TY - JOUR ID - 142498 TI - Lead Bioavailability in the Environment: Its Exposure and and Effects JO - Journal of Advances in Environmental Health Research JA - JAEHR LA - en SN - 2676-3478 AU - Mousavi, Seyed Majid AU - Brodie, Graham AU - Payghamzadeh, Kamal AU - Raiesi, Tahereh AU - Strivastava, A. K. AD - Soil and Water Research Institute, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization, Karaj, Iran. AD - Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, University of Melbourne, Dookie Campus, Melbourne, Australia. AD - Horticulture Crops Research Department, Golestan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization, Gorgan, Iran. AD - Citrus and Subtropical Fruit Research Centre, Horticultural Science Research Institute, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization, Ramsar, Iran. AD - Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Central Citrus Research Institute, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. Y1 - 2022 PY - 2022 VL - 10 IS - 1 SP - 1 EP - 14 KW - Lead KW - bioavailability KW - Food Chain KW - public health DO - 10.32598/JAEHR.10.1.1256 N2 - Many anthropogenic activities result in the accumulation of potentially toxic metals (e.g. lead, cadmium, chromium, nickel, arsenic, cobalt, and mercury) in the environment. Lead (Pb) is a very toxic and non-biodegradable element with no metabolic function in living creatures. It can be quickly taken up and transferred within plant tissues and then enter the food chain, causing phytotoxicity. Through different biochemical and enzymatic reactions, Pb can severely harm public health. After entering soil and sediments, Pb may mix with soil components and associate with them through different geochemical fractions, determining the final fate of Pb in terms of bioavailability and uptake by plants. Metal bioavailability in soils is mainly dependent on the soil and plant properties and interactions with other elements. Although there are numerous studies on the influence of heavy metals on public health, limited studies have considered the role of the soil-plant chain on the final fate of potentially toxic metals concerning public health. This article is a joint investigation between agricultural and medical sciences and reveals that the soil (as the base of agriculture) affects human health in various ways, and human health is linked to the health of the soil.  UR - https://jaehr.muk.ac.ir/article_142498.html L1 - https://jaehr.muk.ac.ir/article_142498_9af01812b2301cb849b979d284182bb1.pdf ER -