Health risk assessment of heavy metals in saffron (Crocus sativus L.) cultivated in domestic wastewater and lake water irrigated soils

Health risk assessment of heavy metals in saffron (Crocus sativus L.) cultivated in domestic wastewater and lake water irrigated soils

Irrigation of crops with domestic wastewater (DW) is a common practice in developing countries like India. However, domestic wastewater irrigation poses a risk of migration of toxic heavy metals to edible parts of crops, which requires serious measures to prevent their uptake. In this study, the eff...

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Main Authors: Sami Abou Fayssal, Pankaj Kumar, Simona M. Popescu, Mehraj ud-din Khanday, Hasan Sardar, Riaz Ahmad, Deep Gupta, Sudhir Kumar Gaur, Hesham F. Alharby, Abdullah G. Al-Ghamdi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-03-01
Series:Heliyon
Subjects:
Health risk
Irrigation water
Metal elements
Saffron quality
Thread composition
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024031694

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