Heavy metals in waters used for human consumption and crop irrigation
The consumption of contaminated water is a major source of heavy metal contamination in humans and animals. This study therefore aimed to assess Cd, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb, and Zn levels in water used for human and animal consumption and vegetable crop irrigation in Camocim de São Félix, Pernambuco, Brazil....
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author | Laercio Santos Silva Izabel Cristina de Luna Galindo Clístenes Wilians Araújo do Nascimento Romário Pimenta Gomes Ludmila de Freitas Ivanildo Amorim de Oliveira Milton César Costa Campos José Maurício da Cunha |
author_facet | Laercio Santos Silva Izabel Cristina de Luna Galindo Clístenes Wilians Araújo do Nascimento Romário Pimenta Gomes Ludmila de Freitas Ivanildo Amorim de Oliveira Milton César Costa Campos José Maurício da Cunha |
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description | The consumption of contaminated water is a major source of heavy metal contamination in humans and animals. This study therefore aimed to assess Cd, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb, and Zn levels in water used for human and animal consumption and vegetable crop irrigation in Camocim de São Félix, Pernambuco, Brazil. Water samples were collected on the studied farms from an artesian well and reservoirs used for human and animal consumption as well as for crop irrigation. The results showed that concentrations of Cd (> 0.001 mg L-1), Ni (> 0.025 mg L-1) and Pb (> 0.01 mg L-1) were above the maximum allowable limits established under Brazilian law, indicating the need for a preventive monitoring program and immediate intervention initiatives aimed at the sources of contamination. The results demonstrate the need to quantify heavy metal content in vegetable crops, since their contamination by irrigation water may make them harmful to human health. Rainfall has a seasonal effect on heavy metal concentrations in water, showing a significant effect on Pb levels, whereas Cd and Ni content was less dependent on seasonal variation. |
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spelling | doaj.art-9f6a5b816bc74bbfbc9a716f0cb114772022-12-22T01:40:03ZengInstituto de Pesquisas Ambientais em Bacias Hidrográficas (IPABHi)Revista Ambiente & Água1980-993X2018-08-0113411010.4136/ambi-agua.1999Heavy metals in waters used for human consumption and crop irrigationLaercio Santos Silva0Izabel Cristina de Luna Galindo1Clístenes Wilians Araújo do Nascimento2Romário Pimenta Gomes3Ludmila de Freitas4Ivanildo Amorim de Oliveira5Milton César Costa Campos6José Maurício da Cunha7Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" (UNESP), Jaboticabal, SP, Brasil Departamento de Solos e Adubos (FCAV/UNESP). Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE), Recife, PE, Brasil Departamento de Agronomia. Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE), Recife, PE, Brasil Departamento de Agronomia. Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" (UNESP), Jaboticabal, SP, Brasil Departamento de Solos e Adubos (FCAV/UNESP). Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" (UNESP), Jaboticabal, SP, Brasil Departamento de Solos e Adubos (FCAV/UNESP). Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" (UNESP), Jaboticabal, SP, Brasil Departamento de Solos e Adubos (FCAV/UNESP). Universidade Federal do Amazonas (UFAM), Humaitá, AM, Brasil Colegiado de Agronomia. Universidade Federal do Amazonas (UFAM), Humaitá, AM, Brasil Colegiado de Ciências: Física e Matemática. The consumption of contaminated water is a major source of heavy metal contamination in humans and animals. This study therefore aimed to assess Cd, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb, and Zn levels in water used for human and animal consumption and vegetable crop irrigation in Camocim de São Félix, Pernambuco, Brazil. Water samples were collected on the studied farms from an artesian well and reservoirs used for human and animal consumption as well as for crop irrigation. The results showed that concentrations of Cd (> 0.001 mg L-1), Ni (> 0.025 mg L-1) and Pb (> 0.01 mg L-1) were above the maximum allowable limits established under Brazilian law, indicating the need for a preventive monitoring program and immediate intervention initiatives aimed at the sources of contamination. The results demonstrate the need to quantify heavy metal content in vegetable crops, since their contamination by irrigation water may make them harmful to human health. Rainfall has a seasonal effect on heavy metal concentrations in water, showing a significant effect on Pb levels, whereas Cd and Ni content was less dependent on seasonal variation.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-993X2018000400300&lng=pt&nrm=iso&tlng=enagrochemicalscadmiumdiffuse pollutionleadtrace elements |
spellingShingle | Laercio Santos Silva Izabel Cristina de Luna Galindo Clístenes Wilians Araújo do Nascimento Romário Pimenta Gomes Ludmila de Freitas Ivanildo Amorim de Oliveira Milton César Costa Campos José Maurício da Cunha Heavy metals in waters used for human consumption and crop irrigation Revista Ambiente & Água agrochemicals cadmium diffuse pollution lead trace elements |
title | Heavy metals in waters used for human consumption and crop irrigation |
title_full | Heavy metals in waters used for human consumption and crop irrigation |
title_fullStr | Heavy metals in waters used for human consumption and crop irrigation |
title_full_unstemmed | Heavy metals in waters used for human consumption and crop irrigation |
title_short | Heavy metals in waters used for human consumption and crop irrigation |
title_sort | heavy metals in waters used for human consumption and crop irrigation |
topic | agrochemicals cadmium diffuse pollution lead trace elements |
url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-993X2018000400300&lng=pt&nrm=iso&tlng=en |
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