Published in Scientific Bulletin. Series F. Biotechnologies, Vol. XXVIII, Issue 2
Written by Natália ČERYOVÁ, Judita LIDIKOVÁ, Monika ŇORBOVÁ, Silvia FEDORKOVÁ, Alena VOLLMANNOVÁ, Janette MUSILOVÁ, Ľuboš HARANGOZO
The paper aimed to assess the hygienic quality of soils in home gardens and the safety of consumption of tomatoes grown in these soils. Fruits of three tomato cultivars, namely Radana, Tornado F1, and Cherolla F1 from four localities of Slovakia (Sabinov, Žilina, Oravská Lesná, Hliník nad Hronom) along with soil samples were analysed using Varian AA 240FS/240Z atomic absorption spectrometer. Based on the results, all soils can be classified as highly contaminated, extremely polluted, and of high to very high risk. Results showed that monitored cultivars are not bioaccumulators of analysed risk elements, however, the content of Pb and Cd exceeded the limits set by Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/915 in some of the samples. While the results of the health risk assessment showed that consumption of monitored cultivars does not pose a risk to the consumers, it is important to take other dietary sources of risk elements into account, since monitored tomatoes alone could contribute up to 5.7% of the provisional monthly intake of Cd.
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