Assessment of heavy metal accumulation and health risk in three essential edible weeds grown on wastewater irrigated soil.

ABSTRACT: The main problem facing Egypt recently is the shortage of available water resources. Therefore, farmers resort to use wastewater for irrigation. So, the present work aims to assess the impacts of wastewater irrigation on the productivity of three edible weeds (Cichorium endivia, Sonchus oleraceous and Beta vulgaris) and its effect on the nutritional value of plants and its risk on human health. This study will focus on Shibin Al Kanater region, and the physicochemical characteristics of drainage water, canal water, drainage water-irrigated soils and canal-irrigated soils were estimated. The vegetative and traits of edible weeds were determined including their photosynthetic pigments, organic and inorganic nutrients content, and heavy metals content. The health risk index (HRI) associated w

SUBMITTER: Abdelgawad ZA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10709593 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature