Bioaccumulation of Potentially Toxic Elements in <i>Tilia tomentosa</i> Moench Trees from Urban Parks and Potential Health Risks from Using Leaves and Flowers for Medicinal Purposes
Potentially toxic element (PTE) contamination in medicinal plants, particularly those growing in urban environments, can cause human health issues. Therefore, this study evaluated trace element accumulation and translocation patterns (As, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, Sr, and Zn) in the aboveground tissue of comm...
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| author | Miroslava Mitrović Olga Kostić Zorana Miletić Milica Marković Natalija Radulović Dimitrije Sekulić Snežana Jarić Pavle Pavlović |
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| description | Potentially toxic element (PTE) contamination in medicinal plants, particularly those growing in urban environments, can cause human health issues. Therefore, this study evaluated trace element accumulation and translocation patterns (As, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, Sr, and Zn) in the aboveground tissue of common <i>Tilia tomentosa</i> Moench, often used as a medicinal plant, sampled in Belgrade’s urban parks (Zemunski Park, Park Blok 63, and Park Topčider). Our results indicated that this species exhibits the ability to accumulate and translocate PTEs, particularly Cu, in its aboveground parts. It was found that the levels of Cu and Sr in flowers were within the toxic range for plants, indicating a potential risk in using <i>T. tomentosa</i> flowers from Park Topčider for medicinal purposes. The maximum Estimated Daily Intake of Ni from the consumption of leaves and flowers of plants growing in two parks (Zemunski Park and Park Topčider) exceeded the corresponding Provisional Tolerable Daily Intake. Additionally, the Carcinogenic Risk calculated for Cr present in flowers was above the USEPA limit (3.021 × 10<sup>−3</sup>), indicating possible adverse effects on human health and a carcinogenic risk from ingesting tea prepared from <i>T. tomentosa</i> flowers from Park Topčider. Our research underlines how crucial it is to cautiously use medicinal tree species growing in urban parks in residential areas. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a5244553e4f84abbbe60433a84fd62f32023-11-24T14:42:40ZengMDPI AGForests1999-49072023-11-011411220410.3390/f14112204Bioaccumulation of Potentially Toxic Elements in <i>Tilia tomentosa</i> Moench Trees from Urban Parks and Potential Health Risks from Using Leaves and Flowers for Medicinal PurposesMiroslava Mitrović0Olga Kostić1Zorana Miletić2Milica Marković3Natalija Radulović4Dimitrije Sekulić5Snežana Jarić6Pavle Pavlović7Department of Ecology, Institute for Biological Research ‘Siniša Stanković’—National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Bulevar despota Stefana 142, 11060 Belgrade, SerbiaDepartment of Ecology, Institute for Biological Research ‘Siniša Stanković’—National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Bulevar despota Stefana 142, 11060 Belgrade, SerbiaDepartment of Ecology, Institute for Biological Research ‘Siniša Stanković’—National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Bulevar despota Stefana 142, 11060 Belgrade, SerbiaDepartment of Ecology, Institute for Biological Research ‘Siniša Stanković’—National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Bulevar despota Stefana 142, 11060 Belgrade, SerbiaDepartment of Ecology, Institute for Biological Research ‘Siniša Stanković’—National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Bulevar despota Stefana 142, 11060 Belgrade, SerbiaDepartment of Ecology, Institute for Biological Research ‘Siniša Stanković’—National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Bulevar despota Stefana 142, 11060 Belgrade, SerbiaDepartment of Ecology, Institute for Biological Research ‘Siniša Stanković’—National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Bulevar despota Stefana 142, 11060 Belgrade, SerbiaDepartment of Ecology, Institute for Biological Research ‘Siniša Stanković’—National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Bulevar despota Stefana 142, 11060 Belgrade, SerbiaPotentially toxic element (PTE) contamination in medicinal plants, particularly those growing in urban environments, can cause human health issues. Therefore, this study evaluated trace element accumulation and translocation patterns (As, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, Sr, and Zn) in the aboveground tissue of common <i>Tilia tomentosa</i> Moench, often used as a medicinal plant, sampled in Belgrade’s urban parks (Zemunski Park, Park Blok 63, and Park Topčider). Our results indicated that this species exhibits the ability to accumulate and translocate PTEs, particularly Cu, in its aboveground parts. It was found that the levels of Cu and Sr in flowers were within the toxic range for plants, indicating a potential risk in using <i>T. tomentosa</i> flowers from Park Topčider for medicinal purposes. The maximum Estimated Daily Intake of Ni from the consumption of leaves and flowers of plants growing in two parks (Zemunski Park and Park Topčider) exceeded the corresponding Provisional Tolerable Daily Intake. Additionally, the Carcinogenic Risk calculated for Cr present in flowers was above the USEPA limit (3.021 × 10<sup>−3</sup>), indicating possible adverse effects on human health and a carcinogenic risk from ingesting tea prepared from <i>T. tomentosa</i> flowers from Park Topčider. Our research underlines how crucial it is to cautiously use medicinal tree species growing in urban parks in residential areas.https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/14/11/2204<i>T. tomentosa</i>PTE accumulationbioconcentrationtranslocationmedicinal usehealth risk |
| spellingShingle | Miroslava Mitrović Olga Kostić Zorana Miletić Milica Marković Natalija Radulović Dimitrije Sekulić Snežana Jarić Pavle Pavlović Bioaccumulation of Potentially Toxic Elements in <i>Tilia tomentosa</i> Moench Trees from Urban Parks and Potential Health Risks from Using Leaves and Flowers for Medicinal Purposes Forests <i>T. tomentosa</i> PTE accumulation bioconcentration translocation medicinal use health risk |
| title | Bioaccumulation of Potentially Toxic Elements in <i>Tilia tomentosa</i> Moench Trees from Urban Parks and Potential Health Risks from Using Leaves and Flowers for Medicinal Purposes |
| title_full | Bioaccumulation of Potentially Toxic Elements in <i>Tilia tomentosa</i> Moench Trees from Urban Parks and Potential Health Risks from Using Leaves and Flowers for Medicinal Purposes |
| title_fullStr | Bioaccumulation of Potentially Toxic Elements in <i>Tilia tomentosa</i> Moench Trees from Urban Parks and Potential Health Risks from Using Leaves and Flowers for Medicinal Purposes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bioaccumulation of Potentially Toxic Elements in <i>Tilia tomentosa</i> Moench Trees from Urban Parks and Potential Health Risks from Using Leaves and Flowers for Medicinal Purposes |
| title_short | Bioaccumulation of Potentially Toxic Elements in <i>Tilia tomentosa</i> Moench Trees from Urban Parks and Potential Health Risks from Using Leaves and Flowers for Medicinal Purposes |
| title_sort | bioaccumulation of potentially toxic elements in i tilia tomentosa i moench trees from urban parks and potential health risks from using leaves and flowers for medicinal purposes |
| topic | <i>T. tomentosa</i> PTE accumulation bioconcentration translocation medicinal use health risk |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/14/11/2204 |
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