Survey Heavy Metal Content in Cydonia Fruits Collected from Market Sites in Hamadan, Iran
Journal Title: Archives of Hygiene Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 1
Abstract
Background & Aims of the Study: High concentration of toxic metals in foodstuffs is among the public interest and therefore requires rapid methods to survey the concentration of these contaminants. In the present study, concentration of some heavy metals (lead, copper and arsenic) in Cydonia fruits from Hamadan city market were determined by atomic absorption spectrophotometry. Materials & Methods: To this purpose, heavy metal concentration of 9 fruit samples were surveyed by ICP (710-ES) and compared to specified level by World Health Organization (FAO/WHO). Statistical analyses were done by SPSS 19.0. Results: According to obtained resuls Pb content differed from 0.03 to 0.85 mg/kg, Cu concentration ranged from 0.09 to 0.21 mg/kg, As content has been ranged between 0.6 to 5.4 mg/kg the mean content of all metals in studied samples were lower than MPL. Conclusions: According to our results using of fertilizer, pesticides and contaminated irrigation water has contributed to the elevation of heavy metal concentrations in agricultural soils and products significantly.
Authors and Affiliations
Amin Jahangard, Nasim Rouniasi
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP507827
- DOI 10.29252/ArchHygSci.7.1.61
- Views 124
- Downloads 0
Estimation of Health Effects Attributed to NO2 Exposure Using AirQ Model
Background & Aims of the Study: As an air pollutant, NO2 reacts with ammonia, moisture and other compounds to form small particles. These small particles may cause or aggravate respiratory diseases and exacerbate existin...
Some Ecological Aspects of Malaria Vectors in Saravan Area, Iran
Background & Aims of the Study: The aim of this study was to determine the ecology of malaria vectors in order to select the vector control masseur in the future. This study was carried out on trend of malaria cases and...
Investigation of the Effect of Control Measures on Reduction of Risk Events in an Edible Oil Factory in Tehran, Iran
Background & Aims of the Study: Identification of hazards is one of the first goals of risk analysis. Failure mode and effect analysis method (FMEA) is universally defined as efficient procedures for finding potential fa...
Persistent Neck and Shoulder Pains among Computer Office Workers: A Longitudinal Study
Background & Aims of the Study: In developing countries, with increasing use of computer systems, millions of computer workers are at high risk of neck and shoulder pains. The aim of this study was to assess the relatio...
Health Assessment of Heavy Metal Pollution (Cadmium, Lead, Arsenic) in Citrus Marketed in Tehran, Iran, 2015
Background & Aims of the Study: Today, the environment pollution with heavy metals has increased. It is important to study various types of pollutions specially those regarding fruits. The effect of pollutions on food sa...