scholarly journals Evaluation of Lead, Cadmium and Nickel Contamination in Lactuca Sativa Cultivated in Savadkooh Region, Iran

2021 ◽  
pp. 25-33
Author(s):  
Gharibi, Azadeh ◽  
Khakipour, Nazanin
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Metal Content ◽  
Heavy Metal Contamination ◽  
Cadmium Concentration ◽  
Absorption Spectrometry ◽  
Heavy Metal Content ◽  
National Standard ◽  
Nickel Concentration ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Lead And Cadmium

Aims: To investigate the level of heavy metal contamination in the lettuce cultivated in Place: Savadkooh County in Mazandaran, Iran. Methodology: five samples were taken from the lettuce produced in this area and also from the soils in which they were cultivated, and the concentrations of Nickel, Lead, and Cadmium were measured by atomic absorption spectrometry. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the measured data. Data analysis was performed by SPSS ver.16 at the 0.05 significance level. Results: The highest lead concentration, 0.07ppm, was observed in the sample No. 5 (Lettuce 5), the highest cadmium concentration, 0.008ppm, was measured in the sample No. 2 (Lettuce 2), and the highest nickel concentration, 0.07ppm, was observed in the samples No. 1 and 4 (Lettuce 1 and Lettuce 4). Conclusion: The results of this study show that while all the lettuces cultivated in the Savadkooh region contain some amounts of nickel, cadmium, and lead, these amounts are much lower than the limits specified in Iran’s national standard, and therefore these products are perfectly safe to consume. Also, the concentration of each heavy metal in the lettuces was found to be directly correlated with the corresponding concentration in the soil in which they were grown, indicating that the heavy metal content of the products increases with the increasing heavy metal content of the soil.

scholarly journals Analysis of Leading Metal (Pb) and Cadmium (Cd) Content Green Shells (perna viridis L.) in the Kreneng Market

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 40-45
Author(s):  
A. A. Istri Mirah Dharmadewi
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Metal Contamination ◽  
Metal Content ◽  
Heavy Metal Contamination ◽  
Heavy Metal Content ◽  
Perna Viridis ◽  
Lead And Cadmium ◽  
Wet Ashing ◽  
Maximum Limit

This research was conducted to determine the content of heavy metals lead (Pb) and  Cadmium (Cd) in green shells circulating in the kreneng market. Samples of green shells were taken from the kreneng market, Bali. Then analysis of the content of lead (Pb) and Cadmium (Cd) in the Analytical Laboratory of Udayana University. Samples of green mussels (Perna viridis L.) Were opened from the shell to take the meat. Furthermore, the sample is mashed by chopping and pounding and put into erlenmeyer. Each sample was given 3 repetitions using the factorial pattern RAL. Then with a wet ashing process (wet destruction). The results showed that the heavy metal content of lead and cadmium in green mussels (Perna viridis L.) Exceeded the maximum limit of heavy metal contamination. The heavy metal content of lead (Pb) shellfish taken at the Kreneng Market is 29.595 mg / kg while the heavy metal content of cadmium (Cd) taken at the Kreneng market is 3.41 mg / kg the result of the heavy metal content analyzed exceeds the predetermined by the Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM).

scholarly journals Dust Accumulation, Heavy Metal Content and Stomata Morphology of Some Medicinal Plants at Rock Quarrying Locations at Lokpaukwu, Nigeria

2020 ◽  
pp. 540-549
Author(s):  
C. E. Ogbonna ◽  
F. I. Nwafor ◽  
O. O. Ogbonnaya
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Metal Content ◽  
Cadmium Concentration ◽  
Heavy Metal Content ◽  
Mitigation Measures ◽  
Sample Collection ◽  
Lead And Cadmium ◽  
Polluted Sites ◽  
Dust Accumulation

