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A critical prospective analysis of the potential toxicity of trace element regulation limits in soils worldwide: Are they protective concerning health risk assessment? - A review

Vasileios Antoniadis, Sabry M. Shaheen, Efi Levizou, Muhammad Shahid, Nabeel Khan Niazi, Meththika Vithanage, Yong Sik Ok, Nanthi Bolan, Jörg Rinklebe

Environment International · 2019

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Summary

, meaning that limits in their cases are rather overprotective. Our approach reveals the need of reducing diversity in regulation limits by drafting soil legislations of worldwide validity, since risks are common across countries. We suggest that new directions should strategically tend to (a) reduce limits of TEs with underestimated contribution to health risk (such as As), (b) cautiously increase limits of TEs that currently cause minor health risks, (c) quantify TE risks associated with uptake to edible plants and potable water, and (d) consider multi-element contamination cases, where risks are cumulatively enhanced due to TE synergism.

Subject
Pesticides, contaminants & food safety
Source type
Peer-reviewed study
System type
Other
DOI
10.1016/j.envint.2019.03.039
Catalogue ID
SNmp4zkngy-2pseo7
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