Profiles and potential health risks of heavy metals in soil and crops from the watershed of Xi River in Northeast China

doi:10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.11.046

	Profiles and potential health risks of heavy metals in soil and crops from the watershed of Xi River in Northeast China
	Lian, Meihua 2,3; Wang, Jun 4; Sun, Lina 5; Xu, Zhe 6; Tang, Jiaxi 1; Yan, Jun 3; Zeng, Xiangfeng 3,7
刊名	ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
	2019-03-01
卷号	169 页码:442-448
关键词	Heavy metal pollution Soil Crop Health risk assessment Hazard index Northeast China
ISSN号	0147-6513
DOI	10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.11.046
英文摘要	Heavy metal soil contamination is a major environmental concern in China and has drawn significant public attention in recent years. The present study assessed the human health risk of four heavy metals (cadmium, lead, mercury, and zinc) through soil exposure and dietary intake in the watershed of Xi River, west of Shenyang, Liaoning Province, northeast China. Concentrations of Cd, Pb, Hg, and Zn were determined in 411 soil samples and 59 crop samples collected from this area. The health risks of heavy metal exposure via soil ingestion, inhalation, dermal contact, and dietary intake of crops were further estimated; total hazard index values were 1.15, 1.33, and 2.03 for the adult male, adult female, and children, respectively, and the total cancer risk was 3.7 x 10(-3) for the local residents. Among the four investigated heavy metals, Cd was the primary pollutant posing health risks. The estimated non-carcinogenic and carcinogenic risks posed by the studied heavy metals were above the acceptable levels proposed by the U.S. EPA. Dietary intake of contaminated crops was identified as the predominant pathway for human heavy metal exposure in this area, suggesting that soil heavy metals can cause more harm when transported to the food chain. Overall, our findings suggest that the Xi River watershed is unsuitable for growing agricultural products, and more effective controls should be taken to curb future heavy metal pollution in the area.
资助项目	Shenyang Ligong University Introduction of High-level Talents[1050002000616] ; China Postdoctoral Science Foundation[2018M632471] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[41673126] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[41501548] ; General Project for Scientific Research of Liaoning Provincial Education Department[LJYL021] ; General Project for Scientific Research of Liaoning Provincial Education Department[LJ2017QL016]
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Toxicology
语种	英语
出版者	ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
WOS记录号	WOS:000456226600053
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://210.72.129.5/handle/321005/123850]
专题	中国科学院沈阳应用生态研究所
通讯作者	Yan, Jun; Zeng, Xiangfeng
作者单位	1.Liaoning Tech Univ, Coll Environm Sci & Engn, Fuxing 123000, Liaoning, Peoples R China 2.Shenyang Ligong Univ, Coll Environm & Chem Engn, Shenyang 110159, Liaoning, Peoples R China 3.Chinese Acad Sci, Key Lab Pollut Ecol & Environm Engn, Inst Appl Ecol, Shenyang 110016, Liaoning, Peoples R China 4.US EPA, Endocrine Toxicol Branch, Tox Assessment Div, Natl Hlth & Environm Effects Res Lab,Off Res & De, Res Triangle Pk, NC 27711 USA 5.Shenyang Univ, Key Lab Reg Environm & Ecoremediat, Minist Educ, Shenyang 110044, Liaoning, Peoples R China 6.Shenyang Agr Univ, Coll Land & Environm, Shenyang 110866, Liaoning, Peoples R China 7.Zhejiang Univ, Dept Environm Sci, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Lian, Meihua,Wang, Jun,Sun, Lina,et al. Profiles and potential health risks of heavy metals in soil and crops from the watershed of Xi River in Northeast China[J]. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY,2019,169:442-448.
APA	Lian, Meihua.,Wang, Jun.,Sun, Lina.,Xu, Zhe.,Tang, Jiaxi.,...&Zeng, Xiangfeng.(2019).Profiles and potential health risks of heavy metals in soil and crops from the watershed of Xi River in Northeast China.ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY,169,442-448.
MLA	Lian, Meihua,et al."Profiles and potential health risks of heavy metals in soil and crops from the watershed of Xi River in Northeast China".ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 169(2019):442-448.