Toxic metals in imported fruits and vegetables marketed in Kuwait
Journal Article
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· Environment International
- Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Safat (Kuwait)
The concentration of lead, cadmium, and mercury in 134 samples of imported fruits and vegetables marketed in Kuwait were determined using an atomic absorption spectrophotometer with a graphite furnace and the cold vapor technique. Results obtained showed that the concentration of these metal ions in most cases did not exceed the maximum permissible concentration of metals in fresh fruits and vegetables as restricted by some countries. Only a few samples of fruits and vegetables contained levels of mercury, cadmium, and lead which exceeded these maximum permissible levels.
- OSTI ID:
- 245409
- Journal Information:
- Environment International, Vol. 21, Issue 6; Other Information: PBD: 1995
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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