Toxic and micronutrient elements in organic,brown and polished rice in Brazil

Concentration levels of As, Cd, Hg, Pb, Tl, Sn, Sb Co, Cu, Mn, Se, Zn, Cr, Ni and Mo in different types of rice cultivated in irrigated fields in Brazil were evaluated. Arsenic, Cd, Pb, Zn, Mn and Cu were found in higher concentrations in brown rice samples, suggesting the prevalence of these elements in the bran. Meanwhile, lower concentrations of Pb, Mo, Cr, Se and Co were found in parboiled rice. Organic rice did not differ of cultivated conventionally rice. Thallium, Hg and Sb were not detected in any rice sample whose limits of detection were 0.7 μg kg^?1, 2.5 μg kg^?1 and 8 μg kg^?1, respectively. The concentrations of the investigated elements were compared with those reported for polished rice and brown rice from other countries, unveiling concentrations in general at the same level for rice produced at non-contaminated sites.     

Contribution to the study of avocado honeys by their mineral contents using inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry

Avocado honey samples were analyzed by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometric. First, the botanical origin of the honeys was confirmed by melissopalynological analysis. Twenty-four minerals were quantified for each honey sample. The elements Al, Ba, Ca, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, Li, Mg, Mn, Na, Ni, P, Pb, S, Se, Si and Zn were detected in all samples; seven elements were very abundant (Ca, K, Mg, Na, P, S and Si), six were not abundant (Al, Cu, Fe, Li and Zn) and 11 were trace elements (As, Ba, Cd, Co, Cr, Mo, Ni, Mo, Pb, Se, Sr and V).     

Toxic and nutrient elements in yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis)

Toxic and nutrient elements were investigated in yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis) from South America. Fifty-four brands of commercialised yerba mate from Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay were analysed for Al, Ba, Ca, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, P, Sr, and Zn, using inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES), and Li, Be, Ti, V, Cr, Ni, Co, As, Se, Rb, Mo, Ag, Cd, Sb, La, Ce, Pb, Bi and U using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Antimony, Se, Ag and Bi were not detected in any sample whereas the limits of detection (LODs) of these elements were 0.19, 0.40, 0.003 and 0.001 μg g^?1, respectively. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) revealed that the concentrations of Cd, Ti, Ni, As, Mo, U, Li and Be in yerba mate were not statistically different with regard to the country of origin, while those of the other investigated elements differed.     

Simultaneous Determination of 20 Inorganic Elements in Preserved Egg Prepared with Different Metal Ions by ICP-AES

In the present study, 20 inorganic elements in three parts of preserved eggs prepared with different metal ions, including Al, As, Ba, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Li, K, Mg, Mn, Mo, Na, P, Pb, Zn, Se, and Sr, were determined simultaneously by using inductively coupled plasma–atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES). The recoveries obtained by the standard addition method ranged between 84.4 and 112.2 %, and RSDs were lower than 8.76 %, The detection limits of the method for the 20 elements were in the range of 0.4–10 μg?L^?1. The determination results showed that three parts of preserved eggs prepared with different metal ions are all rich in essential inorganic elements, such as Na, K, P, Ca, Mg, Fe, Cu, and Zn, and the contents of most of the inorganic elements in egg yolk are higher than in egg white. In comparison with fresh duck eggs, the contents of Na, Cu, Fe, Al, and Mn are significantly increased in three parts of preserved eggs prepared with different metal ions. Metal ions added in pickling solution would significantly affect the content of element added in preserved eggs. High contents of Pb (20.15 μg/g in egg shell, 18.99 μg/g in egg white, and 0.96 μg/g in egg yolk) were found in preserved eggs with PbO. Meanwhile, the experimental results indicated that the ICP-AES technique is easy to operate, rapid, accurate, and highly sensitive to determine many inorganic elements simultaneously in preserved egg.     

