Bibliographic citations
Priale, D., (2023). Evaluación de la presencia de plomo y cadmio en cultivos urbanos de Lactuca sativa y Beta vulgaris var. cicla. en el distrito de Miraflores [Tesis, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC)]. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/669756
Priale, D., Evaluación de la presencia de plomo y cadmio en cultivos urbanos de Lactuca sativa y Beta vulgaris var. cicla. en el distrito de Miraflores [Tesis]. PE: Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC); 2023. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/669756
@misc{renati/1295199,
title = "Evaluación de la presencia de plomo y cadmio en cultivos urbanos de Lactuca sativa y Beta vulgaris var. cicla. en el distrito de Miraflores",
author = "Priale Reategui, Daniel Francisco",
publisher = "Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC)",
year = "2023"
}
Urban agriculture is an activity that has been gaining worldwide acceptance in different urban centers due to the various benefits it brings. However, it is known that the presence of urban pollutants, such as particulate matter and heavy metals, can affect the safety of crops from urban agriculture by bioaccumulating in edible parts of the plant such as leaves or fruit. The objective of this study is to quantify the amount of lead and cadmium in urban agriculture products in the district of Miraflores. To this end, the concentration of Pb and Cd present in the leaves of the species Lactuca sativa y Beta vulgaris var. cicla., were compared with international standards, and the Estimated Daily Intake (EDI) indicator was calculated. As a result, cadmium concentrations were found in lettuce and chard leaves that exceeded the limits recommended by the WHO and the EU, reaching maximum values of 5.88 ppm and 3.61 ppm respectively. This could imply a possible risk related to the consumption of products contaminated with metals that are grown in urban gardens, since, if these values are maintained, it is estimated that only 13.4 grams of lettuce and 15 grams of chard could be ingested per day. This risk deserves greater attention from local municipal authorities, as well as more studies to clarify and quantify the lack of knowledge on the subject.
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