Determination of Heavy Metals in Some Fruits, Vegetables and Fish by ICP-MS

Authors : Ayşe Hümeyra İSLAMOĞLU, Tuğba KAHVECİOĞLU, Gökçe BÖNCE, Esra GEDİK, Fatma GÜNEŞ

Pages : 67-76

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Publication Date : 2021-06-26

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This study was designed to determine arsenic, lead, mercury and cadmium levels in Spinacia oleracea insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(spinach);, Daucus carota insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(carrot);, Malus pumila insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(apple);, Solanum tuberosum insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(potato); and canned Thunnus thynnus insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(tuna fish);, Engraulis encrasicolus insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(anchovy fish);, Salmo trutta labrax insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(sea trout); and Salmo trutta insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(farm trout);. Samples were mixed, blended raw, weighed and placed in labeled sample cups. All samples were analyzed using Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(ICP-MS);. Arsenic, Pb and Hg concentrations were lowest in potato; As, Cd and Pb concentrations were highest in spinach. As and Cd loads were highest in anchovy fish and Pb load was highest in canned tuna. Lead concentrations of all fruits and vegetables exceeded the safe limits. Arsenic concentration in anchovy fish was above the acceptable limit. Some fruits, vegetables and fish species as analyzed in our study may threaten human health because of their heavy metal loads.
Keywords : contamination, fish, fruit, heavy metal, vegetable