Occurrence of priority trace metals in tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.) from some areas of Uasin Gishu County, Kenya
| Autor: | James Oagare Arasa, Timothy Omara, Decrah Moraa Nyangena |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
021110 strategic
defence & security studies Cadmium biology 0211 other engineering and technologies chemistry.chemical_element 02 engineering and technology Zinc 010501 environmental sciences biology.organism_classification 01 natural sciences law.invention Toxicology chemistry law Who guidelines Environmental science Solanum Cancer risk Atomic absorption spectroscopy 0105 earth and related environmental sciences |
| Zdroj: | French-Ukrainian Journal of Chemistry. 8:83-92 |
| ISSN: | 2312-3222 |
| DOI: | 10.17721/fujcv8i2p83-92 |
| Popis: | This study determined the concentration of zinc, lead and cadmium in tomatoes consumed in some areas of Uasin Gishu, Kenya. Samples were taken in quintuplicate from Huruma and Bahati estates (Eldoret) and Chebaiywo (Kesses) and their metalliferous content were determined by atomic absorption spectroscopy. All samples had detectable levels of trace metals, with lead recording the highest concentration of 43.20 ± 0.31 mg/kg. Zinc concentrations were below WHO guidelines. Daily intakes ranged from 8.25 × to 2.59 × mg/kg/day. Though there are no probable cancer risks, hazard quotients indicated that deleterious health effects could arise from daily consumption of tomatoes. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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