https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index ${session.getAttribute("locale")} 5 https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:46301 −1 lamb meat, and 0.28 pg g(⁻¹-2.75 ng g⁻¹ bovine meat), heavy metals (0.5–33.0 mg kg⁻¹ lettuce), organochlorine pesticides (11–199 μg g⁻¹ carrots), cyclodienes, hexachlorocyclohexanes, hexabromocyclododecane (2–3 times higher than in conventionally produced porcine meat), hexachlorobenzene (1.38–14.49 ng g⁻¹ fat in milk), and non-brominated flame retardants (1.3–3.2 times higher than in conventional produce of greenhouse-grown tomato and cucumber). Moreover, some pollutants like per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances with a longer half-life (1.50–9.10 yrs) are reported to occur in several organic products. In fact, several legacy persistent organic pollutants are known for their significant trophic magnification in an urban terrestrial ecosystem. In addition, many plant functionalities are adversely affected in organic farming. Therefore, the long-term usage of organic products containing such pollutants poses a significant threat to human health. The major limitation in organic livestock production is the severe shortage of organic feed. Several variable standards and technical regulations set by the government and private agencies are the major obstacles in the global marketing of organic products. The present review critically addresses the impact of organic farming on hidden risks due to the use of composts as the amendment resources that enhance the phytoaccumulation and trophic transfer of pollutants, the functional diversity of the ecosystems, and poor harmonization among the policies and regulations in different countries for organic farming. The future directions of research have been suggested to mitigate unintended flows of pollutants into the organic products.]]> Wed 28 Feb 2024 14:51:33 AEDT ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:49143 Wed 28 Feb 2024 14:51:18 AEDT ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:51675  10−4) for both adults and children, indicating lifetime cancer risk due to the consumption of contaminated vegetables. The target hazard quotient (THQ) of each heavy metal was THQ < 1.0 (except Ni in few samples), indicating that consumers have no non-cancer risk when exposed to a single heavy metal. However, hazard index (HI) values of heavy metals were greater than unity in contaminated WC and AW for adults and children. Meanwhile, WC, AW, and SP samples for children emerged as potential health risks of inhabitants in the studied areas. The outcomes of the present investigation might assist the regulatory bodies concerned in setting new strategies through monitoring the quality of marketed vegetables to minimize the risks to humans.]]> Wed 13 Sep 2023 13:30:19 AEST ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:4417 Wed 11 Apr 2018 14:18:45 AEST ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:50626 100%) for children and HQ > 1 for both children and adults, suggesting their potential acute and chronic health hazards. The present study, for the first time, provides health awareness about the consumption of pesticide-contaminated leafy vegetables grown in urban backyard garden soils.]]> Mon 31 Jul 2023 15:31:30 AEST ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:29609 Fri 22 Apr 2022 10:25:20 AEST ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:54826 Fri 15 Mar 2024 11:46:13 AEDT ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:31413 Fri 10 Mar 2023 17:57:35 AEDT ]]>