Potentially toxic metals in cucumber Cucumis sativus collected from peninsular Malaysia: A human health risk assessment

Yap, Chee Kong and Rosimah Nulit and Aziran Yaacob and Zaieka Shamsudin and Ong, Meng Chuan and Wan Mohd Syazwan and Hideo Okamura and Yoshifumi Horie and Leow, Chee Seng and Ahmad Dwi Setyawan and Krishnan Kumar and Wan, Hee Cheng and Kennedy Aaron Aguol (2024) Potentially toxic metals in cucumber Cucumis sativus collected from peninsular Malaysia: A human health risk assessment. IgMin Research - A BioMed & Engineering Open Access Journal, 2. pp. 446-452. ISSN 2995-8067

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Abstract

The purposes of this study were to assess the concentrations of Fe, Cu, Ni, Pb, and Zn in the cucumber Cucumis sativus from four farming areas of Peninsular Malaysia, to assess the HHRA of the five heavy metals in the collected samples. The cucumber was collected between May and December 2016 from Kg Ara Kuda (Penang), Kg. Sitiawan (Perak), Kuala Ketil (Kedah) and Jerantut (Pahang) of Peninsular Malaysia. For the edible fruity cucumber, the ranges of metal concentrations (mg/kg dry weight) from the four sites were 9.56-13.6 for Cu, 39.5-109 for Fe, 0.18-2.19 for Ni, 0.74-2.78 for Pb and 17.5-62.0 for Zn. All the target hazard quotient values for Fe, Cu, Ni, Pb, and Zn in adults and children were found below 1.00 for the health risk assessment. The present investigation found no evidence of non-carcinogenic hazards associated with the intake of cucumber in relation to Fe, Cu, Ni, Pb, and Zn. However, it is important to regularly evaluate the levels of heavy metals in vegetables cultivated in these soils and adopt appropriate remediation procedures to reduce harmful effects on human health.

Item Type:	Article
Keyword:	Human health risk, Toxic metals, Fruity vegetable
Subjects:	Q Science > QK Botany > QK1-989 Botany > QK474.8-495 Spermatophyta. Phanerogams S Agriculture > SB Plant culture > SB1-1110 Plant culture
Department:	CENTRE > Centre for the Promotion of Knowledge and Language Learning
Depositing User:	SITI AZIZAH BINTI IDRIS -
Date Deposited:	11 Aug 2025 09:55
Last Modified:	11 Aug 2025 09:55
URI:	https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/44845

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