Heavy metals in basic vegetables of the Bagerhat district, Bangladesh.

IF 2.5 3区农林科学 Q2 CHEMISTRY, APPLIED

Food additives & contaminants. Part B, Surveillance Pub Date : 2026-04-26 DOI:10.1080/19393210.2026.2650452

Tusar Kanti Roy, Sudipta Kumar Nag, Md Saiful Islam, Zulhilmi Ismail, Abubakr M Idris

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Abstract

This survey studied potential human health risks through mostly consumed vegetables such as brinjal, sweet gourd, papaya, tomato, bitter gourd, snake gourd, sponge gourd, and bottle gourd in the southwestern region of Bangladesh. Cd, Cr, Pb, Ni, Fe, and As were analysed in the samples by atomic absorption spectrophotometry. The mean level of heavy metals in vegetables followed the descending order of brinjal > snake gourd > bitter gourd > sponge gourd > sweet gourd > tomato > bottle gourd > papaya. Estimated daily intake, target hazard quotient, hazard index, and carcinogenic risk value revealed that these vegetables have no negative impact on human health. Furthermore, principal component analysis, cluster analysis, and correlation analysis indicate that metal sources may be common. It was concluded that the studied vegetables may not cause human health risk and further investigations should be conducted on a larger scale.

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孟加拉国巴格哈特地区基本蔬菜中的重金属。

本调查通过在孟加拉国西南地区食用的茄子、甜瓜、木瓜、番茄、苦瓜、蛇瓜、海绵瓜和葫芦等蔬菜，研究了潜在的人类健康风险。用原子吸收分光光度法分析了样品中的Cd、Cr、Pb、Ni、Fe和As。蔬菜中重金属平均含量由高到低依次为茄子b>、蛇瓜b>、苦瓜b>、海绵瓜b>、甜瓜b>、番茄>、葫芦>、木瓜。估计每日摄入量、目标危害商、危害指数和致癌风险值显示，这些蔬菜对人体健康没有负面影响。此外，主成分分析、聚类分析和相关分析表明，金属源可能是共同的。结论是，所研究的蔬菜可能不会对人体健康造成危害，需要进一步进行更大规模的调查。

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Food additives & contaminants. Part B, Surveillance 农林科学-毒理学

CiteScore

5.30

自引率

10.30%

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审稿时长

2.7 months

期刊介绍： Food Additives & Contaminants: Part B publishes surveillance data indicating the presence and levels of occurrence of designated food additives, residues and contaminants in foods, food supplements and animal feed. Data using validated methods must meet stipulated quality standards to be acceptable and must be presented in a prescribed format for subsequent data-handling. Food Additives & Contaminants: Part B restricts its scope to include certain classes of food additives, residues and contaminants. This is based on a goal of covering those areas where there is a need to record surveillance data for the purposes of exposure and risk assessment. The scope is initially restricted to: Additives - food colours, artificial sweeteners, and preservatives; Residues – veterinary drug and pesticide residues; Contaminants – metals, mycotoxins, phycotoxins, plant toxins, nitrate/nitrite, PCDDs/PCFDs, PCBs, PAHs, acrylamide, 3-MPCD and contaminants derived from food packaging. Readership: The readership includes scientists involved in all aspects of food safety and quality and particularly those involved in monitoring human exposure to chemicals from the diet. Papers reporting surveillance data in areas other than the above should be submitted to Part A . The scope of Part B will be expanded from time-to-time to ensure inclusion of new areas of concern.