Heavy metals concentrations in parsley (Petroselinum crispum) vegetable

Year 2025, Volume: 4 Issue: 1, 1 - 6, 06.04.2025

Milad Sheydaei

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13861986

Abstract

With the increase of pollutants in recent years, the environment has been exposed to serious pollution. Heavy metals (HMs) can be considered a potential risk to human health. Furthermore, soil contamination with HMs leads to their transfer to plants and animals and ultimately to humans. Due to their toxic nature, very trace amounts of them can cause serious problems. HMs are one of the important pollutants that are released from various sources. They are very harmful to the environment and health due to their toxicity, stability, and accumulation properties. In this research, the content of HMs in parsley (Petroselinum crispum) has been investigated. For this purpose, HMs such as arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), and mercury (Hg) were investigated in samples collected from local farms in the Tustan region (Lahijan city, Guilan province, Iran). According to the results, all the samples contain HMs above the standard. HMs can cause serious health problems, therefore monitoring food products is very important.

Keywords

Human health , Accumulation , Environmental pollutants , Petroselinum crispum , Heavy metals

Maydanoz (Petroselinum crispum) Sebzesinde Ağır Metal Konsantrasyonları

Abstract

Son yıllarda kirletici maddelerin artışıyla birlikte çevre ciddi düzeyde kirliliğe maruz kalmıştır. Ağır metaller (AM'ler), insan sağlığı açısından potansiyel bir risk oluşturmaktadır. Ayrıca, toprağın ağır metaller ile kontaminasyonu, bu elementlerin bitkilere ve hayvanlara, dolayısıyla insanlara taşınmasına neden olmaktadır. Toksik özellikleri nedeniyle çok düşük konsantrasyonlarda dahi ciddi sağlık sorunlarına yol açabilmektedirler. Çeşitli kaynaklardan çevreye salınan AM'ler, toksisiteleri, kararlılıkları ve birikim özellikleri nedeniyle hem çevre hem de insan sağlığı üzerinde önemli olumsuz etkiler yaratmaktadır. Bu çalışmada, maydanoz (Petroselinum crispum) bitkisinde ağır metal konsantrasyonları incelenmiştir. Bu amaçla, İran’ın Gilan eyaletine bağlı Lahijan şehrinin Tustan bölgesindeki yerel çiftliklerden toplanan örneklerde Arsenik (As), Kadmiyum (Cd), Kurşun (Pb) ve Cıva (Hg) seviyeleri analiz edilmiştir. Elde edilen bulgulara göre, incelenen tüm örneklerde ağır metal seviyeleri belirlenen standart değerlerin üzerinde bulunmuştur. Ağır metallerin ciddi sağlık sorunlarına yol açma potansiyeli göz önünde bulundurulduğunda, gıda ürünlerindeki ağır metal kontaminasyonunun düzenli olarak izlenmesi büyük önem arz etmektedir.

Keywords

Human health , Accumulation , Environmental pollutants , Petroselinum crispum , Heavy metals

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