The Effect of Immobilizing Agents on Zn and Cu Availability for Plants in Relation to Their Potential Health Risks

Soil contamination with heavy metals is one of the most important threats to environment because they are easily incorporated into food chain, threatening health plants, animals, and humans. In this study, effectiveness introduced substances (compost fly ash) was assessed in terms its influence on content Cu Zn soil, potential accumulation these cultivated plants (camelina oat), thus products prepared from plants. Therefore, following indicators were used: bioconcentration factors calculated for total amount (BCFT) bioavailable (BCFB) as well gender-estimated daily intake (EDI) risk index (HRI). Regardless gender, EDI values ranged 0.31 µg·kg−1 0.49 0.9 1.8 oat. For camelina, follows: 4.1–8.5 7.1–12.1 Zn. The HRI very low (in general 0.03–0.2), indicating no connected consumption oat or camelina products. amounts crops grown soil amended compost ash significantly lower (by 21–37% 14–34% camelina) compared control Moreover, levels decreased a result applied immobilizing agents. study showed that immobilization efficiency comparable, therefore choice either chemical remediation contaminated justified.