Article: An assessment of various potentially toxic elements and associated health risks in agricultural soil along the middle Gangetic basin, India
Chemosphere. 2022 Aug., v. 300
2022
Abstract: The present study analysed the levels of potentially toxic elements along with physico-chemical properties of agricultural soil samples (n = 59) collected from fields situated along the path of river Ganga in the middle Gangetic floodplain in two ... ...
| Abstract | The present study analysed the levels of potentially toxic elements along with physico-chemical properties of agricultural soil samples (n = 59) collected from fields situated along the path of river Ganga in the middle Gangetic floodplain in two districts, Ballia and Ghazipur. Arsenic (As), chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), nickel (Ni), zinc (Zn), lead (Pb), iron (Fe) and manganese (Mn) levels were analysed by Wavelength Dispersive-X-Ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy (WD-XRF) and the associated health risks along with diverse indices were calculated. The mean concentrations of As, Cu, Cr, Pb, Zn and Ni were found to be 15, 42, 85, 18, 87 and 47 mg kg⁻¹, respectively in Ballia and 13, 31, 73, 22, 77 and 34 mg kg⁻¹, respectively in Ghazipur. Physico-chemical properties like pH, ORP and organic matter were found to be 7.91, 209 and 1.20, respectively in Ballia and 8.51, 155 and 1.25, respectively in Ghazipur. The calculated health quotient (HQ) for all the elements was observed to be within the threshold value of one, however with few exemptions. Therefore, the present study showcases the contamination of potentially toxic elements in agricultural fields and possible health hazards for people. |
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| Keywords | agricultural soils ; arsenic ; basins ; chromium ; copper ; floodplains ; fluorescence emission spectroscopy ; iron ; lead ; manganese ; nickel ; organic matter ; pH ; rivers ; toxicity ; zinc ; India |
| Language | English |
| Dates of publication | 2022-08 |
| Publishing place | Elsevier Ltd |
| Document type | Article |
| ZDB-ID | 120089-6 |
| ISSN | 1879-1298 ; 0045-6535 ; 0366-7111 |
| ISSN (online) | 1879-1298 |
| ISSN | 0045-6535 ; 0366-7111 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.134433 |
| Database | NAL-Catalogue (AGRICOLA) |
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