PL
W siedemnastu roślinnych mieszankach przyprawowych oznaczono zawartość kadmu, ołowiu, chromu, cynku, manganu, miedzi, niklu i żelaza płomieniową metodą spektrometrii atomowo-absorpcyjnej.
EN
Cadmium, lead, chromium, zinc, manganese, copper, nickel and iron contents of seventeen spice blends were determined by atomic absorption spectroscopy using air-acetylene flame. The spice blends were obtained from a shop of Lubelskie Zakłady Zielarskie HERBAPOL in Lublin and from other shops in Lublin during 1993-94. Cadmium, lead and nickel were assayed using extraction technique after the metals had been complexed with APDC. Methyl isobutyl ketone was used as the organic phase. The following average concentrations were found: cadmium from 0,039 to 0,518 ppm, lead from 0,545 to 3,190 ppm, chromium from 0,740 to 1,800 ppm, zinc from 13,10 to 67,40 ppm, manganese from 21,10 to 169,00 ppm, copper from 6,00 to 9,90 ppm, nickel from 1,065 to 3,000 ppm, and iron from 111,00 to 688,00 ppm. Cadmium and lead contents in some spice blends were higher than the maximum admissible values specified by relevant Polish regulations.