Ecological and Health Risk Assessment of Trace Metal Pollution in Vegetable Field Soils from the Eastern Nile Delta, Egypt

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ehab A. Ibrahim ◽  
El-Metwally M. Selim
Keyword(s):  
Trace Metals ◽  
Trace Metal ◽  
Metal Pollution ◽  
Nile Delta ◽  
Carcinogenic Risk ◽  
Potential Health ◽  
Trace Metal Pollution ◽  
Background Values ◽  
Vegetable Field ◽  
Field Soils

Abstract The accumulation of trace metals in vegetable field soils is of expanding worry because of the potential health hazards and its detrimental effects on soil ecosystems. To investigate the state of trace metal pollution in vegetable field soils, 60 surface soil samples were collected from vegetable fields across the Eastern Nile Delta region, Egypt. The results explained that the concentrations of Cu, Mn and Ni were lesser than their corresponding background values, while the concentrations of Cd, Co, Pb and Zn were exceed their background values. The pollution indices showed that the study soil experienced low to moderate contamination, and the Cd and Cr contamination was serious. The hazard index values of nine trace metals signified that there no adverse non-carcinogenic risk for adults and children. The carcinogenic risk of Cd, Co, Ni and Pb for both age groups was within the acceptable limits, while Cr had critical carcinogenic hazard to children. Overall, the quality of studied soils is relative safety, although some samples impose serious pollution problems by Cd and Cr. Thus, properly monitor trace metals and soil management action should be applied to reduce further soil pollution in vegetable fields in the Eastern Nile Delta.

Trace metals in water and suspended particulates—a synopsis

1986 ◽  
Vol 90 ◽  
pp. 127-128
Author(s):  
P. W. Balls
Keyword(s):  
Trace Metals ◽  
Trace Metal ◽  
Metal Pollution ◽  
Trace Metal Pollution ◽  
Suspended Particulates ◽  
To Receive

Recent publications reporting dissolved trace metal data have highlighted the susceptibility of such determinations to contamination during sampling and analysis. Results from recent surveys using stringent anti-contamination procedures have suggested that much of the earlier data has been affected by contamination. New surveys are desirable, therefore, particularly in areas which are known to receive considerable burdens of trace metal pollution.

scholarly journals Environmental Parasitology: intestinal helminth parasites of the siganid fish Siganus rivulatus as bioindicators for trace metal pollution in the Red Sea

Parasite ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
pp. 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zaki M. Al-Hasawi
Keyword(s):  
Trace Metals ◽  
Trace Metal ◽  
Red Sea ◽  
Metal Pollution ◽  
Intestinal Helminth ◽  
Helminth Parasites ◽  
Trace Metal Pollution ◽  
Siganus Rivulatus ◽  
Cadmium And Lead ◽  
Host Parasite

Studies on host-parasite systems as bioindicators for monitoring trace metal pollution in marine environments are still scarce. Here, 11, 14 and 17 infrapopulations of Gyliauchen volubilis (Trematoda: Digenea), Procamallanus elatensis (Nematoda) and Sclerocollum rubrimaris (Acanthocephala), respectively, were collected from the fish Siganus rivulatus (Siganidae) in the Red Sea, from a chronically polluted small bay at Sharm El-Sheikh, South Sinai, Egypt. Water and sediment samples from the bay, tissue samples (intestines, liver, and muscle) from each fish, and samples from each parasite were taken for heavy metal analyses of cadmium and lead. Cadmium concentrations in intestines, liver and muscle of non-infected and infected fishes were much lower than those of lead, and both metal concentrations decreased in the order: liver > intestines > muscle. Cadmium and lead concentrations in the tissues of fishes infected with G. volubilis or P. elatensis were slightly lower than those in non-infected ones, while in the tissues of fishes infected with Sc. rubrimaris, they were much lower. Low concentrations of cadmium and lead in G. volubilis and P. elatensis are associated with their limited ability or capacity to accumulate trace metals. Therefore, bioconcentration factors corresponding to these species were relatively low, and both are herein considered as weak bioindicators. By contrast, high concentrations of cadmium and lead in S. rubrimaris are associated with its high ability to accumulate trace metals. Of the present three host–parasite systems, only the Siganus rivulatus–Sclerocollum rubrimaris system seems to be promising for biomonitoring of metal pollution in the Red Sea.

