Health Risks of Metals in Soil,Water, and Major Food Crops in Hamedan Province,Iran |
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| Authors: | Mojgan Yeganeh Majid Afyuni Amir-Hosein Khoshgoftarmanesh Ali-Reza Soffianian Rainer Schulin |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture , Isfahan University of Technology , Isfahan , Iran;2. Department of Environmental Science , Isfahan University of Technology , Isfahan , Iran;3. ETHZ Institute of Terrestrial Ecosystems (ITES), Soil Protection Group , Zurich , Switzerland |
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| Abstract: | Food, drinking water, soil, and air are the main routes of exposure to trace metals, thus the assessment of the risks posed to humans by these elements is important. Wheat, potatoes, and maize are very important parts of the Iranian diet. The objectives of this study were to estimate the non-carcinogenic and carcinogenic health risks of Hg, Pb, Cd, Cr, Se, As, and Ni to adults and children via soil, water, and major food crops consumed in Hamedan Province, northwest Iran, using the total non-cancer hazard quotient (THQ) and cancer risk assessment estimates. Total non-cancer hazard of Ni and Hg, were greater than 1, and total cancer risk of As and Pb was greater than 1 × 10?6. Food consumption was identified as the major route of human exposure to metals, and consuming foodstuff threatens the health of the studied population. In Hamedan Province, consumption of wheat is the main source of intake of metals from foodstuff for adults, and in children, the soil ingestion route is also important. |
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| Keywords: | metals risk assessment non-cancer risk cancer risk Iran Hamedan Province. |
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