Heavy metal transfer and health risk assessment in an abandoned zinc mining-affected soil-rice system in western Thailand.

Noppol Arunrat, Sukanya Sereenonchai, Tongchana Sagulkiatpanya, Tin Ko Oo

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Noppol ArunratFaculty of Environment and Resource Studies, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom, 73170, Thailand. noppol.aru@mahidol.ac.th.

Sukanya SereenonchaiFaculty of Environment and Resource Studies, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom, 73170, Thailand.

Tongchana SagulkiatpanyaFaculty of Environment and Resource Studies, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom, 73170, Thailand.

Tin Ko OoInstitute of Nutrition, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom, 73170, Thailand.

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Mahidol University (Fundamental Fund: fiscal year 2025 by National Science Research and Innovation Fund (NSRF)) FF-178/2568

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Abstract

Mining activities are a major source of heavy metal contamination in agricultural systems, posing risks to food safety and human health. This study investigated the soil-rice system in a zinc (Zn) mining-affected area of western Thailand to: (1) quantify heavy metal contamination across soil and rice compartments; (2) evaluate compartment-specific transfer factors (soil-root, root-stem, and stem-grain) to elucidate metal mobility and accumulation pathways; and (3) identify soil properties influencing metal retention and mobility. Soil, root, stem, and grain samples were collected from 20 paddy fields and analyzed for As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Mn, Pb, Zn, Hg, and Fe. The results showed that although bulk soil concentrations were within national standards, the geo-accumulation index (I

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Metals, HeavyMiningOryzaSoil PollutantsZincEnvironmental MonitoringFood ContaminationHumansPlant RootsRisk AssessmentSoilThailandMetals, HeavySoilSoil PollutantsZincHeavy metal contaminationHuman health risk assessmentSoil–rice systemZinc mining

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PMID42204048

DOI10.1007/s10653-026-03253-1

PMCPMC13216163

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