Geographical traceability of “Arròs de Valencia” rice grain based on mineral element composition

The geographical traceability of rice grain samples involves the use of analytical methodologies that allow their differentiation on the basis of the rice composition, thus confirming their authenticity. In this paper, trace element determination of rice samples by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES) has been addressed to achieve a complete geographical origin classification. Samples (107) from Spain including Valencia, Tarragona, Murcia and Extremadura, Japan, Brazil and India were employed as training set whereas the validation set was formed by 46 samples of the aforementioned geographical origins. Data were processed by linear discriminant analysis (LDA), using as analytical variable the concentration of 32 elements (Al, As, Ba, Bi, Cd, Ca, Cr, Co, Cu, Fe, Pb, Li, Mg, Mn, Mo, Ni, K, Se, Na, Sr, Tl, Ti, Zn, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Ho, Er and Yb), enabling a 91.30% of correct classification for the validation set.     

Toxic and essential elements in butter from the Black Sea region,Turkey

In this study, 88 randomly selected samples of butter produced in the Black Sea region of Turkey were purchased from different retail markets during different periods and investigated for toxic and essential elements content. Quantitative analyses of elements in the samples were performed using an inductively coupled plasma-mass spectroscopy (ICP-MS). Mean concentrations of As, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, Se and Zn in the butter samples were 18.93, 100.32, 384.66, 4199.1, 887.47, 168.64, 56.13, 16.34 and 384.66 µg kg^?1, respectively. Cd and Co were detected in 19 (mean content 0.29 µg kg^?1) and 81 (mean content 3.81 µg kg^?1) samples of 88 butter samples, respectively. However, the dietary intake of these elements by the population of the Black Sea region is currently well below the dietary reference intake (DRI) and provisional tolerable weekly intake (PTWI) levels of essential and toxic elements.     

Safety evaluation of the metals in some brands of nail polish in Nigeria

This article shows the concentrations of ten metals (Cd, Pb, Ni, Cr, Cu, Co, Fe, Mn, Zn and Al) measured in 30 different brands of nail polish in the Nigerian market in order to provide some relevant information on the safe levels of these products for consumers. The metal concentrations in the nail polish samples ranged from <0.15 µg/g Cd, <0.03 to 7.25 µg/g Pb, <0.03 to 40 µg/g Ni, <0.1 to 8.25 µg/g Cr, <0.03 to 590 µg/g Cu, <0.03 to 3.00 µg/g Co, <0.1 to 15,200 µg/g Fe, <0.05 to 458 µg/g Mn, <0.03 to 595 µg/g Zn and <0.25 to 13,600 µg/g Al. The concentrations of Ni, Cr, and Co were found above the suggested allergenic limit of 1 µg/g in 56, 33 and 17 % of the 30 brands, respectively, whereas Cd and Pb were detected at levels below their permissible limits as impurities in cosmetics as specified by Health Canada. The brands made in Nigeria contained lower concentrations of Ni, Cr, Cu, Co, Pb and Al than the imported brands.     

Toxic and essential elements in conventional and home-produced eggs by ICP-MS analysis

Concentrations of As, Ba, Cd, Co, Mn, Pb, Se, Sr, V, Cu, Fe, Mg, Zn and Mo were determined in conventional and home-produced eggs as sold in Brazil. Thirty-four conventional and 21 home-produced samples were obtained in different Brazilian cities. Elements were determined by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Concentrations of Ba, Cd, Co, Pb, Se, Fe, Zn and Mo in conventional and home-produced eggs differed (statistically significant). Correlations were found among the other elements in both production systems. The estimated daily intake for toxic elements based on Brazilian egg consumption did not exceed the toxicological reference values. The results clearly demonstrated that eggs are an important source of essential elements such as Mo, Fe, Se and Zn.     

