Bioavailability of potentially toxic elements in foraged fruits from a former industrial site

Okorie, Ikechukwu, Entwistle, Jane and Dean, John (2013) Bioavailability of potentially toxic elements in foraged fruits from a former industrial site. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: An International Journal, 19 (4). pp. 1028-1037. ISSN 1080-7039

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Abstract

Samples of foraged fruits from a former industrial site have been analysed for potentially toxic elements (PTEs), i.e., As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, and Zn. The foraged fruit (blackberries, rosehips, and sloes) was gathered over two seasons along with samples of soil from the same sampling areas. All samples were acid digested, using a microwave oven, and then analysed by inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy (ICP-MS). The concentration levels of the selected elements in foraged samples varied between not detectable limits and 24.6 μg/g (Zn). The soil-to-plant transfer factor was assessed for the PTEs. In all cases, the transfer values obtained were less than 1.00 indicating that the majority of the PTEs remains in the soil and that the uptake of PTEs from soil to plant at this site is not significant.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	potentially toxic elements, foraged fruits, wild fruits, ICP-MS, soil-plant transfer factor
Subjects:	F800 Physical and Terrestrial Geographical and Environmental Sciences
Department:	Faculties > Engineering and Environment > Geography and Environmental Sciences
Related URLs:	Publisher
Depositing User:	Ay Okpokam
Date Deposited:	29 Jun 2012 10:57
Last Modified:	12 Oct 2019 22:54
URI:	http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/7940

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