Heavy Metals in Widely Consumed Vegetables Grown in Industrial Areas of Bangladesh: a Potential Human Health Hazard

The prevalence of heavy metals in frequently consumed vegetables constitutes a considerable public health hazard. This study aims to determine the quantity of heavy metals in widely consumed watercress (WC), alligator weed (AW), red amaranth (RA), spinach (SP), cauliflower (CF), and eggplant (EP) cu...

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Published in:Biological trace element research 2023-02, Vol.201 (2), p.995-1005
Main Authors: Laboni, Farzana Akter, Ahmed, Md. Wadud, Kaium, Abdul, Alam, Md. Khairul, Parven, Aney, Jubayer, Md. Fahad, Rahman, Md. Aminur, Meftaul, Islam Md, Khan, Md. Sirajul Islam
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Absorption spectroscopy
Adult
Adults
Amaranth
Analytical methods
Aquatic reptiles
Atomic absorption spectroscopy
Bangladesh
Biochemistry
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biotechnology
Cadmium
Cancer
Child
Children
Chromium
Chromium - analysis
Environmental Monitoring
Floating plants
Food Contamination - analysis
Hazard assessment
Health hazards
Health risks
Heavy metals
Humans
Industrial areas
Lead
Life Sciences
Metals, Heavy - analysis
Nickel
Nickel - analysis
Nutrition
Oncology
Public health
Risk Assessment
Risk reduction
Soil Pollutants - analysis
Spectral analysis
Vegetables
Vegetables - chemistry
Watercress
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Summary:The prevalence of heavy metals in frequently consumed vegetables constitutes a considerable public health hazard. This study aims to determine the quantity of heavy metals in widely consumed watercress (WC), alligator weed (AW), red amaranth (RA), spinach (SP), cauliflower (CF), and eggplant (EP) cultivated in industrial areas (e.g., Narsingdi district) of Bangladesh to assess the potential health hazards. Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) served to determine the concentrations of lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), and nickel (Ni) in vegetable samples ( n  = 72). The contents of Pb, Cd, Cr, and Ni were found in most of the analyzed vegetables, whereas 79.17%, 44.44%, and 1.39% samples exceeded the FAO/WHO maximum allowable concentration (MAC) for Pb, Cd, and Ni, respectively. The estimated daily intake (EDI) of single heavy metal was below the corresponding maximum tolerable daily intake (MTDI). The incremental lifetime cancer risk (ILCR) values of Cd in all samples exceeded the threshold limit (ILCR > 10 −4 ) for both adults and children, indicating lifetime cancer risk due to the consumption of contaminated vegetables. The target hazard quotient (THQ) of each heavy metal was THQ 
ISSN:0163-4984
1559-0720
DOI:10.1007/s12011-022-03179-6