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JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
Volume 193, Issue -, Pages 264-271Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.07.058
Keywords
Soil pollution; Air pollution; Bio-concentration; Cement plant; Argentina
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- Agencia Nacional de Promocion Cientifica y Tecnologica (FONCyT)
- CONICET
- Secretaria de Ciencia y Tecnica de la Universidad Nacional de Cordoba (SECYT-UNC)
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Heavy metal and trace element concentrations were examined in wheat grains and straw to elucidate associations between air pollution sources and soil variables. The mean wheat grain concentrations of Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn and Zn surpassed the tolerance limits stated in the international legislation for wheat grain and foodstuffs. When topsoil Ba, Co, Cr and Zn concentrations were higher than the legislation thresholds for agricultural and residential soils, wheat grain concentrations were also increased. In addition. Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb, and Zn revealed an immobilization effect of a cement plant and the atmospheric deposition input, with Cd in wheat grains being associated with a cement plant and industrial waste incinerator. The health risks arising from wheat grain consumption indicated that the inhabitants of Argentina are experiencing significant non-carcinogenic risks (Hazard Index = 3.311), especially when consuming wheat grains affected by metallurgical or chemical factories, as well as by air transportation from big cities. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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