Author, as appears in the article.: Machado, Carolina S; Fregonesi, Brisa M; Alves, Renato I S; Tonani, Karina A A; Sierra, Jordi; Martinis, Bruno S; Celere, Beatriz S; Mari, Montse; Schuhmacher, Marta; Nadal, Marti; Domingo, Jose L; Segura-Munoz, Susana
Department: Enginyeria Química; Ciències Mèdiques Bàsiques
URV's Author/s: Domingo Roig, José Luis / Mari Marcos, Montserrat / Nadal Lomas, Martí / Schuhmacher Ansuategui, Marta
Keywords: Water pollutants, chemical; Seasons; Rivers; Pardo river, brazil; Metals, heavy; Metals; Humans; Herbicides; Health status indicators; Health risk assessment; Fish and water intake; Environmental exposure; Brazil; metals; herbicides; health risk assessment; fish and water intake
Abstract: Mixture of metals and herbicides in rivers may pose relevant risks for the health of surrounding communities. Humans may be exposed to river pollution through intake of contaminated water and fish, as well as irrigated agricultural products. The aim of this study was to assess the human health risks of environmental exposure to metals and herbicides through water and fish intake in the Pardo River. Metals (Al, As, Be, Cd, Cr, Cu, Pb, Mn, Hg, Ni, Tl, Sn, V, and Zn) were analyzed in river water and in edible fish. Herbicides (ametryn, atrazine, diuron, hexazinone, simazine, and tebuthiuron) were analyzed in river water. Seasonal variances were also studied. Aluminum, Cd, Cu, Mn, Pb, and Zn levels in river water were higher than the USEPA benchmarks. Non-carcinogenic risks due to pollutants mixture exposure were above the limit, and carcinogenic risks of As exposure were >10-6 in the sampling points during the rainy season. Metal levels in fish were lower than the Brazilian legislation and do not pose a threat to public health. Herbicides were detected in four sampling points, with atrazine concentrations (range 0.16-0.32 μg/L) below the Brazilian standard (2.0 μg/L), but above the European Union standard (0.1 μg/L). Considering the water supply needs of cities located in the Pardo River Basin and the persistence of metals and herbicides, the present study indicated that there was a seasonal influence on non-carcinogenic and carcinogenic risks to human health, especially in the rainy season. Studies for water treatment plants implantation should consider the risks of exposure to persistent substances, in order to protect the population.
Thematic Areas: Zootecnia / recursos pesqueiros; Saúde coletiva; Química; Pollution; Planejamento urbano e regional / demografia; Odontología; Nutrição; Medicine (miscellaneous); Medicina veterinaria; Medicina iii; Medicina ii; Medicina i; Materiais; Interdisciplinar; Health, toxicology and mutagenesis; Geografía; Geociências; General medicine; Farmacia; Environmental sciences; Environmental chemistry; Ensino; Engenharias iii; Engenharias ii; Engenharias i; Enfermagem; Ciências biológicas iii; Ciências biológicas ii; Ciências biológicas i; Ciências ambientais; Ciências agrárias i; Ciência de alimentos; Biotecnología; Biodiversidade; Astronomia / física; Administração pública e de empresas, ciências contábeis e turismo
licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
ISSN: 09441344
Author's mail: joseluis.domingo@urv.cat; marti.nadal@urv.cat; montserrat.mari@urv.cat; marta.schuhmacher@urv.cat
Record's date: 2025-02-08
Paper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/submittedVersion
Link to the original source: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11356-017-9461-z
Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Paper original source: Environmental Science And Pollution Research. 24 (25): 20160-20172
APA: Machado, Carolina S; Fregonesi, Brisa M; Alves, Renato I S; Tonani, Karina A A; Sierra, Jordi; Martinis, Bruno S; Celere, Beatriz S; Mari, Montse; Sch (2017). Health risks of environmental exposure to metals and herbicides in the Pardo River, Brazil. Environmental Science And Pollution Research, 24(25), 20160-20172. DOI: 10.1007/s11356-017-9461-z
Article's DOI: 10.1007/s11356-017-9461-z
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2017
Publication Type: Journal Publications
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