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Toxic Elements from Critical Raw Materials Group in Ripe and Unripe Tomatoes in A Contaminated Area: Accumulation and Potential Health Risk Assessment

Kirlenmiş Bir Alanda Olgun ve Olgunlaşmamış Domateslerdeki Kritik Hammadde Grubundan Toksik Elementler: Birikim ve Potansiyel Sağlık Riski Değerlendirmesi

Murat Topal(MUNZUR ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0003-0222-5409
Emine Işıl Arslan Topal(FIRAT ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0003-0309-7787
Erdal Öbek(FIRAT ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-4595-572X
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2023-06-30
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As a result, tomatoes were found to accumulate Co, Sb, V, and La well, and hence a non-carcinogenic health risk to tomatoes growing in an area contaminated with municipal wastewater.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Accumulation and health risk assessment of cobalt (Co), antimony (Sb), vanadium (V), and lanthanum (La) in tomatoes growing in an area contaminated with municipal wastewater were investigated.
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Key Findings & Data:According to total element values in the ripe and unripe tomatoes; the highest values were 23±1.1 mg/kg and 35±1.7 mg/kg for V, respectively.
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Conclusion & Impact:As a result, tomatoes were found to accumulate Co, Sb, V, and La well, and hence a non-carcinogenic health risk to tomatoes growing in an area contaminated with municipal wastewater.
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⚙️Variables:Accumulation · health risk · non-carcinogenic

Abstract

Accumulation and health risk assessment of cobalt (Co), antimony (Sb), vanadium (V), and lanthanum (La) in tomatoes growing in an area contaminated with municipal wastewater were investigated. For this aim, tomatoe samples were taken and sepertaed into root, stem and leaf parts. Co, Sb, V and La concentrations were detected in plant organs. The arrangement of the elements in the root, stem, and leaf of ripe and unripe tomatoes was V>Co>La>Sb. According to total element values in the ripe and unripe tomatoes; the highest values were 23±1.1 mg/kg and 35±1.7 mg/kg for V, respectively. Co, Sb, V, and La values accumulated by ripe and unripe tomatoes were determined as 24.65 and 25.6 times for Co, 1.8 and 2.7 times for Sb, 46 and 70 times for V and 4.4 and 6.15 times for La, respectively when compared with control. Total Co, Sb, V, and La were male<female<child in ripe and unripe tomatoes. Hazard index (HI) values in ripe and unripe tomatoes were male<female<child. The maximum non-carcinogenic (HQ) values in tomatoes were greater in child. Total hazard indexes (THIs) in ripe and unripe tomatoes were 74.23 and 110.66, respectively. HIs and THIs were greater than 1. As a result, tomatoes were found to accumulate Co, Sb, V, and La well, and hence a non-carcinogenic health risk to tomatoes growing in an area contaminated with municipal wastewater.

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Kentsel atıksularıyla kirlenmiş bir alanda yetişen domateslerde kobalt (Co), antimon (Sb), vanadyum (V) ve lantan (La) birikimi ve sağlık riski değerlendirmesi araştırıldı. Bu amaçla, domates numuneleri alındı ve kök, gövde ve yaprak kısımlarına ayırt edildi. Bitki organlarında Co, Sb, V ve La konsantrasyonları tespit edildi. Olgun ve olgunlaşmamış domateslerin kök, gövde ve yaprağındaki elementlerin dizilişi V>Co>La>Sb şeklindeydi. Olgun ve olgunlaşmamış domateslerde toplam element değerlerine göre; en yüksek değerler V için sırasıyla 23±1,1 mg/kg ve 35±1,7 mg/kg idi. Olgun ve olgunlaşmamış domateslerin biriktirdiği Co, Sb, V ve La değerleri kontrolle mukayese edildiğinde sırasıyla Co için 24,65 ve 25,6, Sb için 1,8 ve 2,7, V için 46 ve 70 ve La için 4,4 ve 6,15 kat olarak belirlendi. Olgun ve olgunlaşmamış domateslerde toplam Co, Sb, V ve La erkek<kadın<çocuk olmuştur. Olgun ve olgunlaşmamış domateslerde HI değerleri erkek<kadın<çocuk idi. Domateslerde maksimum kanserojen olmayan (HQ) değerler çocuklarda daha fazlaydı. Olgun ve olgunlaşmamış domateslerde toplam tehlike indeksleri (THI'ler) sırasıyla 74,23 ve 110.66 idi. HI'ler ve THI'ler 1'den büyüktü. Sonuç olarak, domateslerin Co, Sb, V ve La’ yı iyi şekilde biriktirdiği ve dolayısıyla kentsel atıksu ile kirlenmiş bir alanda büyüyen domatesler için kanserojen olmayan bir sağlık riski oluşturduğu bulundu.

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Topal, M., Topal, E. I. A., Öbek, E. (2023). Toxic Elements from Critical Raw Materials Group in Ripe and Unripe Tomatoes in A Contaminated Area: Accumulation and Potential Health Risk Assessment. International Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences, Volume: 9 Issue: 1. https://doi.org/10.29132/ijpas.1260249

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