Heavy metals contamination of soil and edible parts vegetables is presently a challenging environmental issue worldwide. The present study determined the accumulated amount cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), nickel (Ni), cobalt (Co), zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), manganese (Mn) in soil, coriander, onion, tomato collected from agricultural fields Jhansi city, India. bio-concentration factor non-carcinogenic hea...

Abstract Background Excess accumulation of heavy metals in frequently consumed food (e.g., vegetables, fruits) is a serious threat to human health. The concentration four root vegetables and five leafy collected from the Kawran Bazar fresh vegetable market Dhaka, Bangladesh, were analyzed. Average daily intake (ADI), hazard quotient (HQ), index (HI) also estimated assess health risks posed by c...

Aim: Active mining in Kilembe copper mine, Kasese district, Uganda ended about four decades ago. However, various health problems are believed to be from the effect of activities that took place area. In this study therefore, we quantified concentration trace metals: chromium (Cr), cadmium (Cd), zinc (Zn), iron (Fe), lead (Pb), arsenic (As) and (Cu) cabbages tomatoes grown area assessed risks c...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the psychometric properties of a vegetable parenting practices scale using multidimensional polytomous item response modeling which enables assessing item fit to latent variables and the distributional characteristics of the items in comparison to the respondents. We also tested for differences in the ways item function (called differential item functioning) across child's...

Leaching of arsenic (As) from chromated copper arsenate (CCA)-treated wood may elevate soil arsenic levels. Thus, an environmental concern arises regarding accumulation of As in vegetables grown in these soils. In this study, a greenhouse experiment was conducted to evaluate As accumulation by vegetables from the soils adjacent to the CCA-treated utility poles and fences and examine the effects...

background: one of the most important ways of pathologic and non-pathologic parasites transmission is through eating raw vegetables. iranian people believe that eating raw vegetables is an important way to get some essential vitamins and minerals. objectives: according to the high prevalence of pathologic parasites and also exporting different vegetables to the other provinces such as tehran, w...

There are many potential risks to human health from heavy metal contamination of vegetables resulting from wastewater irrigated sites. This study was carried out to assess the concentration of chromium (Cr) and the risk to human health by chromium through the intake of locally grown vegetables collected from wastewater irrigated agricultural fields. Twenty-seven samples of 9 (nine) different ty...

It is well known that a balanced diet is essential in maintaining good health. Hence, the nutritional value of foods is an important aspect that should be considered especially with respect to metal intake such as iron, calcium, magnesium, potassium, sodium, selenium, manganese, copper, chromium and zinc. Iron being required for the haemoglobin; calcium for relaxing the central nervous system; ...