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ArticleEnvironmental science and pollution research international2022

Effects of diverse irrigation with wastewater in soil and plants: assessing the risk of metal to the animal food chain.

Zafar Iqbal Khan, Fatima Ghulam Muhammad, Kafeel Ahmad, Shahzad Akhtar, Muhammad Sohail, Muhammad Nadeem, Shahzadi Mahpara, Muhammad Umer Farooq Awan, Mona S Alwahibi, Mohamed S Elshikh and 1 more

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Article in Environmental science and pollution research international, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Zafar Iqbal KhanDepartment of Botany, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan. zafar.khan@uos.edu.pk.
Fatima Ghulam MuhammadDepartment of Botany, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan.
Kafeel AhmadDepartment of Botany, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan.
Shahzad AkhtarDepartment of Botany, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan.
Muhammad SohailDepartment of Botany, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan.
Muhammad NadeemInstitute of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan.
Shahzadi MahparaDepartment of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan.
Muhammad Umer Farooq AwanDepartment of Botany, Government College University Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan.
Mona S AlwahibiDepartment of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia.
Mohamed S ElshikhDepartment of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia.
Muhammad Iftikhar HussainDepartment of Plant Biology and Soil Science, Universidad de Vigo, Campus Lagoas Marcosende, 36310, Vigo, Spain.
University of Sargodha · PKKing Saud University · SAGhazi University · PKGovernment College University, Lahore · PKUniversidade de Vigo · ES

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In District Jhang, farmers use municipal wastewater to irrigate fodder crops as an alternative source to the deficient availability of fresh water. Therefore, the present study selected the three irrigation sources in District Jhang (canal water, ground water and municipal wastewater) to study the iron (Fe) concentration in the soil, fodder crops and ultimately their transfer into the animal body. Analysed Fe concentration varied as 16.40-27.53 mg/kg in soil samples, 19.72-30.34 mg/kg in fodder crops and 2.49-5.11 mg/kg in animals. Analysed Fe concentration in soil was higher on the wastewater irrigation site while canal water-irrigated fodder crop Zea mays exhibit the higher Fe concentration. In animal samples, higher Fe concentration was observed in the cow blood (4.09 mg/l), cow hairs (3.39 mg/kg) and cow faeces (5.11 mg/kg). Results of pollution load index (0.288-0.484 mg/kg) and enrichment factor (0.112-0.197 mg/kg) indicated that Fe concentration was minimally dispersed and enriched in these sites. Health risk and daily intake values were observed between the 0.029-0.059 and 0.042-0.084 mg/kg/day. Bio-concentration factor (0.834-1.47 mg/kg) for Fe which was greater than 1 explains that Fe contamination was transferred from the soil to fodder tissues and may raise health issues in the grazing animals if they are continuously exposed to these contaminated forages. Wastewater irrigation in study area has increased the Fe content in soil-plant environment that is a risking factor for animal and human health. Hence, this study recommended that wastewater should be treated prior to their irrigation on agricultural lands.

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Metals, HeavySoil PollutantsAgricultural IrrigationAnimal FeedAnimalsCattleCrops, AgriculturalEnvironmental MonitoringFemaleFood ChainRisk AssessmentSoilWastewaterWaterMetals, HeavySoilSoil PollutantsWastewaterWaterAgricultural landCowFodderIronJhangSheepWater scarcity

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