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Αn Investigation of the Biogeochemical Properties of the Plant Species Οriganum majorana in Relation to its Soil Characteristics
- Source :
- Water, Air, & Soil Pollution. 227
- Publication Year :
- 2016
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2016.
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Abstract
- A biogeochemical investigation was carried out on Origanum majorana grown on limestone substrate in Greece. Possible health risks from consumption of dried herbs and infusions were assessed. Macronutrients and essential and toxic metals were determined in the leaves of O. majorana plants and in their soil substrates. Toxic metals were measured in the herbal infusions. Macroelements were found generally in low concentrations for normally developing plants, except for Ca. The ratios N/P and N/K were found lower than the optimum range for normal growth, while the values of K/(Ca + Mg) ratio prevent the development of grass tetany. Manganese and arsenic were enriched in distinct samples. O. majorana plants can be used as indicators for soil environmental assessment. They can also be applied in phytoremediation methods in metal-polluted soils. Hazard indices were far below 1. Carcinogenic risks were found to be within the acceptable range. No health risk is anticipated by the consumption of the specific plants investigated in the present study.
- Subjects :
- 0106 biological sciences
Biogeochemical cycle
Environmental Engineering
chemistry.chemical_element
Manganese
010501 environmental sciences
01 natural sciences
medicine
Environmental Chemistry
Grass tetany
Arsenic
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
Water Science and Technology
biology
Ecological Modeling
food and beverages
Origanum
medicine.disease
biology.organism_classification
Pollution
Substrate (marine biology)
Phytoremediation
chemistry
Environmental chemistry
Soil water
010606 plant biology & botany
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15732932 and 00496979
- Volume :
- 227
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Water, Air, & Soil Pollution
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........fa621b5921eb60e851da48341d39b1cc