微波消解-ICP-MS测定石阡苔茶中17种矿物质元素

建立微波消解-电感耦合等离子体质谱(ICP-MS)法测定石阡苔茶中Na、Mg、K、Ca、Cr、Mn、Fe、Co、Cu、Zn、As、Se 、Mo、Cd、Sb、Hg、Pb等17种矿物质元素。结果表明,17种元素在0～1 000 ng/mL范围内呈良好的线性关系(R≥0.999 0),检出限为0.001～23.720 ng/mL,加标回收率为91.63%～104.45%,相对标准偏差(RSD)为1.26%～5.34%,精密度试验结果RSD值为0.002%～8.450%,该方法快速简单、准确、灵敏度高,能满足石阡苔茶中17种矿物质元素的检测需求。石阡苔茶样品中K元素含量最高,其次是Ca元素,必需微量元素含量从大到小顺序为：Fe、Zn、Cu、Cr、Co、Se、Mo。Hg、Pb、Cd、As 4种重金属元素含量均符合国家标准和农业部行业标准。     

Minor and trace elements in different honey types produced in Siena County (Italy)

The concentrations of 23 chemical elements (Al, As, Ba, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, K, Mg, Mn, Na, Ni, Pb, Sb, Se, Sr, Th, Tl, U, Zn) were determined in 51 honey samples of different botanical origin produced in Siena County (Italy). K, Ca, Na and Mg were the most abundant elements, with mean contents of 1195, 257, 96.6 and 56.7 mg/kg, respectively. The Fe, Zn and Sr contents generally ranged from 1 to 5 mg/kg. Except for Ba, Cu, Mn and Ni, the trace element contents were below 100 μg/kg. The analytical data indicated a good level of quality of the honeys, especially with regard to the concentrations of toxic trace elements, such as As, Cd, Pb and Sb, and suggested a significant influence of the botanical origin on the element composition. Some local geological and geochemical features also seemed to affect the chemistry of the honey.     

Concentrations and bioconcentration factors of minerals in yellow-cracking bolete (xerocomus subtomentosus) mushroom collected in noteć forest, poland

Abstract: Yellow‐cracking Bolete (Xerocomus subtomentosus) mushrooms and soil were collected from Note? Forest–a large forested enclave in western part of Poland. Mercury was determined by cold vapour atomic absorption spectroscopy and the other elements by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy. K, P, and Mg were particularly abundant, with mean values of 46000, 8400, and 1100 mg/kg dry weight (dw) in caps followed by Na, Rb, Zn, and Ca with mean concentrations of 580, 350, 200, and 170 mg/kg dw, respectively. In descending order, the mean concentrations of Fe, Al, Cu, and Mn were 52, 49, 46, and 14 mg/kg dw, while the mean for the remaining elements was around 1.0 mg/kg dw or less. The elements such as Ca, Cu, Hg, K, Mg, Na, P, Rb, Zn, Ag, Cd, and Ni were accumulated (with bioconcentration factor (BCF) > 1), while Al, Ba, Fe, Mn, Sr, Co, Cr, and Pb were excluded (BCF < 1) in the fruiting bodies. The Pb and Cd content did not exceed the maximum levels set by the EU for cultivated mushrooms. Mercury in a conventional meal (300 g) portion of Yellow‐cracking Bolete was far below the provisionally tolerable weekly intake of 0.004 mg/kg body weight (bw) as reevaluated recently by WHO. Practical Application: The method presented in this study allows one to determine the content of 20 elements (Ag, Al, Ba, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, K, Mg, Mn, Na, Ni, P, Pb, Rb, Sr, and Zn) in caps and stipes of Yellow‐cracking Bolete (Xerocomus subtomentosus) mushrooms and soil samples collected from Poland. This study has revealed that the total Cd, Hg, and Pb dose provided to human body due to consumption of Yellow‐cracking Bolete does not pose threat to a consumer's health.     

基于无机多元素分析鉴别我国主要进口大米产地

目的利用大米中无机多元素分析数据建立判别模型,实现对4个我国进口大米主要产地的鉴别。方法采用ICP-MS和ICP-OES分析技术,测定了泰国、巴基斯坦、柬埔寨、缅甸4个产地的76份大米样本中磷、钾、镁、钙、锌、钠、锰、铁、铷、铜、硼、铝、钼、镍、钡、锶、砷、钛、硒、铬、钴、铯、铅、镉、锂、钒、银、锑、铍、铊、镧、铈、镨、钕、钐、铕、钆、铽、镝、钬、铒、铥、镱、镥、钪、钇等46种无机元素含量。通过对检测数据进行单因素方差分析、Fisher判别分析,建立了产地判别模型。结果4个产地大米的部分元素存在显著性差异,产地判别模型的原始校验准确率100%,交叉验证准确率96.1%。结论所建方法和判别模型对泰国、巴基斯坦、柬埔寨、缅甸所产大米具有很好产地鉴别能力。     