Aims: This study evaluated the effect of rock quarrying on dust accumulation, heavy metal content and stomata features of some medicinal plants at Lokpaukwu, Nigeria. Place and Duration of Study: Sample collection was carried out at the quarry sites in Lokpaukwu, followed by laboratory analyses which were conducted in the Department of Pharmacognosy and Environmental Medicines and Centre for Energy Research and Development (CERD), University of Nigeria, Nsukka between January and March, 2019. Methodology: Five (5) commonly used medicinal plants were selected and collected from the two pollution sites (A and B). Same species collected 20 km away from the sites served as control. Clearing method was employed in foliar micro-analysis while heavy metal accumulation in the samples was estimated by atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS). Results: The study showed considerable variation in dust load among the plants from each study site. This led to some observed physiological anomalies– occlusion of stomata pores, plasmolysis, and shrunk epidermal cells. Quantitative stomata parameters were also affected as plants from polluted sites had narrower pores and more number of stomata than the control. Concentrations of heavy metals (Pb, Zn, Cd, As and Cu) in plants collected from dust polluted sites were also higher than those from the control location. For example, lead and cadmium concentration in most of the plants were in this order: site A > site B > site C. Conclusion: These findings have further validated reports of earlier researchers on the deleterious effects of dust pollution as a result of quarrying activities on plant health. Strict compliance to precautionary and mitigation measures by both the inhabitants and quarry companies are recommended for safer environment and good health.

scholarly journals Analisis Kandungan Logam Berat Pada Ikan Kakap Putih (Lates calcarifer Bloch) di Perairan Mimika Papua

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 256
Author(s):  
Rosye H.R. Tanjung ◽  
Suwito Suwito ◽  
Vita Purnamasari ◽  
Suharno Suharno
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Metal Content ◽  
Heavy Metal Contamination ◽  
Sea Water ◽  
Good Condition ◽  
Quality Standard ◽  
Heavy Metal Content ◽  
Lates Calcarifer ◽  
Tailings Sand

Kebutuhan bahan pangan sangat tergantung pada ketersediaanya di lingungan. Bahan pangan yang diperlukan untuk memenuhi kebutuhan sehari-hari harus sehat dan bebas dari bahan pencemar, termasuk logam berat. Ikan kakap putih (Lates calcarifer) sering dijumpai pada kawasan muara sungai di hampir seluruh wilayah Indonesia, bahkan di Papua. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengkaji kandungan logam berat Pb, Cd, Cu, Fe, As, dan Hg pada ikan kakap putih (L. calcarifer) yang hidup di perairan estuari Mimika Papua. Perairan estuari di Mimika diketahui sebagai salah satu daerah pengendapan pasir sisa tambang (tailing). Metode yang digunakan adalah survei dan analisis laboratorium kandungan logam berat pada tubuh ikan. Analisis Pb, Cd, Cu, Fe, As, dan Hg ditentukan dengan spektroskopi serapan atom (AAS, Atomic Absorpsion Spectroscopy). Penentuan tingkat pencemaran logam berat dilakukan dengan Metode Standar APHA 3113 Cetac Technologies SPR IDA. Analisis data dilakukan dengan membandingkan kandungan logam berat dalam air dengan baku mutu air laut menurut SK MNLH No. 51 tahun 2004. Untuk kandungan logam berat pada organ tubuh ikan dibandingkan dengan kandungan maksimum logam berat berdasarkan SNI 7387: 2009 tentang batas maksimum cemaran logam berat bahan pangan. Kandungan logam berat pada ikan kakap putih masih tergolong aman dikonsumsi karena mengandung logam berat di bawah ambang batas baku mutu. Kondisi ini didukung oleh hasil analisis logam berat pada air yang menunjukkan masih dalam kondisi baik.   Kata kunci: L. calcarifer, logam berat, Sungai Kamora, Sungai Ajkwa, Mimika.   The need for food depends on the availability in the environment. Foods needed to meet daily needs should be healthy and free of pollutants, including heavy metals. White snapper (Lates calcarifer) is often found in the estuary of the river in almost all parts of Indonesia, even in Papua. The purpose of this research is to study the heavy metal content of Pb, Cd, Cu, Fe, As, and Hg on white snapper (L. calcarifer) which live in Mimika Papua estuary waters. The estuary waters of Mimika are known as one of the deposition areas of tailings sand. The method used is survey and laboratory analysis of heavy metal content in fish body. Analysis of Pb, Cd, Cu, Fe, and Hg was determined by Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (AAS). Determination of the level of heavy metal contamination was done by Standard Method of APHA 3113 Cetac Technologies SPR IDA. Data analysis was done by comparing the heavy metal content in water with sea water quality standard according to SK MNLH No. 51 year 2004. For heavy metal content in fish body organs compared with maximum content of heavy metals based on SNI 7387: 2009 on the maximum limit of heavy metal food contamination. The content of heavy metals in white snapper is still considered safe for consumption because its below the quality standard threshold. This condition is supported by the results of heavy metal analysis on the water which shows still in good condition. Key words: L. calcarifer, heavy metal, Kamora River, Ajkwa River, Mimika.

