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Uptake of nicotine from discarded cigarette butts - A so far unconsidered path of contamination of plant-derived commodities.
Selmar, Dirk; Radwan, Alzahraa; Abdalla, Neama; Taha, Hussein; Wittke, Carina; El-Henawy, Ahmed; Alshaal, Tarek; Amer, Megahed; Kleinwächter, Maik; Nowak, Melanie; El-Ramady, Hassan.
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  • Selmar D; Institute for Plant Biology, TU Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany. Electronic address: d.selmar@tu-bs.de.
  • Radwan A; Institute for Plant Biology, TU Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany; Agriculture Genetic Engineering Research Institute (AGERI), Egypt.
  • Abdalla N; Plant Biotechnology Department, National Research Center, Egypt.
  • Taha H; Plant Biotechnology Department, National Research Center, Egypt.
  • Wittke C; Institute for Plant Biology, TU Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany.
  • El-Henawy A; Soil & Water Sciences Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Kafrelsheikh University, Egypt.
  • Alshaal T; Soil & Water Sciences Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Kafrelsheikh University, Egypt.
  • Amer M; Soil, Water & Environment Research Institute, Sakha Agricultural Research Station, ARC, Egypt.
  • Kleinwächter M; Institute for Plant Biology, TU Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany.
  • Nowak M; Institute for Plant Biology, TU Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany.
  • El-Ramady H; Soil & Water Sciences Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Kafrelsheikh University, Egypt.
Environ Pollut ; 238: 972-976, 2018 Jul.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29454497
This study aimed to elucidate the origin of the widespread nicotine contamination of plant-derived commodities, by conducting field experiments with various herbs and spice plants. By scattering tobacco and cigarette butts on the field and subsequent nicotine analyses of the acceptor plants, we verified that the alkaloid is leached out into the soil and is taken up by the crop plants. This path of contamination pertains even when there is only one cigarette butt per square meter. Even such minor pollution results - at least in the case of basil and peppermint - in considerable high nicotine contaminations, which exceed the maximum residue level by more than 20-fold. The data reported here clearly outline the large practical relevance of this soil-borne contamination path and imply that unthoughtful disposal of cigarette butts in the field by farm workers may be the reason for the widespread occurrence of nicotine contamination in plant-derived commodities. Therefore, such misbehavior needs to be prevented using education and sensitization, and by including this issue into the guidelines of good agricultural practice.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Plantas / Contaminantes del Suelo / Productos de Tabaco / Nicotina Tipo de estudio: Guideline Límite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: Environ Pollut Asunto de la revista: SAUDE AMBIENTAL Año: 2018 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Plantas / Contaminantes del Suelo / Productos de Tabaco / Nicotina Tipo de estudio: Guideline Límite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: Environ Pollut Asunto de la revista: SAUDE AMBIENTAL Año: 2018 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Reino Unido