Memorias de investigación
Ponencias en congresos:
Bioaccessibility of heavy metals and risk assessment in urban gardens of Madrid
Año:2013

Áreas de investigación
  • Física química y matemáticas,
  • Química analítica,
  • Química medioambiental,
  • Ciencias de la tierra

Datos
Descripción
Human health problems and solutions. Urban gardening has spread worldwide in recent years as it enhances food security and selfsupply and promotes community integration. However urban soils are significantly enriched in trace elements relative to background levels. Exposure to the soil in urban gardens may therefore result in adverse health effects depending on the degree of contact during gardening, infant recreational activities and ingestion of vegetables grown in them. In order to evaluate this potential risk, 36 composite samples were collected from the top 20 cm of the soil of 6 urban gardens in Madrid. The aqua regia (pseudototal) and glycine-extractable (bioaccessible) concentrations of Co, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn were determined by atomic absorption spectrophotometry. Additionally, pH, texture, Fe, Ca, and Mn concentrations, and organic matter and calcium carbonate contents were determined in all urban gardens and their influence on trace element bioaccessibility was analyzed.
Internacional
Si
Nombre congreso
Urban Environmental Pollution Conference. Creating healthy, liveable cities
Tipo de participación
960
Lugar del congreso
Beijing, China
Revisores
Si
ISBN o ISSN
0000-0000
DOI
Fecha inicio congreso
17/11/2013
Fecha fin congreso
20/11/2013
Desde la página
1
Hasta la página
10
Título de las actas
URBAN ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION. CREATING HEALTHY, LIVEABLE CITIES.

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  • Creador: Grupo de Investigación: Ingeniería de la Calidad Alimentaria
  • Departamento: Ingeniería Química y Combustibles
  • Departamento: Química y Análisis Agrícola