TY - JOUR
T1 - Global impact of trace non-essential heavy metal contaminants in industrial cannabis bioeconomy
AU - Bengyella, Louis
AU - Kuddus, Mohammed
AU - Mukherjee, Piyali
AU - Fonmboh, Dobgima J.
AU - Kaminski, John E.
N1 - Funding Information:
We thank the different cannabis growers from Washington State, the USA for providing valuable insights into the best agronomic practices for establishing cannabis species.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - The intrinsic signatures of Cannabis species to bioaccumulate non-essential harmful heavy metals (HMs) such as As, Pb, Cr, and Hg are determined by their high tolerance, weedy propensities, phenotypic plasticity attributes, and pedoclimatic stress adaptation in a biota. This unstructured meta-analysis study provides details of cannabis involvement in HMs phytoremediation, new insights into HMs transportation and distribution, homeostasis, and health implications of HMs contaminated product. A blueprint of agronomic strategies to alleviate HMs uptake by cannabis is proposed. We show revamping cannabis global production necessitates a rethinking of agronomic best practices and post-harvest technologies to remove metal contaminants.
AB - The intrinsic signatures of Cannabis species to bioaccumulate non-essential harmful heavy metals (HMs) such as As, Pb, Cr, and Hg are determined by their high tolerance, weedy propensities, phenotypic plasticity attributes, and pedoclimatic stress adaptation in a biota. This unstructured meta-analysis study provides details of cannabis involvement in HMs phytoremediation, new insights into HMs transportation and distribution, homeostasis, and health implications of HMs contaminated product. A blueprint of agronomic strategies to alleviate HMs uptake by cannabis is proposed. We show revamping cannabis global production necessitates a rethinking of agronomic best practices and post-harvest technologies to remove metal contaminants.
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U2 - 10.1080/15569543.2021.1992444
DO - 10.1080/15569543.2021.1992444
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85118352188
SN - 1556-9543
VL - 41
SP - 1215
EP - 1225
JO - Journal of Toxicology - Toxin Reviews
JF - Journal of Toxicology - Toxin Reviews
IS - 4
ER -