scholarly journals Quantification of potentially toxic elements in degraded mining soils and medicinal plants: a case study of Indus Kohistan region Northern Pakistan

2021 ◽  
Vol 80 (18) ◽  
Author(s):  
Syed Wasim Sardar ◽  
Syed Aziz Ur Rehman ◽  
Javed Nawab ◽  
Sardar Khan ◽  
Abid Ali ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Toxic Elements ◽  
Potentially Toxic Elements ◽  
Northern Pakistan ◽  
Mining Soils

A field screening test for the assessment of concentrations and mobility of potentially toxic elements in soils: a case study on urban soils from Rome and Novi Sad

2017 ◽  
Vol 189 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Rita Montereali ◽  
Valentina Pinto ◽  
Francesca Schiavella ◽  
Giovanna Armiento ◽  
Massimo Angelone ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Screening Test ◽  
Urban Soils ◽  
Toxic Elements ◽  
Potentially Toxic Elements ◽  
Field Screening ◽  
Novi Sad

The concentration, characteristics, and probabilistic health risk assessment of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in street dust: a case study of Kashan, Iran

Toxin Reviews ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qasem Moradi ◽  
Rouhollah Mirzaei ◽  
Mohammadraza Alipour ◽  
Abotaleb Bay ◽  
Mansour Ghaderpoori ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Health Risk Assessment ◽  
Toxic Elements ◽  
Street Dust ◽  
Potentially Toxic Elements

scholarly journals Quantification of Potentially Toxic Elements in Degraded Mining Soils and Medicinal Plants: A Case Study of Indus Kohistan Region Northern Pakistan

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Waseem sardar ◽  
Aziz Ur Rahman ◽  
javed nawab ◽  
Sardar Khan ◽  
Abid Ali ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Toxic Elements ◽  
Translocation Factor ◽  
Contamination Factor ◽  
Absorption Spectrometry ◽  
Potentially Toxic Elements ◽  
Pollution Indices ◽  
Mining Wastes ◽  
Mining Soil ◽  
Open Dumping

Abstract In recent years, a series of environmental and ecological problems have occurred due to enhanced anthropogenic disturbances for precious minerals mining. Traditional medicines have become an important pillar in national homeopathic treatment system especially in mountainous environment of developing countries. The current study investigates the level of potentially toxic elements ( PTEs ) contamination in degraded mining soil and medicinal plants along the mafic-ultramafic rocks in the Kohistan region. Soil samples and medicinal plant species were collected from the degraded mining area and were screened for PTEs (Pb, Cr, Ni, Mn, Zn, and Cd) using atomic absorption spectrometry. Various pollution indices were used for PTEs such as contamination factor (CF), pollution load index (PLI) and translocation factor (TF) in degraded mining soil and medicinal plants. The mean concentration of PTEs found in soil were in order of Mn>Ni>Cr >Pb>Zn>Cd, while in medicinal plants were Pb>Cr>Mn>Ni>Zn>Cd. Highest bioaccumulation was observed in Ajuga bracteosa (Cr=349 mg kg –1 ), Phlomis bracteosa (Pb=335 mg kg –1 ), Chenopodium ambrosioides (Mn = 304.3 mg kg –1 ), Isatis costata (Ni=169 mg kg –1 ), Ajuga parviflora (Zn = 38.4 mg kg –1 ) and Salvia moorcoftiana (Cd=11 mg kg –1 ). Furthermore, the concentrations of PTEs were significantly higher ( p <0.001) in degraded mining soil and medicinal plants than the reference site, which may be attributed to the mining and open dumping of mining wastes. The present study revealed that chromite mining and open dumping of mining wastes can cause serious environmental problem in the study area. Furthermore, medicinal plants grown in degraded mining soil may pose risk to the local inhabitants as most of the people consume these plants for various health problems.

The concentration and risk assessment of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in unrefined salt: a case study of Aran and Bidgol Lake, Iran

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gholamreza Reza Mostafaii ◽  
Alireza Moravveji ◽  
Bahareh Hajirostamloo ◽  
Mohsen Hesami Arani ◽  
Masoud Dehghani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Toxic Elements ◽  
Potentially Toxic Elements

Sources and a Health Risk Assessment of Potentially Toxic Elements in Dust at Children’s Playgrounds with Artificial Surfaces: A Case Study in Belgrade

2020 ◽  
Vol 78 (2) ◽  
pp. 190-205 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dragan Čakmak ◽  
Veljko Perović ◽  
Mirjana Kresović ◽  
Dragana Pavlović ◽  
Marija Pavlović ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Health Risk Assessment ◽  
Toxic Elements ◽  
Potentially Toxic Elements ◽  
Artificial Surfaces
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