Environmental and human health risks from metal exposures nearby a Pb-Zn-Ag mine, China.
Sci Total Environ
; 698: 134326, 2020 Jan 01.
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ABSTRACT
Metal contamination in mining areas, where mining and farming coexist, is of great concern worldwide. Nevertheless, a disconnection exists between those risks to environmental and human health. In this study, an integrated approach was used to connect the environmental and human health risks from metal exposures nearby a Pb-Zn-Ag mine. The field survey showed metal contamination in soils and crop plants as well as variation in soil microbial community in mining region relative to the reference site. Together with non-carcinogenic and carcinogenic risk assessment with a probabilistic approach, Cd and Cr were identified as the priority contaminants. Further, consumption of contaminated food crops was a significant pathway of human exposure. Especially, children were susceptible to metal contamination with non-carcinogenic hazard index (0.45 for soil ingestion and 1.19 for dietary intake) and carcinogenic risk index (3.47â¯×â¯10-4 for soil ingestion and 5.10â¯×â¯10-3 for dietary intake) at the 50th percentile. These findings facilitate the priority actions on mitigation strategies to minimize the environmental and health risks. Also, the potential environmental and human health consequences due to uncontrolled mining in this region serve as a case study for other regions involved in mining activities.
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Poluentes do Solo
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