Occurrence of major and trace elements in powdered milk from Argentina

The concentrations of major and trace elements in Argentinean commercial powdered milk samples were determined with inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Also the daily intake (DI) was calculated for adults and infants. The concentrations of B, Mg, Na, K and Ca were significantly higher in skimmed milk. Cu, Mo, Fe, Mn and Zn were significantly higher in infant formula. All the DIs were below the tolerable upper intake levels. The mean As concentration (26.0 ± 8.6 ng/g) in the powdered skimmed milk samples was slightly higher than in the others. Mean Pb concentrations ranged from 4.1 ± 2.1 to 13.5 ± 8.2 ng/g. The highest mean U concentration was 7.8 ± 2.6 ng/g for whole milk. This study contributes to the knowledge of major and trace elements in powdered milk and its contribution to the diet in Argentina.     

ICP-MS法测定蜂花粉中的微量元素含量

建立了蜂花粉中Na、Mg、A1、K、Ca、Cr、Mn、Fe、Cu、Zn、Co、Ni、As、Se、Sr、Mo、Cd、Sb、Ba和Pb共21种微量元素电感耦合等离子体质谱（ICP．Ms）测定的分析方法。样品经微波消解后用IcP．Ms进行分析。优化实验条件下,21种元素的线性范围为肚10μg／mL,线性关系良好,相关系数均大于0．999,方法的检出限为0．02％148-3ng／g,相对标准偏差（n=6）为0．6％-4．6％,添加水平为0．002-3000μg／g时,蜂花粉样品中的21种元素平均加标回收率为91．7％110％。应用于花粉的国家标准物质（GSB-17）,测定值与标准值的一致程度为91．2％～115．3％;方法具有简单、快速和准确的特点,是一种简便、快速分析蜂花粉中微量元素的方法。     

不同肉类食品肌肉组织中微量元素的分布研究

应用酸消化处理系对三种肉类食品进行消解,采用电感耦合等离子体质谱法分析了猪肉、牛肉和羊肉肌肉组织中微量元素的含量。采用八极杆碰撞/反应池技术,通过选择不同的分析检测模式,在确保方法灵敏度的情况下,有效地减少了多原子分子的重叠形成的质谱干扰,各待测元素的检出限在0.005~0.192μg/L之间。研究结果表明,猪肉、牛肉和羊肉前腿肌肉中含有丰富的Ca、Fe、Zn、Mn、Cu、Se和Mo等微量元素,三种肉类食品中微量元素含量丰富且差别较大,重金属的含量较低。      

Survey of 13 trace elements of toxic and nutritional significance in rice from Brazil and exposure assessment

Twenty-seven rice samples from Brazil, four parboiled brown, seventeen white and six parboiled white were analysed by ICP-MS for trace element determination. Concentrations of arsenic varied from 58.8 to 216.9?ng?g^?1, for cadmium from 6.0 to 20.2?ng?g^?1, for antimony from 0.12 to 1.28?ng?g^?1, and for uranium from 0.025 to 1.28?ng?g^?1. The estimated daily intake through rice consumption was 9.5?µg for As, 2.4?µg for Cd, 0.029?µg for Sb, 0.013?µg for U, 3.1?µg for Co, 0.2?µg for Cu, 85.6?mg for Mg, 1.9?mg for Mn, 333?mg for P, 3.0?µg for Se, 1.6?mg for Zn, 0.9?mg for Rb, and 0.3?µg for V. Found values represent a considerable percentage of the dietary reference intakes and provisional tolerable daily intake for essential and toxic elements, respectively.     

