Assessment of Metal(loid)s and Nonmetals Contamination in Soils of Urban Ecological Parks in Brazil: Implications for Ecological Risk and Human Health
Metal(loid)s and nonmetals in the soil of urban parks can pose risks to human health. Thus, we aimed to study the soil elemental content, soil types and their pH, contamination factor, geo-accumulation index, pollution load index, total carcinogenic risk, and hazard quotient for children and adults...
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| author | Fernanda Guerreiro de Paula Igor Domingos de Souza Elaine Silva de Pádua Melo Marta Aratuza Pereira Ancel Diego Azevedo Zoccal Garcia Danielle Bogo Rita de Cássia Avellaneda Guimarães Karine de Cássia Freitas Gielow Rodrigo Juliano Oliveira Gisele Melo Sanches Priscila Aiko Hiane Valter Aragão do Nascimento |
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| description | Metal(loid)s and nonmetals in the soil of urban parks can pose risks to human health. Thus, we aimed to study the soil elemental content, soil types and their pH, contamination factor, geo-accumulation index, pollution load index, total carcinogenic risk, and hazard quotient for children and adults by ingestion, inhalation, and dermal routes contact in ecological parks (EP) in Central-West Brazil. In Lago do Amor EP, high concentrations of Mg and Mn and lower pH values predominate, while in the Águas do Prosa EP, there is a greater influence of Zn. Except for the range of average concentrations of Al, Fe, P, Mg, and Mn in all EP soils, the range of the average concentrations of As, Cd, Co, Pb, Cr, Cu, Mo, Se, and Zn were generally higher than those permissible limits. There is moderate contamination by Mo, Ni, Cd, and mainly Se in Lago do Amor, Anhanduí, and Sóter EPs. The geo-accumulation index revealed that Lago do Amor EP is moderately polluted by Cd. Oral ingestion was evidenced as the main route of possible contamination by heavy metals, especially for children, who presented a carcinogenic risk greater than 10<sup>−1</sup> for As, Cr, and Ni. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f405c0dcb8f44164aa7db67ca2bc9d262025-06-25T14:29:45ZengMDPI AGUrban Science2413-88512025-05-019619310.3390/urbansci9060193Assessment of Metal(loid)s and Nonmetals Contamination in Soils of Urban Ecological Parks in Brazil: Implications for Ecological Risk and Human HealthFernanda Guerreiro de Paula0Igor Domingos de Souza1Elaine Silva de Pádua Melo2Marta Aratuza Pereira Ancel3Diego Azevedo Zoccal Garcia4Danielle Bogo5Rita de Cássia Avellaneda Guimarães6Karine de Cássia Freitas Gielow7Rodrigo Juliano Oliveira8Gisele Melo Sanches9Priscila Aiko Hiane10Valter Aragão do Nascimento11Group of Spectroscopy and Bioinformatics Applied Biodiversity and Health (GEBABS), Graduate Program in Health and Development in the Central-West Region of Brazil, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande 79079-900, BrazilGroup of Spectroscopy and Bioinformatics Applied Biodiversity and Health (GEBABS), Graduate Program in Health and Development in the Central-West Region of Brazil, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande 79079-900, BrazilGroup of Spectroscopy and Bioinformatics Applied Biodiversity and Health (GEBABS), Graduate Program in Health and Development in the Central-West Region of Brazil, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande 79079-900, BrazilGroup of Spectroscopy and Bioinformatics Applied Biodiversity and Health (GEBABS), Graduate Program in Health and Development in the Central-West Region of Brazil, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande 79079-900, BrazilGroup of Spectroscopy and Bioinformatics Applied Biodiversity and Health (GEBABS), Graduate Program in Health and Development in the Central-West Region of Brazil, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande 79079-900, BrazilGroup of Spectroscopy and Bioinformatics Applied Biodiversity and Health (GEBABS), Graduate Program in Health and Development in the Central-West Region of Brazil, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande 79079-900, BrazilGroup of Spectroscopy and Bioinformatics Applied Biodiversity and Health (GEBABS), Graduate Program in Health and Development in the Central-West Region