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Assessment of potential health risk for inhabitants living near a former lead smelter. Part 1: metal concentrations in soils, agricultural crops, and homegrown vegetables
Authors:Francis Douay  Aurélie Pelfrêne  Julie Planque  Hervé Fourrier  Antoine Richard  Hélène Roussel  Bertrand Girondelot
Affiliation:1. Université Lille Nord de France, 59000, Lille, France
2. Groupe ISA, Equipe Sols et Environnement, Laboratoire Génie Civil et géo-Environnement Lille Nord de France (LGCgE), EA 4515, 48 Boulevard Vauban, 59046, Lille Cedex, France
3. Laboratoire d’Analyses des Sols, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, 273 rue de Cambrai, 62000, Arras, France
4. Département Sites et Sols pollués, ADEME, 21 rue du Grésillé, 49000, Angers, France
5. Délégation Régionale Nord Pas de Calais, ADEME, 20, rue du Prieuré, 59500, Douai, France
Abstract:Soil contamination by metals engenders important environmental and health problems in northern France where a smelter (Metaleurop Nord) was in activity for more than a century. This study aims to look at the long-term effects of the smelter after its closedown by combining data on the degree of soil contamination and the quality of the crops grown (agricultural crops and homegrown vegetables) in these soils for a better assessment of the local population’s exposure to Cd, Pb, and Zn. Seven years after the Metaleurop Nord closedown, (1) the agricultural and urban topsoils were strongly contaminated by Cd, Pb, and Zn; (2) the kitchen garden topsoils were even more polluted than the agricultural soils, with great variability in metal concentrations within the gardens studied; (3) a high proportion of the agricultural crops for foodstuffs did not conform with the European legislation; (4) for feedstuffs, most samples did not exceed the Cd and Pb legislation limits, indicating that feedstuffs may be an opportunity for most agricultural produce; and (5) a high proportion of the vegetables produced in the kitchen gardens did not conform with the European foodstuff legislation. The high contamination level of the soils studied continues to be a risk for the environment and the population’s health. A further investigation (part 2) assesses the associated potential health risk for local inhabitants through consumption of homegrown vegetables and ingestion of soil particles by estimating the site-specific human health assessment criteria for Cd and Pb.
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