A survey of arsenic and other heavy metals in vegetation from markets or mine tailings

作     者：LIU Wen-ju Kim Kyoung-woong ZHU Yong-guan LEE Sang-woo CHANG Pei-chun Kwak Ji-hyun 

作者机构：Department of Environmental Science and Engineering Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology （GIST） Gwangju 500-712 Korea Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100085 China College of Natural Resources and Environment Hebei Agricultural University Baoding 071001 China 

出 版 物：《Journal of Environmental Sciences》 (环境科学学报（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2006年第18卷第2期

页      面：287-291页

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学科分类：083002[工学-环境工程] 0830[工学-环境科学与工程（可授工学、理学、农学学位）] 08[工学] 

基　　金：TheNationalN aturalScienceFoundationofChina (N o.40225002 20477055) theM inistryofScienceandTechnology(No.2002CB410808)andtheUN U & GISTJointProgram m eonScienceandTechnologyforSustainability(IERC) 

主　　题：arsenic heavy metals ferns bioaccumulation factors 

摘      要：This research includes two investigations. The first one is a market basket survey of the levels of arsenic （As） and trace elements in bracken fern （Pteridium aquilinum） originated from three countries： South Korea, China and North Korea. The results showed that the mean As concentrations in stems of samples were significantly higher than those in leaves. As concentrations in all samples did not exceed food safety limits for vegetables. Generally, concentrations of Fe, Mn, Cu and Zn in leaves were higher than those in stems. The second investigation is a survey on the levels of As and other heavy metals in vegetation in the vicinity of Myoungbong mine tailings. The results demonstrated that As, Pb and Cu concentrations and bioaccumulation factors （BCF） in seedlings of the fern（A splenium achilleifolium） were the highest, whereas Marsh horsetail（Equisetum polustre） accumulated the highest levels of Zn. Concentrations of As, Pb, Zn and Cu in vegetable-cress （Lepidium sativum） and the edible herb-aromatic madder （Elasholtzia splendens） were higher than food safety limits. Therefore, a risk assessment of As and other heavy metals in vegetables and herbs on local human health should be conducted in the future.