Heavy Metal Contamination of Soil in Zhuzhou Smelting

2014 ◽  
Vol 926-930 ◽  
pp. 4246-4249
Author(s):  
Jing Yi Wang ◽  
Jiang Xue Long ◽  
Hong Wei Lu
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Zinc Sulfide ◽  
Metal Content ◽  
Heavy Metal Contamination ◽  
Microwave Digestion ◽  
Heavy Metal Content ◽  
Soil Survey ◽  
Deep Soil ◽  
Production Areas

To date, environmental issues become increasingly prominent, especially heavy metal (Pb and Zn) pollution of soil. This paper describes the procedure of detecting heavy metal content in soil from Zhuzhou Smelting in order to understand the contamination degree of heavy metals. An extensive soil survey was conducted in the plant include lead and zinc major production areas. Microwave digestion and ICP-AES technology were used to test metal content in soil. The results revealed that the soil in the area had been polluted by Pb and Zn, however, the pollution degree of each type of metals was not identical. In general, the Smelting was slightly polluted by heavy metals, with the highest concentration being in the Zinc sulfide plant. The heavy metal content in deep soil was a little bit higher than surface except for the Zinc sulfide plant. The reason may related to its particular location.

scholarly journals Chemometric approach to evaluate heavy metals’ content in Daucus Carota from different localities in Serbia

2015 ◽  
Vol 69 (6) ◽  
pp. 643-650 ◽  
Author(s):  
Violeta Mitic ◽  
Vesna Stankov-Jovanovic ◽  
Snezana Tosic ◽  
Aleksandra Pavlovic ◽  
Jelena Cvetkovic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Principal Components ◽  
Daucus Carota ◽  
Metal Content ◽  
Heavy Metal Contamination ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Heavy Metal Content ◽  
Chemometric Methods ◽  
Chemometric Approach ◽  
Components Analysis

The aim of this study was to evaluate heavy metal content in carrots (Daucus carota) from the different localities in Serbia and assess by the cluster analysis (CA) and principal components analysis (PCA) the heavy metal contamination of carrots from these areas. Carrot was collected at 13 locations in five districts. Chemometric methods (CA and PCA) were applied to classify localities according to heavy metal content in carrots. CA separated localities into two statistical significant clusters. PCA permitted the reduction of 12 variables to four principal components explaining 79.94% of the total variance. The first most important principal component was strongly associated with the value of Cu, Sb, Pb and Tl. This study revealed that CA and PCA appear useful tools for differentiation of localities in different districts using the profile of heavy metal in carrot samples.

Analysis of the Change of Heavy Metal Contents in Farmland in Mengcheng

2012 ◽  
Vol 178-181 ◽  
pp. 773-776
Author(s):  
Guo Wei Xu ◽  
Xue Wu ◽  
Su Ling Huang ◽  
Xin Tian Yuan ◽  
Yang Gao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Metal Content ◽  
Heavy Metal Content ◽  
National Standard ◽  
Soil Heavy Metal ◽  
Metal Contents ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Changing Rate

In order to find out the variations of soil heavy metal contents in Mengcheng, the heavy metal of the soil was tested in the same way in 2010, based on the survey results of 2001. The results showed that the contents of the 8 kinds of heavy metal in Mengcheng County were lower than those of the national standard, but the heavy metal content of Mengcheng County in 2010 were significantly higher than those in 2001, especially Pb, and the content of Hg, Ni, As also increased greatly; The increased of changing rate of various heavy metals contents are in the following descending order: Pb> Hg> Ni> As> Cu> Cd> Cr> Zn. The uneven dispersion of various heavy metals element in different sections of Mengcheng County also increased.

Evaluation of methods for determining heavy metal content in polyethylene terephthalate food packaging

2017 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 119-139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bradley Goodlaxson ◽  
Greg Curtzwiler ◽  
Keith Vorst
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Polyethylene Terephthalate ◽  
Metal Content ◽  
Food Packaging ◽  
Heavy Metal Contamination ◽  
Heavy Metal Content ◽  
Emission Spectrometry ◽  
Acid Digestion ◽  
Spectrometry Analysis ◽  
Digestion Methods

Increased consumer awareness of heavy metal content in virgin and post-consumer recycled polymers for direct food-contact packaging has necessitated developing analytical methods that identify and quantify heavy metals. Two common acid digestion methods incompletely digest polyethylene terephthalate samples and, thus, additional methods are required to properly analyze polyethylene terephthalate. This study developed two modified microwave-assisted acid digestion methods resulting in complete polyethylene terephthalate digestion, which subsequently produced visually clear solutions. Inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometry analysis of the completely digested polyethylene terephthalate resulted in heavy metal concentrations statistically higher for lead and antimony than for the methods that did not completely digest the polyethylene terephthalate polymer. This study indicates that previously published research results might have unintentionally created bias toward lower heavy metal contamination in polymers used for food packaging. This is of concern when considering end-of-life disposal for food packaging with regulatory threshold levels for specific and total heavy metal content.

scholarly journals Effect of Accumulation of Heavy Metals in the Red Fox Intestine on the Prevalence of Its Intestinal Parasites

Animals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 343
Author(s):  
Marie Borkovcova ◽  
Vladimir Fiser ◽  
Martina Bednarova ◽  
Zdenek Havlicek ◽  
Anna Adámková ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Small Intestine ◽  
Metal Content ◽  
Red Fox ◽  
Intestinal Parasites ◽  
Absorption Spectrometry ◽  
Heavy Metal Content ◽  
Intestinal Helminths ◽  
The Relationship

The aim of this study was (i) to compare levels of accumulated heavy metals in the fox intestines with and without parasites. Moreover, our research also dealt with (ii) examination of the relationship between heavy metal content in fox intestines and between the presence of fox intestinal parasites. The intestines of 34 hunter-killed foxes were dissected to detect the occurrence of parasites. In 15 intestinal samples, parasitic intestinal helminths were found. Heavy metal content in small intestine tissue and in parasites was determined using atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS). The prevalence of parasites was significantly dependent on Cd content in the host’s small intestine (p < 0.01). To conclude, the authors suggest that parasites are sensitive to Cd levels; their prevalence in the intestines of the fox host decreases to zero with increasing Cd content.

scholarly journals Green Mussels (Perna viridis L.) Culture in Mangrove Area Potentially Impacted by Heavy Metal

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 99
Author(s):  
Suyono Suyono ◽  
Rossita Shapawi ◽  
Narto Narto
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Metal Content ◽  
Heavy Metal Content ◽  
National Standard ◽  
Director General ◽  
Perna Viridis ◽  
Allowable Limit ◽  
Cu Content ◽  
Safe Limits

The purposes of this study are to investigate the types of different collectors and their most effective height of installation in the green mussels cultivation (Perna viridis L.) impacted by heavy metal pollution in mangrove and non-mangrove waters;  and to determine the content of heavy metals, especially Pb, Cu, Cd, and Hg in green mussels cultivation. This research was conducted from April to September 2018 in the coastal area of Karangdempel, Losari Sub District, Brebes Regency. The method used in this research was experimental. The results showed that the growth of green mussels after 6 months period of maintenance reached 7-9 cm long, weighing 10-13 grams per head and yielded 23-30 heads per collector. The most effective mussel collector was net sacks installed at a height of 30 cm from the bottom of the water. The number of mussels per collector was more in mangrove location compared to those in the non-mangrove location, while their growth in length and weight were relatively the same. Heavy metal content in seawater and in the mussel meat are still within the permissible limits of the Indonesian National Standard, except for the Cu content in the mussel exceeding the allowable limit; but it was relatively still safe accoring to the Decree of the Director General of Drug Control and Food, Indonesian Ministry of Health, No. 03725/B/SK/1989. Pb content in sediments in both location of green mussels cultivation and the Cisanggarung River basin is still within the safe limits. The content of Cd, Cu, and Hg in sediments tends to be high. Heavy metal content both in mangrove and non-mangrove areas was not different as a result of mangrove reforestation dominated by seedlings and saplings with little influence on the quality of the water ecologically and economically.

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