scholarly journals Determination of Trace and Heavy Metals in Fruit Juices in the Romanian Market

2020 ◽  
Vol 77 (2) ◽  
pp. 125
Author(s):  
Florin Dumitru BORA ◽  
Anamaria CĂLUGĂR ◽  
Claudiu Ioan BUNEA ◽  
Ionut RACZ
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Calibration Method ◽  
Fruit Juices ◽  
Trace Heavy Metals ◽  
Icp Ms ◽  
Metal Contents ◽  
External Standard ◽  
Standard Calibration ◽  
Peach Juice

The presence of trace, heavy metals in foodstuffs is of intense public interest. The aim of this study was to determine the metal contents in most known commercial fruit juices present on the Romanian market. The multielement analysis was made using the ICP-MS technique, after appropriate dilution, using the external standard calibration method. Multifruit, mango, and kiwi juice have recoded the highest concentration of Cu, while apple and pear juice has recoded the lowest concentration, and in the case of Zn, peach juice has recoded the highest concentration. Concerning Pb, Cd, and As concentration, apple, peach, and multifruit juices recorded the highest levels of concentration. The concentration of Zn, Cu, Co, and As generally, was higher in the juice samples packed in boxes, while Ni, Cr, Pb, and Cd recorded the highest values in the juice packed in plastic bottles.

scholarly journals Determination of Different Trace Heavy Metals in Ground Water of South West Bank/Palestine by ICP/MS

2013 ◽  
Vol 04 (08) ◽  
pp. 818-827 ◽  
Author(s):  
Husam Malassa ◽  
Mutaz Al-Qutob ◽  
Mahmoud Al-Khatib ◽  
Fuad Al-Rimawi
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Ground Water ◽  
West Bank ◽  
Trace Heavy Metals ◽  
South West ◽  
Icp Ms

Determination of trace heavy metals in harvested rainwater used for drinking in Hebron (south West Bank, Palestine) by ICP-MS

2014 ◽  
Vol 186 (10) ◽  
pp. 6985-6992 ◽  
Author(s):  
Husam Malassa ◽  
Fuad Al-Rimawi ◽  
Mahmoud Al-Khatib ◽  
Mutaz Al-Qutob
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
West Bank ◽  
Trace Heavy Metals ◽  
South West ◽  
Icp Ms

scholarly journals Semi-Automated Determination of Heavy Metals in Autopsy Tissue Using Robot-Assisted Sample Preparation and ICP-MS

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (13) ◽  
pp. 3820
Author(s):  
Heidi Fleischer ◽  
Christoph Lutter ◽  
Andreas Büttner ◽  
Wolfram Mittelmeier ◽  
Kerstin Thurow
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Human Tissue ◽  
Cranial Nerves ◽  
Systemic Exposure ◽  
Body Fluids ◽  
Automation System ◽  
Robot Assisted ◽  
Icp Ms ◽  
Multiple Materials

The endoprosthetic care of hip and knee joints introduces multiple materials into the human body. Metal containing implant surfaces release degradation products such as particulate wear and corrosion debris, metal-protein complexes, free metallic ions, inorganic metal salts or oxides. Depending on the material composition of the prostheses, a systemic exposure occurs and may result in increasing metal concentrations in body fluids and tissues especially in the case of malfunctions of the arthroplasty components. High concentrations of Cr, Co, Ni, Ti and Al affect multiple organs such as thyroid, heart, lung and cranial nerves and may lead to metallosis, intoxications, poly-neuropathy, retinopathy, cardiomyopathy and the formation of localized pseudo tumors. The determination of the concentration of metals in body fluids and tissues can be used for predicting failure of hip or knee replacements to prevent subsequent severe intoxications. A semi-automated robot-assisted measurement system is presented for the determination of heavy metals in human tissue samples using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). The manual and automated measurement processes were similarly validated using certified reference material and the results are compared and discussed. The automation system was successfully applied in the determination of heavy metals in human tissue; the first results are presented.

High Performance Liquid Chromatography Determination of Fentin Acetate Residue in Beet and Soil

2012 ◽  
Vol 550-553 ◽  
pp. 1173-1176
Author(s):  
Hui Qing Sun ◽  
Yi Qiang Li ◽  
Guang Jun Xu ◽  
Xiao Zhen ◽  
Jin Li Xu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Performance Liquid Chromatography ◽  
Liquid Chromatography ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Detectable Level ◽  
Relative Standard ◽  
External Standard ◽  
Detectable Concentration ◽  
Acid Aqueous Solution ◽  
Standard Calibration

Abstract. [Aims] A high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) was presented for determination of fentin acetate residue in beet and soils. [Methods] Fentin acetate was extracted from beet plants and soils with hydrochloric acid and acetonitrile, followed by a second extraction in dichloromethane, purified by acid aluminium oxide with methanol eluting, then dissolved by concentration and dilution with acetoneitrile. A HPLC with UV detection at 220 nm and a Waters Sun FireTM-C18 column, which was eluted with methanol and 0.5% phosphoric acid aqueous solution and was used based on an external standard calibration curve. [Results] The results showed that the average recoveries were 88.4-95.6% for beet plants and 91.2-91.8% for soils. The relative standard deviations were 2.0-4.5% and 4.3-5.3% respectively. The minimum detectable level was 1.6×10-10g, the lowest detectable concentration was 0.02mg/kg. [Conclusions] The method is convenient and can meet the requirement of residual analysis and also provide reference for other crops.

scholarly journals Spatial Connections between Microplastics and Heavy Metal Pollution within Floodplain Soils

2022 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 595
Author(s):  
Collin J. Weber ◽  
Jens Hahn ◽  
Christian Opp
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Wide Distribution ◽  
Soil Material ◽  
Statistical Correlations ◽  
Floodplain Soils ◽  
Icp Ms ◽  
Metal Contents ◽  
Sediment Layers ◽  
Deposition Conditions

Soils contain an increasing number of different pollutants, which are often released into the environment by human activity. Among the “new” potential pollutants are plastics and microplastics. “Recognized” pollutants such as heavy metals, of geogenic and anthropogenic origin, now meet purely anthropogenic contaminants such as plastic particles. Those can meet especially in floodplain landscapes and floodplain soils, because of their function as a temporary sink for sediments, nutrients, and pollutants. Based on a geospatial sampling approach, we analyzed the soil properties and heavy metal contents (ICP-MS) in soil material and macroplastic particles, and calculated total plastic concentrations (Ptot) from preliminary studies. Those data were used to investigate spatial connections between both groups of pollutants. Our results from the example of the Lahn river catchment show a low-to-moderate contamination of the floodplain soils with heavy metals and a wide distribution of plastic contents up to a depth of two meters. Furthermore, we were able to document heavy metal contents in macroplastic particles. Spatial and statistical correlations between both pollutants were found. Those correlations are mainly expressed by a comparable variability in concentrations across the catchment and in a common accumulation in topsoil and upper soil or sediment layers (0–50 cm). The results indicate comparable deposition conditions of both pollutants in the floodplain system.

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