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Potentially toxic elements in soil–plant–water-animal continuum in a mining area from Northwestern Mexico: animal exposure pathways and health risks for children

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Mining increases environmental concentrations of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) accumulating in organisms and spreading in the human food chain—their presence in milk is of great human health concern. Pathways were identified by which these elements reach raw milk from farms within a mining area in Northwestern Mexico; health risks for dairy cattle and children were also evaluated. Water from river and cattle waterers, as well as, soils showed that PTE concentrations generally below the Mexican and international limits; cattle forage concentrations were above the World Health Organization limits. Al, Mg, Mo, Ni and Zn were recorded in raw milk samples from the mining area, showing that Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Pb and V are transferred from soil to plants but not accumulated in raw milk. Zn concentrations in raw milk exceeded the permissible limit; milk from farms without mining operations (comparison site) showed the presence of Al, Cr and Cu. In cattle tail hair, PTE did not correlate with raw milk concentrations. Metal accumulation in milk was higher through water consumption than that accumulated through forage consumption. Daily intakes (DI) of Al, Mg and Zn in cows could represent a risk for their health. The observed biotransference was higher than in other parts of Mexico, and the calculated DI and hazard quotients indicate no adverse health effects for children. However, the hazard Index values indicate that exposure to multiple PTE represents a risk for children. Management measures should be performed to control the cumulative risks to protect young children’s health.

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This research was supported by Programa de Apoyo a Proyectos de Investigación e Innovación Tecnológica (PAPIIT)—Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) “PAPIIT IN214422” and the National Council of Humanities, Science, and Technology (CONAHCYT, Mexico) “CONAHCYT CF2023-I1846”. The authors thank: Javier Tadeo Leon and Lucy Natividad Mora Palomino, Academic technicians from the Department of Environmental and Soil Sciences at UNAM Geology Institute for their technical assistance, and Ofelia Morton Bermea researcher at the Geophysics Institute at UNAM for the ICP-MS analyses. All authors also thank José Ricardo Ávila Loyola for professional practices and Diana Fischer for English edition.

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Archundia, D., Prado-Pano, B. & Molina-Freaner, F. Potentially toxic elements in soil–plant–water-animal continuum in a mining area from Northwestern Mexico: animal exposure pathways and health risks for children. Environ Geochem Health 46, 99 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-024-01902-x

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