Uptake of Cd, Pb, and Ni by Origanum syriacum produced in Lebanon

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dc.contributor.authorDbaibo, Razan
dc.contributor.authorBashour, Issam I.
dc.contributor.authorHamadeh, Shadi K.
dc.contributor.authorToufeili, I.
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Agriculture
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Nutrition and Food Sciences
dc.contributor.facultyFaculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences (FAFS)
dc.contributor.institutionAmerican University of Beirut
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-24T12:18:16Z
dc.date.available2025-01-24T12:18:16Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractTrace metals are found naturally in soil. However, the increase in industrial and agricultural polluting activities has increased trace metal contamination and raised high concerns in the public health sector. The study was conducted on Origanum syriacum, one of the most consumed herbs in the Middle East, and was divided into three parts. (1) Pot experiment: to study the effect of Cd, Pb, or Ni levels in soil on their uptake by O. syriacum. (2) Field samples: collected from major agricultural regions in Lebanon to analyze Cd, Pb, and Ni concentrations in soil and leaves. (3) Sale outlets samples: to measure the levels of Cd, Pb, and Ni in O. syriacum tissues in the market. Results showed that there was a positive correlation between levels of Cd, Pb, and Ni in soil and those in O. syriacum tissues. None of the field samples contained Pb or Ni that exceeded the maximum allowable limits (MAL). Three samples collected from heavily poultry-manured soil contained Cd higher than the MAL. Samples collected from sale outlets did not exceed the MAL for Ni but two exceeded the MAL for Cd and one for Pb. Trace metal contamination is not a major concern in O. syriacum produced in Lebanon. Only one mixture sample from a sale outlet was higher in Pb than the MAL and three samples from heavily manured fields exceeded the MAL for Cd. © 2019, Springer Nature B.V.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-019-00383-7
dc.identifier.eid2-s2.0-85070297296
dc.identifier.pmid31388812
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10938/33975
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.relation.ispartofEnvironmental Geochemistry and Health
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectEnvironmental pollutants
dc.subjectHeavy metal
dc.subjectThyme
dc.subjectTrace metal
dc.subjectZaatar
dc.subjectCadmium
dc.subjectEnvironmental monitoring
dc.subjectFood contamination
dc.subjectLead
dc.subjectLebanon
dc.subjectManure
dc.subjectNickel
dc.subjectOriganum
dc.subjectPlants
dc.subjectSoil pollutants
dc.subjectOriganum syriacum
dc.subjectThymus vulgaris
dc.subjectConcentration (composition)
dc.subjectCorrelation
dc.subjectSoil pollution
dc.subjectSoil quality
dc.subjectChemistry
dc.subjectDrug effect
dc.subjectMetabolism
dc.subjectPharmacokinetics
dc.subjectPlant leaf
dc.subjectProcedures
dc.subjectSoil pollutant
dc.subjectCrops
dc.titleUptake of Cd, Pb, and Ni by Origanum syriacum produced in Lebanon
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