Assessment of lettuces grown in urban areas for human consumption and as bioindicators of atmospheric pollution

• Published in: Ecotoxicology and environmental safety Vol. 256; p. 114883
• Main Authors: Izquierdo-Díaz, Miguel, Hansen, Veronika, Barrio-Parra, Fernando, De Miguel, Eduardo, You, Yawen, Magid, Jakob
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Inc 01.05.2023; Elsevier
• Subjects: Air Pollutants - analysis; Air Pollution - analysis; Air quality; Bioaccessibility; Environmental Biomarkers; Environmental Monitoring - methods; Environmental Pollution - analysis; Humans; Lactuca; Particulate Matter - analysis; Phytomonitoring; PM emissions; Trace elements; Urban agriculture; Air quality; Bioaccessibility; Phytomonitoring; Trace elements; PM emissions; Urban agriculture

This study proposes using the network of urban gardens to grow vegetables and to monitor air quality, and it also evaluates whether food grown on a clean substrate in an urban environment is safe for consumption. For this purpose, lettuces were exposed to different degrees of air pollution in five l...