Assessing the hazards of trace metals in different land use types around a coastal wetland nature reserve in China

2018 ◽  
Vol 69 (5) ◽  
pp. 730
Author(s):  
Lingqian Xu ◽  
Nasreen Jeelani ◽  
Shubo Fang ◽  
Shuqing An ◽  
Aixin Hou
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Trace Metals ◽  
Trace Metal ◽  
Metal Pollution ◽  
Nature Reserve ◽  
Potential Hazard ◽  
Trace Metal Pollution ◽  
Current State ◽  
Land Use Types ◽  
Availability Index

An understanding of trace metal pollution due to reclamation activities around Yancheng National Nature Reserve is important for the utilisation and management of the reserve and surrounding coastal and marine areas. In the present study, we evaluated the current state of Cu, Cd, Pb and Zn pollution (total concentrations and ecological risk), their potential hazard (availability index and desorption rate) and soil properties (cation exchange capacity, iron and manganese oxide content, soil organic matter, salinity and pH) in different land use types around this nature reserve. Although the current state of trace metal pollution was not severe, the potential hazards of these trace metals should not be ignored, especially for Cd because of its significantly higher availability index values in farmlands and aquaculture ponds than in natural habitats (by 33 and 32% of the total amount of Cd respectively). Thus, strict monitoring and environmentally responsible land reclamation management practices should be considered for these coastal areas.

scholarly journals Health Assessment of Trace Metal Concentrations in Organic Fertilizer in Northern China

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 1031 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiong Gong ◽  
Peizhen Chen ◽  
Rongguang Shi ◽  
Yi Gao ◽  
Shun-An Zheng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Trace Metals ◽  
Trace Metal ◽  
Metal Accumulation ◽  
Organic Fertilizer ◽  
Health Assessment ◽  
Simulation Models ◽  
Northern China ◽  
Carcinogenic Risk ◽  
Organic Fertilizers ◽  
Exposure Pathway

The application of organic fertilizer could be accompanied by potential hazards to soil and humans caused by trace metals. A wide survey of organic fertilizers was carried out in northern China. A total of 117 organic fertilizer samples were collected to analyze the concentrations of seven trace metals. Simulation models were used to estimate the trace metal accumulation risk in soil and non-carcinogenic and carcinogenic risks to the human body. The concentrations of trace metals varied widely (Cr: 2.74–151.15; Ni: 2.94–49.35; Cu: 0.76–378.32; Zn: 0.50–1748.01; As: 1.54–23.96; Cd: 2.74–151.15; and Pb: 1.60–151.09 mg·kg−1). Chinese organic fertilizer standard limits were exceeded by0.85% for Cr, 5.98% for As, 1.71% for Cd, and 4.27% for Pb. Monte Carlo simulations showed that repeated application of organic fertilizer likely significantly increased the concentrations of Zn, Cd, and As in soil compared with the soil background levels according to the Soil Environmental Quality Standards of China. As and Cr pose high risks to human health, especially as carcinogenic risk factors with a skin exposure pathway. Reducing the content of Cr, Cu, Zn, As, and Cd in organic fertilizer would be of great significance for minimizing the damage caused by trace metals.

scholarly journals Pigeon odor varies with experimental exposure to trace metal pollution

Ecotoxicology ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 76-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Leclaire ◽  
Marion Chatelain ◽  
Anaïs Pessato ◽  
Bruno Buatois ◽  
Adrien Frantz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Trace Metal ◽  
Metal Pollution ◽  
Experimental Exposure ◽  
Trace Metal Pollution
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