Journal
ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY
Volume 33, Issue 11, Pages 2438-2447Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/etc.2706
Keywords
Sequential extraction; Methylmercury; Pollution; Health risk assessment
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- Research and Development Office of Hong Kong Institute of Education [RG 11/2012-2013R]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31070450]
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Paddy soil and rice (Oryza sativa L.) in the Wanshan mining area in Guizhou Province, China, have been contaminated by toxic trace metals such as cadmium (Cd) and mercury (Hg). The present study examined correlations between the types and physicochemical parameters of the soil and the contents of trace metals and the different forms of Hg in rice. The health risks of consuming contaminated rice from the Wanshan mining area were also assessed. Sequential extraction procedures were used to investigate the chemical behavior of Hg in the soil. The results showed that Hg and Cd were the most abundant trace metals in the Wanshan mining area. The toxic methylmercury (MeHg) content was substantial in brown rice, and the total amounts of total Hg (THg), diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid-Hg, and water-soluble Hg varied in the rhizosphere and non-rhizosphere soils. An antagonistic interaction between Mn in brown rice, straw, and husk and MeHg in brown rice was also shown. An analysis of calculated dietary intake, target hazard quotients, and hazard indexes showed a potential risk of transferring Hg, MeHg, and Cd to humans when rice from the Wanshan mining area is consumed. Therefore, it must be concluded that consuming contaminated rice near the Wanshan mining area is a potential threat to human health. Environ Toxicol Chem 2014;33:2438-2447. (c) 2014 SETAC
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