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ArticleEnvironmental science and pollution research international2022

Ecological risk assessment of heavy metal chromium in a contaminated pastureland area in the Central Punjab, Pakistan: soils vs plants vs ruminants.

Fu Chen, Fatima Ghulam Muhammad, Zafar Iqbal Khan, Kafeel Ahmad, Muhammad Nadeem, Shahid Mahmood, Muhammad Umar Farooq Awan, Mudasra Munir, Ifra Saleem Malik, Asma Ashfaq and 5 more

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Fu ChenSchool of Environmental Science and Spatial Informatics, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, China.
Fatima Ghulam MuhammadDepartment of Botany, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan.
Zafar Iqbal KhanDepartment of Botany, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan. zafar.khan@uos.edu.pk.
Kafeel AhmadDepartment of Botany, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan.
Muhammad NadeemInstitute of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan.
Shahid MahmoodInstitute of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan.
Muhammad Umar Farooq AwanDepartment of Botany, Government College University Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan.
Mudasra MunirDepartment of Botany, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan.
Ifra Saleem MalikDepartment of Botany, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan.
Asma AshfaqDepartment of Botany, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan.
Razia SultanaDepartment of Botany, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan.
Ayesha MaqsoodDepartment of Botany, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan.
Laraib SaqlainDepartment of Botany, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan.
Majida NaeemDepartment of Botany, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan.
Jing MaSchool of Environmental Science and Spatial Informatics, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, China.
University of Sargodha · PKChina University of Mining and Technology · CNGovernment College University, Lahore · PK

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Grazing animals act as a bioindicator to study the heavy metal status in the pasture lands because excessive amount of toxic metals in the animal diet either disturb their normal activity or deposit the contaminants into their tissues. The aim of this study was to appraise the chromium status in soil and pasture crops with respect to the nutritional requirement of grazing animals. Three different sites were selected to collect soil, forages, and animal samples from District Jhang. All the samples were processed through atomic absorption spectrophotometer to analyze the chromium concentration in them. Chromium concentration was varied as 0.703-4.20 mg/kg in soil, 0.45-2.85 mg/kg in forages, and 0.588-2.37 mg/kg in all collected animal samples. Both the soil and forage samples displayed the maximum chromium concentration in the Capparis decidua, whereas animal samples revealed maximum concentration in animal blood. Results of pollution load index (0.078 to 0.463 mg/kg) exhibited that all the sample values are less than unity while enrichment factor (1.57-8.25mg/kg) showed that significant level of chromium is enriched in these sites. The maximum value of daily intake (0.0007-0.0055mg/kg/day) and health risk index (0.0004-0.00370055mg/kg/day) was observed in the buffalo that feed on the Capparis decidua. Bio-concentration factor (0.398-2.09mg/kg) value was the maximum in the Medicago sativa. It is concluded that all the animal samples showed chromium concentration beyond their standards. Thus, proper measures should be taken to reduce the metal contamination in these areas that ultimately lessen the availability of toxic metals to grazing animals.

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Metals, HeavySoil PollutantsAnimalsChromiumEnvironmental MonitoringFemalePakistanRisk AssessmentRuminantsSoilChromiumMetals, HeavySoilSoil PollutantsBioaccumulationContaminationForageHeavy metalJhangRuminantsWastewater

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