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Pouria Karimi, Ahmadreza Yazdanbakhsh, Ali Atamaleki, Fatemeh Kariminejad, Mohammad Ahmadian, Sevda Fallah, Volume 8, Issue 4 (Autumn 2021)
Abstract
Background: We aimed to conduct a meta-analysis on the concentration of potentially harmful elements (PHEs) in carrots and potatoes irrigated by wastewater and estimate non-carcinogenic health risks among adult and children consumers.
Methods: The health risk of PHEs concentration, including Pb, Cd, total Cr, Ni, Zn, Cu, and Fe, in the edible parts of carrot and potato irrigated by wastewater was investigated by a meta-analysis using a random-effects model (REM). Accordingly, the related articles were screened from international databases such as Scopus, Medline, and Embase.
Results: The meta-analysis of 32 papers (38 studies) revealed that the rank order of the most accumulated PHEs in potato was Fe (86.54 mg/kg wet weight) > Zn (30.9 mg/kg wet weight) > Cu (13.7 mg/kg wet weight) > Ni (8.42 mg/kg wet weight) > Pb (5.56 mg/kg wet weight) > Cr (3.45 mg/kg wet weight) > Cd (0.58 mg/kg wet weight). This ranking for carrot was Fe (43.36 mg/kg wet weight) > Zn (36.29 mg/kg wet weight) > Ni (13.49 mg/kg wet weight) > Cu (9.79 mg/kg wet weight) > Pb (1.84 mg/kg wet weight) > Cr (1.05 mg/kg wet weight) > Cd (0.28 mg/kg wet weight). Total hazard quotient (THQ) of PHEs was higher than 1 for potato and carrot; its rank order for potato and carrot was Cu > Pb > Cd > Ni > Fe > Zn > Cr and Cd > Pb > Cu > Ni > Fe > Zn > Cr, respectively. The Cd, Pb, and Cu had also a considerable role for consumer health risk.
Conclusion: According to the results, continuous monitor and control of wastewater treatment plants are necessary.
Pouria Karimi, Sepideh Sadeghi, Fatemeh Kariminejad, Negin Rezaeiarshad, Yadolah Fakhri, Mohsen Sadani, Farshid Soleimani, Mohammad Sadeghi, Volume 12, Issue 0 (2025 2025)
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Background: Prolonged consumption of vegetables containing pesticide residues can pose a risk to the health of individuals over time.
Methods: This study aimed to retrieve the studies on the concentration of pesticides such as acetamiprid, chlorpyrifos, and diazinon in cucumber through a systematic review, and then, a meta-analysis focusing on specific subgroups. Finally, the hazard quotient (HQ) was used to assess the non-carcinogenic risk posed to consumers.
Results: The sequence of pesticides according to pooled (mean) concentration was acetamiprid (140.91 μg/kg) > diazinon (59.03 μg/kg) > chlorpyrifos (40.49 μg/kg). Also, the countries were sorted based on the pooled concentration of chlorpyrifos: Spain (180.00 μg/kg) > Egypt (124.90 μg/kg) > Kazakhstan (49.95 μg/kg) > Greece (20.50 μg/kg) > Saudi Arabia (20.00 μg/kg) > Jordan (3.54 μg/kg) > Iran (3.10 μg/kg). The order for diazinon and acetamiprid was Iran (43.20 μg/kg) > Saudi Arabia (33.00 μg/kg) > China (4.60 μg/kg) and Turkey (231.70 μg/kg) > Egypt (220 μg/kg) > Pakistan (100.00 μg/kg) > Kazakhstan (99.34 μg/kg), respectively.
Conclusion: The HQ of acetamiprid, chlorpyrifos, and diazinon was less than 1 for all countries; hence, the consumption of cucumbers containing these pesticides does not pose a non-carcinogenic risk.
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