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ArticleEnvironmental geochemistry and health2026

Phytotoxicity and metal mobility in soils contaminated with mine tailings.

Andressa Cristhy Buch, Maria Elizabeth Fernandes Correia, Júlia Carina Niemeyer, Douglas Brian Sims, Eduardo Duarte Marques, Krishna Kumar Yadav, Ahmad J Obaidullah, Camila Rodrigues E Silva, Emmanoel Vieira da Silva-Filho

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Article in Environmental geochemistry and health, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Andressa Cristhy BuchDepartment of Environmental Geochemistry, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Outeiro São João Baptista, S/N, Centro, 24020-007, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. andressabuch@hotmail.com.
Maria Elizabeth Fernandes CorreiaBrazilian Agricultural Research Company (EMBRAPA), 23897-000, Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Júlia Carina NiemeyerPostgraduate Program in Agricultural and Natural Ecosystems, Universidade de Santa Catarina, Campus de Curitibanos, Rod. Ulysses Gabordi, km 3, 89520-000, Curitibanos, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
Douglas Brian SimsDepartment of Physical Sciences, College of Southern Nevada, North Las Vegas, Nevada, 89030, USA.
Eduardo Duarte MarquesService Geological Survey of Brazil/Company of Research of Mineral Resources (SGB/CPRM), Av. Brasil, 1731, Funcionários, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, 30140-002, Brazil.
Krishna Kumar YadavDepartment of VLSI Microelectronics, Saveetha School of Engineering, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Saveetha University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 602105, India.
Ahmad J ObaidullahDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2457, 11451, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Camila Rodrigues E SilvaDepartment of Environmental Geochemistry, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Outeiro São João Baptista, S/N, Centro, 24020-007, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Emmanoel Vieira da Silva-FilhoDepartment of Environmental Geochemistry, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Outeiro São João Baptista, S/N, Centro, 24020-007, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The consumption of vegetables is essential for human health. However, in regions affected by mining activities, this practice may pose serious risks due to potential heavy metal contamination at the soil-plant interface. This study evaluated the phytotoxicity and metal mobility in lettuce cultivated in mine tailing-contaminated soils after the Córrego do Feijão dam failure (Brumadinho, Minas Gerais, Brazil). The increase in soil metal concentrations negatively influenced morphological parameters such as root and shoot length, fresh biomass, germination, chlorophyll content, and the pattern and frequency of stomata on the leaf surface. Translocation factors of Fe, Ni, Mn, Cd, Cu, Pb, and Zn from roots to shoots of lettuce indicated significant risks to human health. In shoots, the concentrations of As, Cd, Pb, and Cu exceeded the maximum permissible limits for human consumption in lettuce and other leafy Asteraceae by up to 407-, 98-, 5,483-, and 28-fold, respectively. These results highlight the urgent need for mitigation, remediation, and protective strategies to safeguard human and animal health in mining regions, particularly where mining, agriculture, and livestock production coexist.

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LactucaMetals, HeavyMiningSoil PollutantsBrazilChlorophyllEnvironmental MonitoringGerminationHumansPlant LeavesPlant RootsChlorophyllMetals, HeavySoil PollutantsChlorophyll inhibitionDam collapseGerminationSoil–plant interfaceStomata movements

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PMCPMC13109235

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