Relationships between minerals in Australian brown rice

Ninety samples of brown rice cv Amaroo, which has occupied over 50% of the area sown to rice in southern Australia in the last two seasons, were collected from the rice growing regions of southern Australia at the end of the 1991–1992 season. The samples were analysed for total nitrogen using the Kjeldahl technique, and for P, K, S, Mg, Ca, Na, Al, Cu, Fe, Mn, Mo and Zn using inductively coupled plasma emission spectroscopy. The analysis of concentrations of elements show that Mn concentrations in Australian rice were higher and Ca concentrations lower than typical values reported for brown rice grown in other countries. For all other elements the concentrations had a similar range to those reported for overseas rice. Highly significant correlations were found between the major nutrients P, K and Mg, and also N and S. The Mg to K ratio ranged from 1·3 to 1·6 which indicates that, if Japanese criteria are used, the taste/stickiness quality within this cultivar of Australian rice could vary from undesirable to highly desirable.     

Elemental analysis of nutritional preparations by inductively coupled plasma mass and optical emission spectrometry

This paper reports the development and using of ICP-MS and ICP-OES methods for determination of major, minor and trace elements in multivitamin preparations and dietary supplements and, based on results, their classification using multivariate statistical methods.The method was optimised and evaluated with the use of “in-house” reference material, commercial reference materials and spiked samples. Macroelements (Na, K, Ca, Mg, P), microelements (Cu, Fe, Mn, Zn, Se, Cr), toxic elements (As, Cd, Pb, Ni, V) and a whole series of other elements (e.g. REEs, Ti, Au, Pt, Pd, etc.) were detected with excellent limits of detection as well as other procedure parameters suitable for the purpose of the elemental analysis.As for physiologically significant elements, contents were found as follows (mg kg⁻¹): Ca 560-196,000, Mg 308-70,300, Na 289-74,000, K from undetectable to 28,200, Cu 28-1460, P from undetectable to 217,000, Zn 2.1-25,000, Fe 115-39,400, Mn 28-1860, Cr 0.486-26.6, Mo 0.0418-9.88, and Se 0.395-161. It was found out, if compared with recommended daily intakes, that maximally 50% Ca, 37% Mg, 3% K, 20% P, 14% Na, 100% Cu, 160% Mn, 190% Fe, 120% Zn, 24% Cr, 29% Mo and 79% Se can be obtained from one dose. Extreme samples presenting a possible health risk (Ni content nearly 200 mg kg⁻¹) were indicated. Most of the remaining elements (e.g. REEs) were analysed in order to get reference values for nutritional preparation.     

电感耦合等离子体原子发射光谱法同时测定江西脐橙中多种微量元素

采用硝酸-高氯酸对江西赣南8个县所产的脐橙样品进行消解,电感耦合等离子体原子发射光谱法(ICP-AES)同时测定试样中Al、As、Ba、B、Ca、Co、Cr、Cu、Fe、K、Li、Mg、Mn、Ni、P、Pb、Zn、Be、Cd、Se、Sr、La、Ce、Y、Sm、Lu等元素的含量。该法的相对标准偏差为0.42%～4.51%,加标回收率为87.7%～114.1%。实验结果表明:脐橙中含有丰富的K、Ca、P和Mg,不同县所产的脐橙各种微量元素含量存在一定差异。     

Cadmium,lead and some other trace elements in Larch Bolete mushrooms (Suillus grevillei) (Klotzsch) Sing., collected from the same site over two years

The aim of this study was to examine the status of some trace metals accumulated in the flesh of Suillus grevillei mushrooms collected from the same site over two successive years. Total Ag, Al, Ba, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Na, Ni, P, Pb, Rb, Sr and Zn contents of fruiting bodies were determined by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES) with ultrasonic cross-flow nebuliser. A difference (p < 0.05) was found in the contents of Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, Na, Ni, Pb, Rb and Sr in caps and Fe, Na, P and Rb (p < 0.05) in stipes (Ag, Cd, Co, Cr, Ni and Pb were not determined in stipes). Natural fluctuations in trace elements’ content of Suillus grevillei collected from the same site over time is a variable that needs to be considered when assessing minerals’ nutritional status of mushrooms.