Assessment of Heavy Metals and Microbial Pollution of Lettuce (<i>Lactuca sativa</i>) Cultivated in Two Sites (Paspanga and Tanghin) of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso — Oak Academic Publishing
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Assessment of Heavy Metals and Microbial Pollution of Lettuce (<i>Lactuca sativa</i>) Cultivated in Two Sites (Paspanga and Tanghin) of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Laboratory of Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology, Research Center in Biological Food and Nutrition Sciences (CRSBAN), Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University Ouaga1 Pr Joseph KI-ZERBO, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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Laboratory of Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology, Research Center in Biological Food and Nutrition Sciences (CRSBAN), Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University Ouaga1 Pr Joseph KI-ZERBO, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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Department of Food Technology, National Center of Scientific and Technological Research, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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Laboratory of Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology, Research Center in Biological Food and Nutrition Sciences (CRSBAN), Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University Ouaga1 Pr Joseph KI-ZERBO, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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Laboratory of Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology, Research Center in Biological Food and Nutrition Sciences (CRSBAN), Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University Ouaga1 Pr Joseph KI-ZERBO, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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Laboratory of Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology, Research Center in Biological Food and Nutrition Sciences (CRSBAN), Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University Ouaga1 Pr Joseph KI-ZERBO, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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Laboratory of Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology, Research Center in Biological Food and Nutrition Sciences (CRSBAN), Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University Ouaga1 Pr Joseph KI-ZERBO, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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Laboratory of Applied Molecular Biology (LBMA), Faculty of Technics and Sciences, University of Sciences, Technics and Technologies of Bamako, Bamako, Mali
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Laboratory of Food Technology, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University Ouaga 1 Pr Joseph KI-ZERBO, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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Laboratoire of Quality Control and Normalisation (LCQN), Institut of Agronomic Research of Togo, Lome, Togo
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Laboratory of Food Technology, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University Ouaga 1 Pr Joseph KI-ZERBO, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
1 Laboratory of Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology, Research Center in Biological Food and Nutrition Sciences (CRSBAN), Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University Ouaga1 Pr Joseph KI-ZERBO, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
2 Laboratory of Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology, Research Center in Biological Food and Nutrition Sciences (CRSBAN), Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University Ouaga1 Pr Joseph KI-ZERBO, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
3 Department of Food Technology, National Center of Scientific and Technological Research, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
4 Laboratory of Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology, Research Center in Biological Food and Nutrition Sciences (CRSBAN), Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University Ouaga1 Pr Joseph KI-ZERBO, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
5 Laboratory of Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology, Research Center in Biological Food and Nutrition Sciences (CRSBAN), Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University Ouaga1 Pr Joseph KI-ZERBO, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
6 Laboratory of Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology, Research Center in Biological Food and Nutrition Sciences (CRSBAN), Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University Ouaga1 Pr Joseph KI-ZERBO, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
7 Laboratory of Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology, Research Center in Biological Food and Nutrition Sciences (CRSBAN), Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University Ouaga1 Pr Joseph KI-ZERBO, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
8 Laboratory of Applied Molecular Biology (LBMA), Faculty of Technics and Sciences, University of Sciences, Technics and Technologies of Bamako, Bamako, Mali
9 Laboratory of Food Technology, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University Ouaga 1 Pr Joseph KI-ZERBO, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
10 Laboratoire of Quality Control and Normalisation (LCQN), Institut of Agronomic Research of Togo, Lome, Togo
11 Laboratory of Food Technology, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University Ouaga 1 Pr Joseph KI-ZERBO, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Environmental pollution can have detrimental effects on crop yield and its consumers. The current study was designed to investigate the potential human health risks associated with the consumption of lettuce crop contaminated with toxic heavy metals and microbiological status. Irrigated water, soil and lettuce were analyzed by AAS technics for heavy metals including Cd, Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn. Transfer factor ( TF ), daily intake of metals ( DIM ) and health risk index ( HRI ) were also calculated. Microbial analysis was carried out for the presence foodborne pathogens. The results showed that the heavy metals contents were higher in the soil than wastewater and the vegetables. Heavy metals ranged (mg · Kg -1 ) for Cd (1.27 to 2.93), Cr (7.28 to 7.38), Cu (0.91 to 1.70), Mn (0.29 to 6.60), Ni (1.74 to 2.16), Pb (1.32 to 1.69), Zn (3.08 to 3.79); and were higher than the WHO maximum limit permissible (ML) in vegetables. HRI < 1 indicates minimal risk. TF values designated an enhanced bio-contamination. Microbial numeration revealed the presence of spoiler and pathogenic microorganisms. The lettuce tested was not safe for human use, especially for direct consumption by human beings.
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