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Plant and Soil

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Plant and Soil publishes original papers and review articles exploring the interface of plant biology and soil sciences, and offering a clear mechanistic component. This includes both fundamental and applied aspects of mineral nutrition, plant-water relations, symbiotic and pathogenic plant-microbe interactions, root anatomy and morphology, soil biology, ecology, agrochemistry and agrophysics. Articles discussing a major molecular or mathematical component also fall within the scope of the journal. All contributions appear in the English language.

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ISSN impreso

0032-079X

ISSN electrónico

1573-5036

Editor responsable

Springer Nature

País de edición

Reino Unido

Fecha de publicación

1949-

Cobertura temática

Ciencias biológicas

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doi: 10.1007/s11104-023-06436-2

Health risk associated with soil and plant contamination in industrial areas

Alicja Kicińska; Justyna Wikar

<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:sec> <jats:title>Aims</jats:title> <jats:p>The aim of the study was to assess human health risk stemming from <jats:italic>i)</jats:italic> contact with contaminated soil and <jats:italic>ii)</jats:italic> consumption of plants growing in contaminated soils in allotment gardens and farmlands located in regions heavily affected by the Zn-Pb and steel industries and in hard coal mining areas.</jats:p> </jats:sec><jats:sec> <jats:title>Methods</jats:title> <jats:p>Based on the <jats:italic>pseudo</jats:italic>-total concentration of Potentially Toxic Elements (PTEs) measured in soil and plant samples and using the US EPA methodology, we assessed estimated daily intake (EDI), as well as non-carcinogenic and carcinogenic health risk in two exposure scenarios (recreational and residential), stemming from the contact with soil with varying degrees of PTE contamination, i.e.: Cr<jats:sup>(3+,6+)</jats:sup>, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn. In the recreational scenario, we analyzed three exposure pathways (accidental soil ingestion, dermal contact with contaminated soil and inhalation of contaminated soil particles) for a child (0–6 years), an economically active adult (20–40 years), a senior (40–60 years) and a retiree (60–70 years). In the residential scenario, we additionally analyzed an exposure pathway associated with the intake of contaminated lettuce leaves grown in the soils studied for a child and an adult. With respect to non-carcinogenic health risk, we calculated hazard quotient (HQ) values for individual contaminants under each exposure pathway and target hazard quotient (THQ) values for different exposure pathways.</jats:p> </jats:sec><jats:sec> <jats:title>Results and conclusions</jats:title> <jats:p>We found that the proportion of different exposure pathways in the total health risk decreased in the following order: intake of contaminated vegetables > accidental soil ingestion > dermal contact > inhalation of contaminated soil particles. Children are more exposed to toxic effects of potentially toxic elements than seniors and economically active adults.</jats:p> </jats:sec>