Heavy metal contamination in vegetables and its detection: a review
The quality of marketed vegetables cannot be guaranteed as many of them has been contaminated with heavy metals such as lead, cadmium and arsenic. These heavy metals can act as either growth supporter or threat depending on their types and amount absorbed by the plants. The consumption of an exces...
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| description | The quality of marketed vegetables cannot be guaranteed as many of them has been contaminated with heavy
metals such as lead, cadmium and arsenic. These heavy metals can act as either growth supporter or threat
depending on their types and amount absorbed by the plants. The consumption of an excessive amount of
heavy metals in vegetable may cause several diseases such as renal dysfunction and bone depletion. There
are few methods used to detect heavy metal contamination such as Atomic Absorption Analysis (AAS),
Neutron Activation Analysis (NAA), X-ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy (XRF) and Inductively Coupled Plasma
Spectrometry (ICPMS). This paper discusses all these methods to compare their efficiency, advantages and
disadvantages to select the best method for heavy metal detection in vegetables. |
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| spelling | iium-803332020-05-05T16:16:35Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/80333/ Heavy metal contamination in vegetables and its detection: a review Mohd Ruzaidy, Nur Illia Amid, Azura TP248.13 Biotechnology The quality of marketed vegetables cannot be guaranteed as many of them has been contaminated with heavy metals such as lead, cadmium and arsenic. These heavy metals can act as either growth supporter or threat depending on their types and amount absorbed by the plants. The consumption of an excessive amount of heavy metals in vegetable may cause several diseases such as renal dysfunction and bone depletion. There are few methods used to detect heavy metal contamination such as Atomic Absorption Analysis (AAS), Neutron Activation Analysis (NAA), X-ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy (XRF) and Inductively Coupled Plasma Spectrometry (ICPMS). This paper discusses all these methods to compare their efficiency, advantages and disadvantages to select the best method for heavy metal detection in vegetables. Zibeline International 2020 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/80333/1/80333_Heavy%20metal%20contamination%20in%20vegetables.pdf Mohd Ruzaidy, Nur Illia and Amid, Azura (2020) Heavy metal contamination in vegetables and its detection: a review. Science Heritage Journal (GWS), 4 (1). pp. 1-5. ISSN 2521-0858 E-ISSN 2521-0866 https://jscienceheritage.com/archives/1gws2020/1gws2020-01-05.pdf 10.26480/gws.01.2020.01.05 |
| spellingShingle | TP248.13 Biotechnology Mohd Ruzaidy, Nur Illia Amid, Azura Heavy metal contamination in vegetables and its detection: a review |
| title | Heavy metal contamination in vegetables and its detection: a review |
| title_full | Heavy metal contamination in vegetables and its detection: a review |
| title_fullStr | Heavy metal contamination in vegetables and its detection: a review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Heavy metal contamination in vegetables and its detection: a review |
| title_short | Heavy metal contamination in vegetables and its detection: a review |
| title_sort | heavy metal contamination in vegetables and its detection: a review |
| topic | TP248.13 Biotechnology |
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