Pollution and Vegetable Contamination: A Review of the Impact of Various Pollutants |
Author(s): |
| Kalpana Singh , Shri Jai Narain Post Graduate College, Lucknow |
Keywords: |
| Pollutants, Contaminated Vegetables, Lead, Cadmium, Ozone, Sulphur Dioxide, Arsenic |
Abstract |
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Environmental pollution nowadays is a big concern. Anthropogenic activities have altered the environment significantly throughout the world like mining, industry and agriculture. This causes an increase in the Lead (Pb), Cadmium (Cd), Arsenic (As) content of soil and water, thus contaminating them. The increased uptake of these metals by plants influences the natural contents of vegetables and thus poses serious health impacts. Air pollutants like sulphur dioxide, ozone and peroxyacetyl nitrate also cause significant injury to plants and vegetables depending on the concentration and duration of exposure. In this paper, we present a review of the influence of these pollutants on vegetable content and hence their impact on human health. |
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Paper ID: IJSRDV9I110196 Published in: Volume : 9, Issue : 11 Publication Date: 01/02/2022 Page(s): 205-207 |
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