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Multicenter Study
. 2017:2017:4124302.
doi: 10.1155/2017/4124302. Epub 2017 May 15.

Heavy Metal Contamination in Soil and Brown Rice and Human Health Risk Assessment near Three Mining Areas in Central China

Yu Fan  1 , Tingping Zhu  1 , Mengtong Li  1 , Jieyi He  1 , Ruixue Huang  1
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Multicenter Study

Heavy Metal Contamination in Soil and Brown Rice and Human Health Risk Assessment near Three Mining Areas in Central China

Yu Fan et al. J Healthc Eng. 2017.

Abstract

Background: Metal mining and waste discharge lead to regional heavy metal contamination and attract major concern because of the potential risk to local residents.

Methods: This research was conducted to determine lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), arsenic (As), manganese (Mn), and antimony (Sb) concentrations in soil and brown rice samples from three heavy metal mining areas in Hunan Province, central China, and to assess the potential health risks to local inhabitants.

Results: Local soil contamination was observed, with mean concentrations of Cd, Pb, Sb, and As of 0.472, 193.133, 36.793, and 89.029 mg/kg, respectively. Mean concentrations of Cd, Pb, Sb, Mn, and As in brown rice were 0.103, 0.131, 5.175, 6.007, and 0.524 mg/kg, respectively. Daily intakes of Cd, As, Sb, Pb, and Mn through brown rice consumption were estimated to be 0.011, 0.0002, 0.004, 0.0001, and 0.0003 mg/(kg/day), respectively. The combined hazard index for the five heavy metals was 22.5917, and the total cancer risk was 0.1773. Cd contributed most significantly to cancer risk, accounting for approximately 99.77% of this risk.

Conclusions: The results show that potential noncarcinogenic and carcinogenic health risks exist for local inhabitants and that regular monitoring of pollution to protect human health is urgently required.

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Map of three mines and sampling sites.
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Transfer factor of Cd, Pb, Sb, Mn, and As in soil near three mines.
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