Trace elements in market vegetables of Kuantan, Pahang: Estimation of dietary exposure
A study was conducted to investigate the concentrations of seven essential elements: Copper (Cu), iodine (I), manganese (Mn), molybdenum (Mo), nickel (Ni), selenium (Se) and zinc (Zn) as well as three non-essential elements: Arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) in nine ready-to-eat market vegeta...
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| description | A study was conducted to investigate the concentrations of seven essential elements: Copper (Cu), iodine (I), manganese (Mn), molybdenum (Mo), nickel (Ni), selenium (Se) and zinc (Zn) as well as three non-essential elements: Arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) in nine ready-to-eat market vegetables collected from Kuantan, Pahang. Samples of vegetables were obtained from a local market, acid-digested with nitric acid and then analysed for elements using Inductively Coupled Plasma - Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS). The mean concentration of essential elements decreased in the following order: Mn>Zn>Mo>Cu>I>Ni>Se, with individual concentrations ranging from below detection limit (bdl) to 207 mg/kg dw. Cadmium, a non-essential element, was detected in 8 samples at a mean concentration of 0.06 mg/kg dw, while Pb and As were not detected (bdl) in all samples. The estimated daily dietary intake (EDI) as well as the potential health risk associated with vegetable consumption were calculated. Hazard quotient (HQ) values less than one were obtained for both children and adults, indicating that consumption of these vegetables poses low risk to health. |
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| spelling | ump-383212023-08-10T04:18:12Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/38321/ Trace elements in market vegetables of Kuantan, Pahang: Estimation of dietary exposure N. W., Sulong Nazikussabah, Zaharudin Tay, Joo Hui HB Economic Theory HF Commerce RA Public aspects of medicine A study was conducted to investigate the concentrations of seven essential elements: Copper (Cu), iodine (I), manganese (Mn), molybdenum (Mo), nickel (Ni), selenium (Se) and zinc (Zn) as well as three non-essential elements: Arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) in nine ready-to-eat market vegetables collected from Kuantan, Pahang. Samples of vegetables were obtained from a local market, acid-digested with nitric acid and then analysed for elements using Inductively Coupled Plasma - Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS). The mean concentration of essential elements decreased in the following order: Mn>Zn>Mo>Cu>I>Ni>Se, with individual concentrations ranging from below detection limit (bdl) to 207 mg/kg dw. Cadmium, a non-essential element, was detected in 8 samples at a mean concentration of 0.06 mg/kg dw, while Pb and As were not detected (bdl) in all samples. The estimated daily dietary intake (EDI) as well as the potential health risk associated with vegetable consumption were calculated. Hazard quotient (HQ) values less than one were obtained for both children and adults, indicating that consumption of these vegetables poses low risk to health. Penerbit Universiti Malaysia Pahang 2023-06 Article PeerReviewed pdf en cc_by_4 http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/38321/1/Trace%20elements%20in%20market%20vegetables%20of%20Kuantan.pdf N. W., Sulong and Nazikussabah, Zaharudin and Tay, Joo Hui (2023) Trace elements in market vegetables of Kuantan, Pahang: Estimation of dietary exposure. Current Science and Technology (CST), 2 (2). pp. 8-12. ISSN 2785-8804. (Published) https://doi.org/10.15282/cst.v2i2.8869 https://doi.org/10.15282/cst.v2i2.8869 |
| spellingShingle | HB Economic Theory HF Commerce RA Public aspects of medicine N. W., Sulong Nazikussabah, Zaharudin Tay, Joo Hui Trace elements in market vegetables of Kuantan, Pahang: Estimation of dietary exposure |
| title | Trace elements in market vegetables of Kuantan, Pahang: Estimation of dietary exposure |
| title_full | Trace elements in market vegetables of Kuantan, Pahang: Estimation of dietary exposure |
| title_fullStr | Trace elements in market vegetables of Kuantan, Pahang: Estimation of dietary exposure |
| title_full_unstemmed | Trace elements in market vegetables of Kuantan, Pahang: Estimation of dietary exposure |
| title_short | Trace elements in market vegetables of Kuantan, Pahang: Estimation of dietary exposure |
| title_sort | trace elements in market vegetables of kuantan, pahang: estimation of dietary exposure |
| topic | HB Economic Theory HF Commerce RA Public aspects of medicine |
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