of Brazil, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande 79079-900, BrazilGroup of Spectroscopy and Bioinformatics Applied Biodiversity and Health (GEBABS), Graduate Program in Health and Development in the Central-West Region of Brazil, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande 79079-900, BrazilStem Cell, Cell Therapy and Toxicological Genetics Research Centre (CeTroGen), Federal University of Mato Grosso Do Sul, Campo Grande 79079-900, BrazilGroup of Spectroscopy and Bioinformatics Applied Biodiversity and Health (GEBABS), Graduate Program in Health and Development in the Central-West Region of Brazil, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande 79079-900, BrazilGroup of Spectroscopy and Bioinformatics Applied Biodiversity and Health (GEBABS), Graduate Program in Health and Development in the Central-West Region of Brazil, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande 79079-900, BrazilGroup of Spectroscopy and Bioinformatics Applied Biodiversity and Health (GEBABS), Graduate Program in Health and Development in the Central-West Region of Brazil, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande 79079-900, BrazilMetal(loid)s and nonmetals in the soil of urban parks can pose risks to human health. Thus, we aimed to study the soil elemental content, soil types and their pH, contamination factor, geo-accumulation index, pollution load index, total carcinogenic risk, and hazard quotient for children and adults by ingestion, inhalation, and dermal routes contact in ecological parks (EP) in Central-West Brazil. In Lago do Amor EP, high concentrations of Mg and Mn and lower pH values predominate, while in the Águas do Prosa EP, there is a greater influence of Zn. Except for the range of average concentrations of Al, Fe, P, Mg, and Mn in all EP soils, the range of the average concentrations of As, Cd, Co, Pb, Cr, Cu, Mo, Se, and Zn were generally higher than those permissible limits. There is moderate contamination by Mo, Ni, Cd, and mainly Se in Lago do Amor, Anhanduí, and Sóter EPs. The geo-accumulation index revealed that Lago do Amor EP is moderately polluted by Cd. Oral ingestion was evidenced as the main route of possible contamination by heavy metals, especially for children, who presented a carcinogenic risk greater than 10<sup>−1</sup> for As, Cr, and Ni.https://www.mdpi.com/2413-8851/9/6/193assessmentbiomonitoringcarcinogenic riskecotourismhazard indexleisure |
| spellingShingle | Fernanda Guerreiro de Paula Igor Domingos de Souza Elaine Silva de Pádua Melo Marta Aratuza Pereira Ancel Diego Azevedo Zoccal Garcia Danielle Bogo Rita de Cássia Avellaneda Guimarães Karine de Cássia Freitas Gielow Rodrigo Juliano Oliveira Gisele Melo Sanches Priscila Aiko Hiane Valter Aragão do Nascimento Assessment of Metal(loid)s and Nonmetals Contamination in Soils of Urban Ecological Parks in Brazil: Implications for Ecological Risk and Human Health Urban Science assessment biomonitoring carcinogenic risk ecotourism hazard index leisure |
| title | Assessment of Metal(loid)s and Nonmetals Contamination in Soils of Urban Ecological Parks in Brazil: Implications for Ecological Risk and Human Health |
| title_full | Assessment of Metal(loid)s and Nonmetals Contamination in Soils of Urban Ecological Parks in Brazil: Implications for Ecological Risk and Human Health |
| title_fullStr | Assessment of Metal(loid)s and Nonmetals Contamination in Soils of Urban Ecological Parks in Brazil: Implications for Ecological Risk and Human Health |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of Metal(loid)s and Nonmetals Contamination in Soils of Urban Ecological Parks in Brazil: Implications for Ecological Risk and Human Health |
| title_short | Assessment of Metal(loid)s and Nonmetals Contamination in Soils of Urban Ecological Parks in Brazil: Implications for Ecological Risk and Human Health |
| title_sort | assessment of metal loid s and nonmetals contamination in soils of urban ecological parks in brazil implications for ecological risk and human health |
| topic | assessment biomonitoring carcinogenic risk ecotourism hazard index leisure |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2413-8851/9/6/193 |
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