Arsenic contribution of poultry manure towards soils and food plants contamination and associated cancer risk in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

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第一作者： Muhammad, Juma

作者： Muhammad, Juma;Khan, Sardar;Sarwar, Tasneem;Nazneen, Shahla;Muhammad, Juma;Muhammad, Juma;Su, Jian Qiang;Xu, Ping;Khan, Alamgir

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关键词： Poultry manure; Arsenic; Agricultural soils; Food plants; Health risk assessment

期刊名称：ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND HEALTH （ 影响因子：4.609； 五年影响因子：4.677 ）

ISSN： 0269-4042

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Exposure to high level of arsenic (As) through the ingestion of contaminated soil, dust and food plants can pose health risk to humans. This study investigates the total arsenic (As), arsenobetaine (AsB), monomethylarsenate (MMA), dimethylarsenate (DMA), arsenite (As3+) and arsenate (As5+) concentrations in poultry feed, manure, agricultural soils and food plants collected from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. The total mean As concentrations in the edible parts of food plants ranged from 0.096 mg kg(-1) to 1.25 mg kg(-1) with percentile (P) values (P25-0.039, P50-0.0765, P75-0.165 1 mg kg(-1) to P25-0.95, P50-1.23, P75-1.6 1 mg kg(-1)) and exceeded the food safety limit (0.1 mg kg(-1)) of Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Health Organization (WHO) in all plant species except Pisum sativum (pea) and Mentha arvensis (mint). The risk to human health was assessed through the average daily intake (ADI), hazards quotient (HQ), health risk index (HRI) and lifetime cancer risk (LTCR). The highest average daily intake of As via the ingestion of Malva neglecta (mallow, a leafy plant) was observed for adults and children. The ADI for adults and children (2.36 x 10(-4) mg kg(-1) day(-1) and 6.33 x 10(-4) mg kg(-1) day(-1)) was about 13% and 5%, respectively, of the Bench Mark Dose Limit (BMDL0.5) of 3.00 x 10(-3) mg kg(-1) day(-1) set by WHO. The HRI was 3 times more in the children (2.1) than the adults (0.79), posing non-cancer health risks (health risk index > 1) for children. The LTCR values were slightly higher (1.53 x 10(-4)) relative to USEPA and WHO limits (1 x 10(-6) to 1 x 10(-4)) for children whereas a minimal cancer risk was observed for adults via consumption of selected food plants. The results showed that poultry manure can contaminate food plants that may lead to cancer and non-cancer risks in agricultural areas, Pakistan. Thus, it is important to minimize As concentration in poultry feed to safeguard human health and environment from adverse effects.

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