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http://dx.doi.org/10.5338/KJEA.2015.34.3.30

Assessment of Human Bioavailability Quotient for the Heavy Metal in Paddy Soils Below Part of the Closed Metalliferous Mine  

Kim, Min-Kyeong (Climate Change & Agroecology Division, Department of Agricultural Environment, National Academy of Agricultural Science)
Hong, Sung-Chang (Climate Change & Agroecology Division, Department of Agricultural Environment, National Academy of Agricultural Science)
Kim, Myung-Hyun (Climate Change & Agroecology Division, Department of Agricultural Environment, National Academy of Agricultural Science)
Choi, Soon-Kun (Climate Change & Agroecology Division, Department of Agricultural Environment, National Academy of Agricultural Science)
Lee, Jong-Sik (Climate Change & Agroecology Division, Department of Agricultural Environment, National Academy of Agricultural Science)
So, Kyu-Ho (Climate Change & Agroecology Division, Department of Agricultural Environment, National Academy of Agricultural Science)
Jung, Goo-Bok (Climate Change & Agroecology Division, Department of Agricultural Environment, National Academy of Agricultural Science)
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Korean Journal of Environmental Agriculture / v.34, no.3, 2015 , pp. 161-167 More about this Journal
Abstract
BACKGROUND: For the heavy metal cotamination sites, it is very important to estimate the human bioavailability quotients for heavy metals in paddy soils released from mine tailings, which is a major source of contamination in Korea, and to assess the human health risks of heavy metals. METHODS AND RESULTS: This experiment was carried out to investigate the human bioavailability quotient of the heavy metals in paddy soils below part of the closed metalliferous mine. For estimating the human bioavailability quotients for heavy metals, 30 paddy soils below part of the closed mine were collected, and analyzed for Cd, Cu, Pb, Zn, and As using simple bioavailability extraction test(SBET). The quantities of Cd, Cu, Pb, Zn and As extracted from paddy soils below part of the mine by using the SBET analysis were 28.1, 17.3, 34.1, 14.6 and 2.3% respectively. Specially, the maximum values of Cd, Pb and Zn were 73.3, 81.5 and 58.1% of human bioavailability quotient, respectively, and varied considerably among the sampling sites. The human bioavailability quotient of Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn in soils near the closed mine showed significant positive correlation among soil pH value, O.M. and Ex. Ca. contents, while it correlated negatively between soil Ex. K and Ex. Mg contents in paddy soils. Also, its of Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn in paddy soils showed significant positive correlation with 0.1M HCl extractable and total contents, while in soils, it correlated negatively with As content in soil near the closed mine. CONCLUSION: The results of the simple bioavailability extraction test (SBET) indicate that regular ingestion of soils by the local population could be closed a potential health threat due to long-term heavy metals exposure in these mine areas.
Keywords
Bioavailability; Closed metalliferous mine; Heavy metal; Paddy soil; SBET;
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