title: [Contamination of the food products by lead, cadmium and copper in the area at risk of Gela (Sicily)].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  to make an initial evaluation on the impact of environmental pollution on the food safety of some agricultural products in the area of Gela, an official area of environmental crisis according to Italian legislation.
  
  
  METHODS
  Gela (Caltanisetta ) Sicily
  
  
  METHODS
  the investigation looked at the contamination of the food chain, one of the main sources of exposure for the local population. A sample of 13 artichokes and 13 tomatoes where sprayed with contaminated water and the levels of Pb (II), Cd (II) end Cu (II) where then measured.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  the analysis of the samples investigated shows a high level of metal contamination which can be linked to both the polluted water and air. It is therefore easier to forecast a scenario of exposure for the local population through the food chain.
authors.affiliation: Università degli studi di Messina, Facoltà di scienze MM FF NN, Dipartimento di scienze degli alimenti e dell'ambiente, Messina, Italy. tiziano.granata@unime.it
authors.forename: Tiziano
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Granata
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alfa
authors.forename: Daniele
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Giuffrida
authors.forename: Rossana
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rando
authors.forename: Giacomo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dugo
mesh_terms: D057914:Agricultural Irrigation; D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis; D002104:Cadmium / Q000032:analysis*; D002617:Chemical Industry; D003300:Copper / Q000032:analysis*; D031943:Cynara scolymus / Q000737:chemistry*; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005523:Food Supply; D007220:Industrial Waste; D007854:Lead / Q000032:analysis*; D018551:Solanum lycopersicum / Q000737:chemistry*; D010578:Petroleum; D012802:Sicily; D001335:Vehicle Emissions; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D007220:Industrial Waste; D010578:Petroleum; D001335:Vehicle Emissions; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D002104:Cadmium; D007854:Lead; D003300:Copper