Human health risk due to consumption of vegetables contaminated with carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons |
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| Authors: | Sardar Khan Qing Cao |
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| Institution: | (1) Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, China;(2) Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, People’s Republic of China;(3) Department of Environmental Science, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, 25120, Pakistan |
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| Abstract: | Purpose Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) are persistent, toxic, and carcinogenic contaminants present in soil ecosystem globally.
These pollutants are gradually accumulating in wastewater-irrigated soils and lead to the contamination of vegetables. Food
chain contamination with PAH is considered as one of the major pathways for human exposure. This study was aimed to investigate
the concentrations of PAH in soils and vegetables collected from wastewater-irrigated fields from metropolitan areas of Beijing,
China. Origin of PAH, daily intake, and health risks of PAH through consumption of contaminated vegetables were studied. |
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