[HTML][HTML] Soil, air, and water pollution from mining and industrial activities: Sources of pollution, environmental impacts, and prevention and control methods

MM Dehkordi, ZP Nodeh, KS Dehkordi… - Results in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Mining activities, as essential components of industrial development, play a crucial role in
the economy. However, they often entail significant environmental consequences, notably …

Not All Maca Is Created Equal: A Review of Colors, Nutrition, Phytochemicals, and Clinical Uses

DM Minich, K Ross, J Frame, M Fahoum, W Warner… - Nutrients, 2024 - mdpi.com
Maca (Lepidium meyenii, Lepidium peruvianum) is part of the Brassicaceae family and
grows at high altitudes in the Peruvian Andes mountain range (3500–5000 m). Historically, it …

Dataset of metals and metalloids in food crops and soils sampled across the mining region of Moquegua in Peru

NS Bedoya-Perales, E Escobedo-Pacheco, D Maus… - Scientific Data, 2023 - nature.com
In recent years, there has been an increase in interest in the accumulation of heavy metals
and metal (loid) s (HMM) in areas where agriculture and mining exist side by side. As a …

[HTML][HTML] Patterns of accumulation and baseline values for metals in agricultural soils from a copper mining region in southern Peru

NS Bedoya-Perales, A Neimaier, D Maus… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
As global copper demand surges, it's vital to conduct a thorough analysis of metal
concentrations in the agricultural soils of mining districts. This is especially pertinent for the …

Trace elements in farmland soils and crops, and probabilistic health risk assessment in areas influenced by mining activity in Ecuador

P Romero-Crespo, S Jiménez-Oyola… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
Consumption of food grown in contaminated soils may be a significant human exposure
pathway to pollutants, including toxic elements. This study aimed to investigate the pollution …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of the variation of heavy metals and pesticide residues in native and modern potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) cultivars grown at different altitudes …

NS Bedoya-Perales, D Maus, A Neimaier… - Toxicology Reports, 2023 - Elsevier
This research paper presents the preliminary outcomes of an investigation conducted on the
levels of heavy metals (such as As, Cd, Pb, Al, Mn, Cu, Ba, Cr, and Ni) and pesticide …

Assessment of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in fruits from Iranian market (Shiraz): A health risk assessment study

A Mohammadpour, Z Emadi, M Keshtkar… - Journal of Food …, 2022 - Elsevier
The concentrations of PTEs in fruits (sold in Iranian markets) were evaluated in the present
study. The highest mean concentrations (µg/kg) of aluminum (519), chromium (VI)(20.6), iron …

Occurrence and accumulation of metals in lupine seeds in Ethiopia

G Woreta, A Guadie, M Mulu, T Beshaw… - Journal of Food …, 2023 - Elsevier
Metals are persistent in the environment and can cause bioaccumulation in the food chain,
and contamination of agricultural soils is a growing concern due to food safety concerns and …

Health risk associated with heavy metal contamination of vegetables grown in agricultural soil of Siran valley, Mansehra, Pakistan—a case study

MA Tahir, H Shaheen, B Rathinasabapathi - Environmental Monitoring and …, 2022 - Springer
Monitoring of heavy metals in agricultural soils and the crops grown in them is essential to
design mitigation strategies to reduce toxic heavy metals in diet and food chains. We …

Assessment of Heavy Metal Content in Soil and Lycopersicon esculentum (Tomato) and Their Health Implications

S Birghila, N Matei, S Dobrinas, V Popescu… - … Trace Element Research, 2023 - Springer
In this study, the content of lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr) and manganese (Mn)
was evaluated in soils and tomatoes (Lycopersicon esculentum) collected from rural areas …