Human health risk assessment of lead in nectarines

Authors

  • Aida Šukalić Agromediterranean Faculty, Džemal Bijedić University, Univerzitetski kampus, Mostar 88104, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Nihada Ahmetović Faculty of Medicine, University of Tuzla, Univerzitetska 1, Tuzla 75000, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Sejad Mačkić Agromediterranean Faculty, Džemal Bijedić University, Univerzitetski kampus, Mostar 88104, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Amra Čolić Faculty of Health Studies, Vitez University, Školska 23, Travnik 72270, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Mehmed Hero Public Utility Company Vodograd, Ćire Truhelke bb, Prozor-Rama 88440, Bosnia and Herzegovina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5937/AASer1845051S

Keywords:

lead, soil contamination, nectarines, risk assessment

Abstract

The aim of the paper was to determine the level of soil contamination with lead and perform risk assessment by calculating the Hazard Quotient Index (HQI). The research was carried out during 2015 and 2016 at three locations in Herzegovina (Mostar, Čapljina, and Stolac), where nectarine cultivars ('Big Top’ and ‘Caldesi 2000’) were cultivated. At the Mostar and Čapljina locations, the total content of lead in the soil exceeded MPC values in both years of research. Estimated daily intake (EDI) and estimated weekly intake (EWI) values of lead in the studied nectarine varieties showed no acute or chronic risk for human health.

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Published

06.02.2026

Issue

Vol. 23 No. 45 (2018)

Section

Articles