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http://dx.doi.org/10.13103/JFHS.2019.34.6.551

Risk Assessment of Groundwater Used for Washing GAP-certified Agricultural Crops after Harvest  

Kim, Hwang-Yong (Research Policy Bureau, Rural Development Administration)
Paik, Min-Kyoung (Agromaterial Assessment Division, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences)
Kim, Areumnuri (Chemical Safety Division, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences)
Lee, Dong Gyu (Seongju office, National Agricultural Products Quality Management)
Jeong, Mihye (Agromaterial Assessment Division, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences)
Kim, Won-Il (Microbial Safety Team, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences)
Oh, Jin-A (Agromaterial Assessment Division, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences)
Kim, Se-Ri (Microbial Safety Team, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences)
Hong, Su-Myeong (Agromaterial Assessment Division, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences)
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Journal of Food Hygiene and Safety / v.34, no.6, 2019 , pp. 551-556 More about this Journal
Abstract
Recently, due to the fact that the mineral content in the wash water of the GAP-certified melon exceeds the GAP wash water standards, there are cases where the certification cannot be maintained. Therefore, agricultural industry demand requesting relaxation of the inorganic elements standard for water quality has been increasing, taking into account the consumption characteristics of Korean melon, which is eaten after removing the peel. This study was conducted to evaluate the human risks of four inorganic materials (fluorine, arsenic, iron and manganese) based on the water quality data of 142 samples of groundwater that was used for washing GAP-certified Korean melon in Seongju area from 2017 to 2019. As a result, the HQ of four minerals in Koreans who consumed groundwater used for washing GAP-certified Korean melons in the Seongju area was below 0.10 on average. In particular, in the case of iron and manganese which are esthetic influence substances, the average HQ was 0.00. The overexposure group showed 0.01, which was lower than the HQ (average 0.01, overexposure group 0.03) of the group that consumed Korean melon. Based on all the results, even if the groundwater of the Seongju area is used to wash GAP-certified Korean melon, the impact from these four inorganic materials, including iron and manganese, for Korean population consuming Korean melon will be minimal.
Keywords
GAP; Groundwater; Korean melon; Risk assessment;
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