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Analysis of Bacteria, Parasites, and Heavy Metals in Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) and Rocket Salad (Eruca sativa L.) Irrigated with Treated Effluent from a Biological Wastewater Treatment Plant

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Author(s):
Nikaido, Meire [1] ; Tonani, Karina A. A. [1] ; Juliao, Fabiana C. [1] ; Trevilato, Tania M. B. [2] ; Takayanagui, Angela M. M. [3] ; Sanches, Sergio M. [3] ; Domingo, Jose L. [4] ; Segura-Munoz, Susana I. [1]
Total Authors: 8
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Lab Ecotoxicol & Environm Parasitol, Maternal Infant Nursing & Publ Hlth Dept, Coll Nursing, WHO Collaborating Ctr Nursing Res De, Sao Paulo - Brazil
[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Sch Med, Hosp Clin, Lab Pediat, Met Div, Sao Paulo - Brazil
[3] Univ Sao Paulo, Lab Environm Hlth, Maternal Infant Nursing & Publ Hlth Dept, Coll Nursing, WHO Collaborating Ctr Nursing Res De, Sao Paulo - Brazil
[4] Univ Rovira & Virgili, IISPV, Sch Med, Lab Toxicol & Environm Hlth, E-43201 Reus, Catalonia - Spain
Total Affiliations: 4
Document type: Journal article
Source: BIOLOGICAL TRACE ELEMENT RESEARCH; v. 134, n. 3, p. 342-351, JUN 2010.
Web of Science Citations: 6
Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate the viability of using treated residuary water from the Biological Wastewater Treatment Plant of Ribeiro Preto to grow vegetables, through the characterization and quantification of parasites, coliforms, and heavy metals. Three equal cultivation areas were prepared. The first was irrigated with treated/chlorinated (0.2 mg L(-1)) wastewater, the second one with treated wastewater without chlorination, and the third site with potable water, which was the control group. The presence of Hymenolepis nana, Enterobius vermicularis, nematode larvae, and Entamoeba coli was verified in lettuce (Lactuca sativa) samples. Although nematode larvae were observed in rocket salad (Eruca sativa L.), no significant differences were found between the number of parasites and type of irrigation water used. No significant differences were found between the number of fecal coliforms in vegetables and the different types of irrigation. However, the vegetables irrigated with treated effluent without chlorination showed higher levels of fecal coliforms. The risk of pathogens is reduced with bleach addition to the treated effluent at 0.2 mg/L. Concentration of heavy metals in vegetables does not mean significant risks to human health, according with the parameters recommended by the World Health Organization. (AU)