Environmental Health Engineering and Management Journal
Environmental Health Engineering and Management Journal
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Global evaluation of potentially harmful elements (PHEs) in potato and carrot irrigated by wastewater: A systematic review, meta-analysis, and health risk assessment
عمومى
General
مقاله مروری
Review Article
<div style="text-align: justify;">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.<br>
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.<br>
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.<br>
Conclusion: According to the results, continuous monitor and control of wastewater treatment plants are necessary.</div>
Wastewater, Food chain, Cadmium, Lead, Risk assessment
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Pouria
Karimi
karimi.pouria70@gmail.com
10031947532846009241
10031947532846009241
No
Student Research Committee, School of Public Health and Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Ahmadreza
Yazdanbakhsh
yazdanbakhsh@sbmu.ac.ir
10031947532846009242
10031947532846009242
Yes
Corresponding author: Workplace Health Promotion Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Ali
Atamaleki
aliatamaleki69@yahoo.com
10031947532846009243
10031947532846009243
No
Student Research Committee, School of Public Health and Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Fatemeh
Kariminejad
kariminezhad136618@gmail.com
10031947532846009244
10031947532846009244
No
Student Research Committee, Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Health, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
Mohammad
Ahmadian
moh.ahmadian@yahoo.com
10031947532846009245
10031947532846009245
No
Noncommunicable Diseases Research Center, Bam University of Medical Science, Bam, Iran
Sevda
Fallah
fallah.sevda@yahoo.com
10031947532846009246
10031947532846009246
No
Corresponding author:Student Research Committee, School of Public Health and Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran