The present study analyzed 5785 vegetables for concentrations of As, Cd, Cr, Pb, Ni and Hg, and estimated the health risk to local consumers by deterministic (point estimates) approaches. Levels of elements varied in different vegetables. Average levels of As, Cd, Cr, Ni, Hg and Pb were 0.013, 0.017, 0.057, 0.002, 0.094 and 0.034 mg/kg (fresh weight), respectively. The samples with 0.25% for Cd...

A total of 45 children's toys and jewelry were tested for total and bioaccessible metal concentrations. Total As, Cd, Sb, Cr, Ni, and Pb concentrations were 0.22-19, 0.01-139, 0.1-189, 0.06-846, 0.14-2894 and 0.08-860,000 mg kg(-1). Metallic products had the highest concentrations, with 3-7 out of 13 samples exceeding the European Union safety limit for Cd, Pb, Cr, or Ni. However, assessment ba...

The concentration of Cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) in different cigarette brands sold and/or produced in Saudi Arabia were determined by atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS). Average levels of Cd and Pb in different cigarette brands in Saudi Arabia were 1.81 and 2.46 μg g1 (dry weight), respectively. The results obtained in this study estimate the average quantity of Cd inhaled from smoking one pa...

The Bolesław-Bukowno mining area in Poland is highly polluted by elements such as Zn, Pb, Cd and As. The reactivity and mobility of toxic elements such as Tl are poorly known. Here, we studied by sequential extraction the mobility of As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Mn, Mo, Pb, Tl and Zn in sediments from two water reservoirs near Bukowno. Results show that available As, Co, Mn, Pb and Zn are found in carbo...

A simple low-blank method is described for the analysis of Pb, Cu, and Cd in seawater using Mg(OH)(2) coprecipitation and isotope dilution inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICPMS). Here, 20-40 μL of 9 M aqueous NH(3) is mixed into a 1.3 mL seawater sample spiked with enriched isotopes of Pb, Cu, and Cd. After centrifugation, the supernatant is discarded and the Mg(OH)(2) precipitate...

Heavy metal contamination of soils or water can lead to excessive lead (Pb) and cadmium (Cd) levels in rice. As cumulative poisons, consumption of Pb and Cd in contaminated rice may cause many toxic effects in humans. In the present study, Pb and Cd levels in rice samples from Hubei, Jiangxi, Heilongjiang, and Guangdong provinces in China were analyzed by cloud point extraction and graphite fur...

background: marine pollution is a global environmental problem that its monitoring by ideal biomonitors is of great importance. marine organisms, especially mussels, have the ability to accumulate metals from the environment they can be considered as a biomonitoring agent. methods: in this study, concentrations of heavy metals were measured in saccostrea cucullata collected from seven sites on ...

in this study, 60 composite samples of dill and onion from two different cultivated areas in khozestan province, iran, were collected and analyzed for the presence and determination of lead and cadmium by flame atomic absorption spectrometry. samples were burned according to aoac at 450 °c, and the residue was dissolved in nitric acid. lead and cadmium contents were determined using calibration...

Four heavy metals were measured in forty-nine topsoil samples collected fromagricultural areas in Siakh-Darengoun, Iran. The goals were to investigate soil spatialdistribution patterns of metals; their potential ecological risk; and sources. The Hakansonpotential ecological risk index and index of geo-accumulation (Igeo) were used forevaluating t...