Potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in coastal sediments of Bandar Abbas city, North of Persian Gulf: An ecological risk assessment

Trias Mahmudiono; Somayeh Hoseinvandtabar; Fereshteh Mehri; Mohammad Borzoei; Zoha Heidarinejad; Mohammad Amin Nakoozadeh; Hasti Daraei; Ali Atamaleki; Yadolah Fakhri; Amin Mousavi Khaneghah

doi:10.1080/09603123.2023.2173154

Potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in coastal sediments of Bandar Abbas city, North of Persian Gulf: An ecological risk assessment

Int J Environ Health Res. 2024 Mar;34(3):1255-1269. doi: 10.1080/09603123.2023.2173154. Epub 2023 Feb 2.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia.
² Student Research Committee, School of Public Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
³ Nutrition Health Research Center, Center of Excellence for Occupational Health, Research Center for Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences. Hamadan, Iran.
⁴ Department of Occupational Health Engineering, Faculty of Health, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
⁵ Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
⁶ Environmental Health Engineering Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
⁷ Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Faculty of Public Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
⁸ Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, Iran.
⁹ Food Health Research Center, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
¹⁰ Department of Fruit and Vegetable Product Technology, Prof. Wacław Dąbrowski Institute of Agricultural and Food Biotechnology - State Research Institute, Warsaw, Poland.
¹¹ Department of Technology of Chemistry, Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University, Baku, Azerbaijan.

PMID: 36731517
DOI: 10.1080/09603123.2023.2173154

Abstract

The concentration of potentially toxic elements (PTEs; Lead (Pb), Nickel (Ni), and Cadmium (Cd) Pb, Ni, and Cd), using flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) was measured in fifty surface coastal sediment samples collected from 5 points coastal sediment of Bandar Abbas city, Iran besides the potential ecological risk index (RI) estimated the environmental health risk. The rank order of PTEs was Pb (52.090 ± 4.113 mg/kg dry weight) > Ni (34.940 ± 8.344 mg/kg dry weight) > Cd (2.944 ± 0.013 mg/kg dry weight). RI due to PTEs in sediments for A, B, C, D, and E points were 187.655, 190.542, 191.079, 189.496, and 192.053, respectively. RI for sampling points A to E was at moderate risk (150 ≤ RI < 300). Therefore, it is recommended to carry out control programs to reduce the amount of PTEs in the coastal sediment of the Persian Gulf.

Keywords: Persian Gulf; Potentially toxic element; coastal sediment; ecological risk assessment; food safety.

MeSH terms

Cadmium / analysis
Environmental Monitoring / methods
Geologic Sediments
Indian Ocean
Lead / analysis
Metals, Heavy* / analysis
Nickel / analysis
Risk Assessment
Water Pollutants, Chemical* / analysis

Substances

Metals, Heavy
Cadmium
Lead
Nickel
Water Pollutants, Chemical