<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Vegetables are important source of nutrients for human body. Wastewater irrigation may lead to contamination of these vegetables and cause possible health risk. In the present study impact of waste water irrigation on metals uptake (Fe, Mn, Ni, Co, Zn, Cd, Cr and Pb) by five commonly consumed vegetables (radish, cabbage, lettuce, cauliflower and spinach) grown in the suburbs of Peshawar were investigated using AAS (Atomic Absorption spectrophotometer). The uptake and accumulation of metals for vegetables irrigated with wastewater were significantly (p &lt; 0.05) higher than tube well irrigated vegetables and permissible limits of WHO/FAO. Among the edible parts of vegetables maximum accumulation of Mn, Pb and Cd occurred in radish followed by Ni and Fe in spinach while Cr and Zn were high in cauliflower and cabbage. The estimated daily intake of metals (DIM) revealed that at present the consumption of studied vegetables were under the tolerable limits of (US-EPA, IRIS), however intake of metals in waste water irrigated vegetables were significantly high and can cause health hazards in the long run</p></abstract>

Vegetables are important source of nutrients for human body. Wastewater irrigation may lead to contamination of these vegetables and cause possible health risk. In the present study impact of waste water irrigation on metals uptake (Fe, Mn, Ni, Co, Zn, Cd, Cr and Pb) by five commonly consumed vegetables (radish, cabbage, lettuce, cauliflower and spinach) grown in the suburbs of Peshawar were investigated using AAS (Atomic Absorption spectrophotometer). The uptake and accumulation of metals for vegetables irrigated with wastewater were significantly (p < 0.05) higher than tube well irrigated vegetables and permissible limits of WHO/FAO. Among the edible parts of vegetables maximum accumulation of Mn, Pb and Cd occurred in radish followed by Ni and Fe in spinach while Cr and Zn were high in cauliflower and cabbage. The estimated daily intake of metals (DIM) revealed that at present the consumption of studied vegetables were under the tolerable limits of (US-EPA, IRIS), however intake of metals in waste water irrigated vegetables were significantly high and can cause health hazards in the long run

Metals Uptake by Wastewater Irrigated Vegetables and their Daily Dietary Intake in Peshawar, Pakistan / Pobieranie Metali Przez Warzywa Nawadniane Ściekami I Ich Dzienne Stężenie W Diecie Ludności Peszawaru, Pakistan

Agricultural Research Institute Tarnab, Peshawar, Pakistan / College of Food Science & Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, P.R. China

College of Food Science & Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, P.R. China / Key Laboratory of Environment Correlative Dietology, Ministry of Education, Wuhan 430070, P.R. China

The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan / College of Food Science & Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, P.R. China

College of Food Science & Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, P.R. China

The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan

Ecological Chemistry and Engineering S

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Vegetables are important source of nutrients for human body. Wastewater irrigation may lead to contamination of these vegetables and cause possible health...

Metals Uptake by Wastewater Irrigated Vegetables and their Daily Dietary Intake in Peshawar, Pakistan / Pobieranie Metali Przez Warzywa Nawadniane Ściekami I Ich Dzienne Stężenie W Diecie Ludności Peszawaru, Pakistan

Published Online: Apr 18, 2015

Page range: 125 - 139

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/eces-2015-0008

Keywords
heavy metals, vegetables, daily intake of metals, wastewater, bioconcentration factor, Peshawar

© by Sher Ali Khan

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Metals Uptake by Wastewater Irrigated Vegetables and their Daily Dietary Intake in Peshawar, Pakistan / Pobieranie Metali Przez Warzywa Nawadniane Ściekami I Ich Dzienne Stężenie W Diecie Ludności Peszawaru, Pakistan

Published Online: Apr 18, 2015

Page range: 125 - 139

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/eces-2015-0008

Keywordsheavy metals, vegetables, daily intake of metals, wastewater, bioconcentration factor, Peshawar

© by Sher Ali Khan

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
heavy metals, vegetables, daily intake of metals, wastewater, bioconcentration factor, Peshawar