Safety of fresh fruits and juices available on the Polish market as determined by heavy metal residues

• Autorzy: Krejpcio Z , Sionkowski S. , Bartela J.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The content of Pb, Cd, Cu and Zn in fresh fruit and juices was determined using atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) to determine the safety of some food available in the Polish market. It was found that most fruit samples (90.4%) contained low levels of heavy metals. However, the remaining 9.6% had increased heavy metal contents (Pb 2.2%, Cd 4.4%, Cu, 1.5%, Zn 1.5%). Most fruit juice sample (88%) met the national standard criteria, but 12% exceeded the permissible limits for Pb and Cd (3% and 9%, respectively). The results contained in this paper were presented in the 14th IGWT Symposium, Beijing, China, August 23-29, 2004.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

juice; Poland; human nutrition; cadmium; zinc; copper; market; fresh fruit; lead; fruit

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Polish Journal of Environmental Studies
• Rocznik: 2005
• Tom: 14
• Numer: 6
• Opis fizyczny: p.877-881,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Krejpcio Z

• Agricultural University, Wojska Polskiego 31, 60-624 Poznan, Poland

autor

Sionkowski S.

autor

Bartela J.

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