.7 As (9.1-112.4 Cd (4.4-65.2 It decreased motorway there a high correlation (As: 0.977; Cd: 0.944; Co: 0.995; Cr: 0.989 Pb: 0.999) between content.

Язык: Английский

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Multivariate analysis of potentially toxic metal contents in soil and vegetables: Enrichment, bioconcentration, translocation from soil to vegetables, and assessment of human health toxicity

Food and Chemical Toxicology, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. 115413 - 115413

Опубликована: Март 1, 2025

Язык: Английский

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