Contamination with trace elements in soils cultivated with vegetables
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https://doi.org/10.24054/limentech.v18i2.3209Keywords:
Agriculture, heavy metals, pollutionAbstract
The cultivation of vegetables in soils contaminated with heavy metals or trace elements represent a serious threat to human health due to the risk of their incorporation into the food chain. Therefore, the objective of this work is to analyze the scientific evidence of the presence of trace elements in soils cultivated with vegetables. The focus of this research was qualitative in which a systematic review of the literature and a documentary analysis with a descriptive scope were made. To this end, a compilation of scientific articles from the last 10 years published in national and international journals was carried out in order to present the scientific evidence of contamination of agricultural soils with heavy metals and highlight the sources of contamination with trace elements. According to the results, the literature available at the national level on the presence of heavy metals in soils cultivated with vegetables is relatively scarce and they are concentrated in agricultural areas of Cundinamarca, Córdoba and Norte de Santander. The main sources of contamination were associated with the application of irrigation with contaminated and inadequately treated wastewater, agricultural crops near mining areas, industrial and mining activity near cultivation sites, urban areas, among others. In some of the studies, a high transfer of trace elements from the soil to the plant tissues of vegetables that are later consumed by humans was reported, which can trigger intoxication problems and damage to health of the people
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