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http://hdl.handle.net/1843/41683| Type: | Artigo de Periódico |
| Title: | Cadmium, copper and lead levels in different cultivars of lettuce and soil from urban agriculture |
| Authors: | Bruno Martins Dala-Paula Flávia Beatriz Custódio Eliana Aparecida Nonato Knupp Helena Eugênia Leonhardt Palmieri José Bento Borba da Silva Maria Beatriz de Abreu Glória |
| Abstract: | Urban agriculture plays an important role in sustainable food supply. However, because of the atmospheric pollution and soil contamination associated with urban areas, this activity may be of concern. In fact, contamination of soil with metals and the transference of contaminants to vegetables can represent health and safety risks associated with urban agriculture. The objective of this study was to evaluate the concentrations of selected trace metals (cadmium, copper and lead) in three lettuce cultivars produced in three different urban gardens in the metropolitan region of Belo Horizonte, Brazil and their respective soils. Samples of lettuce and soil were analyzed by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) and graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS-GF), respectively, and their transfer coefficients were calculated. The methods were optimized and were fit for the purpose. Copper was the prevalent metal found in soils and lettuce, with an average of 27.9 ± 13.9 and 0.608 ± 0.157 mg kg−1 respectively, followed by lead (19.4 ± 7.7 and 0.037 ± 0.039 mg kg−1), and cadmium (0.16 ± 0.03 and 0.009 ± 0.005 mg kg−1). Cadmium presented the largest transfer coefficients, ranging from 0.34 to 1.84 with an average of 0.92 ± 0.45, which may indicate a potential risk of accumulation in vegetables in the case of high soil contamination. A significant positive correlation was observed (p < 0.01) between cadmium in lettuce and in soil. Even though lead concentrations varied in the soils from the different urban areas, ranging from 11.88 to 30.01 mg kg−1, no significant difference (p < 0.05) was found among the lettuce, probably due to its low mobility (transfer coefficient = 0.02). The copper and cadmium levels found in lettuce indicate safe lettuce production in the three urban gardens. |
| Subject: | Alface Cádmio Cobre Chumbo Agricultura urbana Segurança alimentar |
| language: | eng |
| metadata.dc.publisher.country: | Brasil |
| Publisher: | Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais |
| Publisher Initials: | UFMG |
| metadata.dc.publisher.department: | FAR - DEPARTAMENTO DE ALIMENTOS FAR - DEPARTAMENTO DE PRODUTOS FARMACÊUTICOS |
| Rights: | Acesso Restrito |
| metadata.dc.identifier.doi: | 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.04.101 |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1843/41683 |
| Issue Date: | Nov-2018 |
| metadata.dc.url.externa: | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0269749118308753 |
| metadata.dc.relation.ispartof: | Environmental Pollution |
| Appears in Collections: | Artigo de Periódico |
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