Levels of heavy metals in a multifloral Saudi honey
| Autor: | Yasser Abobakr, Abdulqader Y. Bazeyad, Ali S. Al-Sarar, Ahmed I. Rushdi, Ashraf S. Hassanin |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Health
Toxicology and Mutagenesis Saudi Arabia chemistry.chemical_element Food Contamination Zinc 010501 environmental sciences 01 natural sciences Metal Metals Heavy Environmental Chemistry Ecotoxicology 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Pollutant Chemistry Spectrum Analysis Heavy metals Honey General Medicine Pollution Environmental chemistry visual_art Inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy visual_art.visual_art_medium Environmental Pollutants Composition (visual arts) Inductively coupled plasma Food Analysis Environmental Monitoring |
| Zdroj: | Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 26:3946-3953 |
| ISSN: | 1614-7499 0944-1344 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s11356-018-3909-7 |
| Popis: | The presence of chemical pollutants, especially heavy metals, affects the quality of honey. The objective of this study was to determine the levels of eight heavy metals (As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, and Zn) in honey samples from Al-Baha region in Saudi Arabia, using inductively coupled plasma with optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES). The highest concentration was found for Zn (1707.93 μg kg−1), while the lowest was found for Co (3.04 μg kg−1). Cluster analysis and principal component analysis showed that two groups are recognized indicating two different metal sources. The first group includes only Zn and the second group includes the rest of the metals. In view of the recommended and established heavy metal intakes for humans, consumption of Saudi honey from Al-Baha should not be deemed a matter of concern for human health. |
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