Naslov
Assesment of toxic and potentially toxic elements in potato and cabbage grown in different locations in Croatia

Autori
Vitali, Dubravka ; Vedrina-Dragojević, Irena ; Šebečić, Blaženka ; Validžić, Kristina

Izvornik
Deutsche Lebensmittel-Rundschau (0012-0413) 103 (2007), 9; 424-430

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
toxic elements; vegetables; sanitary safety

Sažetak
To evaluate cadmium, lead, mercury, arsenic, zinc and copper contents in cabbage and potatoes, the most consumed vegetables in Croatia, and to examine if the war-time operations in Croatia affected investigated metals levels in vegetables, cabbage and potatoes cultivated in the war re and out of war regions were analyzed.. Statistical analysis (ANOVA) of obtained results showed no significant differences between war and outside of war regions.The results of analysis revealed that all cabbage samples met Public Health Regulation Standards regarding investigated metals. However, potatoes from nine investigated locations exceeded the Maximum Permssible Concentrations (MPC) allocated for lead and met the standards considering other investigated elements. In the view of obtained results, pointing out lead as major problem regarding heavy metal polution of investigated vegetables, literature data estimating lead intake in Croatia were compared to average lead intake in other countries and it was found to be simmilar to other considered countries. Based on obtained results and available statystical data, heavy metal intake through cabbage and potato consumption was estimated and expressed as the percentage of Croatian tolerable daily (weekly) intake for each investigated element.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Farmacija

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