Concentrations of heavy metals in vegetables between 2004 and 2018, and its impacts on human health in China

TY - JOUR

T1 - Concentrations of heavy metals in vegetables between 2004 and 2018, and its impacts on human health in China

AU - Zheng, Chaoting

AU - Fang, Chaolin

AU - Kumari, Deepika

AU - Achal, Varenyam

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2018, © 2018 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. Copyright: Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.

PY - 2020/2/7

Y1 - 2020/2/7

N2 - Heavy metals in vegetables are of great concern worldwide due to their potential bioaccumulation in human. This review-based study researched the concentrations of heavy metals in vegetables from all provinces of China between 2004 and 2018, and assessed the health risk for the residents. The results displayed the highest Pb, Cd, Cu, and Zn concentrations in vegetables were 0.192 mg/kg (west area), 0.071 mg/kg (central area), 3.961 mg/kg (central area), and 10.545 mg/kg (central area), which were lower than the maximum allowable concentration. In the national scale, the weighted average level of heavy metals in vegetables was found to be in the order of Zn > Cu > Pb > Cd. The hazard index (HI) of each province showed that beside Anhui and Hunan province, residents in other provinces of China faced a low high risk of Pb, Cd, Cu, and Zn. However, people consuming vegetables faced a high risk of Pb, Cd, Cu, and Zn in Anhui and Hunan provinces. This research may provide insight into heavy metal accumulation in vegetables and forecast to residents to cope with these problems for improved human health.

AB - Heavy metals in vegetables are of great concern worldwide due to their potential bioaccumulation in human. This review-based study researched the concentrations of heavy metals in vegetables from all provinces of China between 2004 and 2018, and assessed the health risk for the residents. The results displayed the highest Pb, Cd, Cu, and Zn concentrations in vegetables were 0.192 mg/kg (west area), 0.071 mg/kg (central area), 3.961 mg/kg (central area), and 10.545 mg/kg (central area), which were lower than the maximum allowable concentration. In the national scale, the weighted average level of heavy metals in vegetables was found to be in the order of Zn > Cu > Pb > Cd. The hazard index (HI) of each province showed that beside Anhui and Hunan province, residents in other provinces of China faced a low high risk of Pb, Cd, Cu, and Zn. However, people consuming vegetables faced a high risk of Pb, Cd, Cu, and Zn in Anhui and Hunan provinces. This research may provide insight into heavy metal accumulation in vegetables and forecast to residents to cope with these problems for improved human health.

KW - China

KW - Heavy metals

KW - hazard risk

KW - human health

KW - vegetables

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85059337855&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1080/10807039.2018.1509293

DO - 10.1080/10807039.2018.1509293

M3 - 文章

AN - SCOPUS:85059337855

SN - 1080-7039

VL - 26

SP - 349

EP - 358

JO - Human and Ecological Risk Assessment (HERA)

JF - Human and Ecological Risk Assessment (HERA)

IS - 2

ER -