Essential role of multi-element data in interpreting elevated element concentrations in areas impacted by both natural and anthropogenic influences.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This article presents a detailed analysis of a dataset consisting of 27 elements found in soils, soil eluates, and vegetables from private gardens in a region with a long history of coal mining and burning. With coal being one of the world's most significant energy sources, and previous studies highlighting elevated element levels in vegetables from this region, the objective of this study was to identify the factors that impact soil geochemistry and metal(loid) uptake in plants.

Methods

Total major and trace element concentrations were analyzed in soils, soil eluates and vegetables by high resolution inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. The vegetable samples included six species: fennel, garlic, lettuce, parsley, onion, and radicchio. Each plant was divi

SUBMITTER: Petrovic M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10512964 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature