Effective procedures for the determination of As, Cd, Cu, Fe, Hg, Mg, Mn, Ni, Pb, Se, Th, Zn, U and rare earth elements in plants and foodstuffs

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (33) ◽  
pp. 4094-4103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernanda Pollo Paniz ◽  
Tatiana Pedron ◽  
Bruna Moreira Freire ◽  
Daiane Placido Torres ◽  
Fábio Ferreira Silva ◽  
...  

There are several international regulations regarding trace elements. The use of ICP-MS for their determination is usually a difficult task, especially when Hg is one of the target elements.

2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 782-786 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhang Hongxing ◽  
Rui Yu-Kui

Food nutrition and food safety have been paid more and more attention, so it is important to find new detecting method. ICP-MS is a good method to detect many elements simultaneously with high accuracy, but detecting more than ten elements simultaneously has little been reported, especially in cereal. Contents of forty elements in corn kernel from Beijing were detected by ICP-MS, we conclude that; 19 elements (Li, I, Co, Ni, Mo, Cs, B, Mn, Fe, Cu, Zn, Rb, Sr, Ti, Cd, Sn, Tl, Pb and Cr) in corn can be precisely and accurately determined simultaneously. As, Se, Bi, Th, U, Sb, Al and rare earth elements could not be precisely detected at this condition, probably due to too low concentrations; Corn from Beijing contains many wholesome trace elements, such as Mo, B, Mn, Fe, Cu, Zn, Rb and Sr; but the toxic elements little, so it is safe and not polluted.


Biology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 1058
Author(s):  
Stefano Loppi ◽  
Riccardo Fedeli ◽  
Giulia Canali ◽  
Massimo Guarnieri ◽  
Stefano Biagiotti ◽  
...  

In the Valdichiana area (Tuscany, Italy) an ancient native landrace of elephant garlic (Allium ampeloprasum L.), locally known as “Aglione della Valdichiana”, has long been cultivated. The aim of this study was to check whether there are differences in the mineral and nutraceutical profiles of the Aglione della Valdichiana cultivated conventionally and organically. Based on the analysis by ICP-MS of a wide array of major, minor, essential, and non-essential trace elements as well as rare earth elements, and the evaluation of the content of polyphenols, flavonoids, antioxidants, soluble proteins, soluble sugars, and starch, as well as the weight and water content, it was concluded that differences in the mineral and nutraceutical profiles of organically and conventionally grown bulbs were very limited. Only a statistically (p < 0.05) higher concentration of Cd (+2620%), Co (+113%), Mn (+55%), Rb (+180%), and Sb (+180%), as well as glucose (+37%) in conventionally cultivated bulbs emerged. Cadmium was the only element slightly higher than in the “reference plant,” but with a negligible risk (three orders of magnitude lower) for human health based on consumption. It is concluded that we failed to find evidence of healthier food or a higher nutraceutical quality for organically cultivated elephant garlic.


2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-24
Author(s):  
Leydis Leal Acosta ◽  
Juan Reinald Estevez Álvarez ◽  
Alfredo Montero Álvarez ◽  
Zahily Herrero Fernández ◽  
Manuel Rapado Paneque ◽  
...  

2011 ◽  
Vol 294 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. K. Singh ◽  
V. Padmasubashini ◽  
Leela Gopal

2002 ◽  
Vol 17 (8) ◽  
pp. 844-851 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Krachler ◽  
Carola Mohl ◽  
Hendrik Emons ◽  
William Shotyk

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