Accumulation of selected metals in the fruits of medicinal plants grown in urban environment of Islamabad,Pakistan

The present study is based on the measurement of selected metals (Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mg, Mn, Pb, Sr and Zn) in the fruits of eight medicinal plants (Carrisa opeca, Phyllanthus emblica, Solanum nigrum, Zizyphus nummularia, Zizyphus mauritiana, Physalis minima, Opuntia dillenii and Phoenix dactylifera) and relevant soil samples by atomic absorption spectrometry. Highest average concentrations of Cu (14.4 mg/kg), Cr (19.0 mg/kg), and Zn (125 mg/kg) were found in the fruits of P. minima, C. opeca and Z. nummularia, respectively, while O. dillenii showed the elevated mean levels of Cd (3.49 mg/kg), Sr (61.4 mg/kg), Mg (0.21%), Ca (6.62%) and Mn (44.6 mg/kg). However, highest average levels of Pb (41.7 mg/kg) and Co (38.4 mg/kg) were found in Z. mauritiana. Overall, most of the fruit samples showed higher contributions of Ca and Mg, followed by Fe, Zn, Co and Pb. In the case of soil samples, highest concentration was observed for Ca, followed by Fe, Mg, Mn and Sr, while lowest concentration was shown by Cd. Bioaccumulation factors exhibited significantly higher accumulation of Co (0.813–1.829) and Pb (0.060–2.350) from the soil to the fruits. Principal component analysis revealed significant anthropogenic contributions of Pb, Fe and Co in the fruit samples. Contamination factors and enrichment factors of Cd and Pb in the soil indicated very high contamination and extreme enrichment of these metals.     

仙人掌果汁红色素含量测定与微量元素分析

用可见分光光度法与等离子体发射光谱法对仙人掌果汁色素及其微量元素的含量进行了测定，仙人掌果汁色素含量达２．１％￣３．３％，成熟果的果汁色素含量比预成熟果大。在２７种被测定的元素中，除Ａｓ、Ｂｅ、Ｃｄ、Ｃｏ、Ｍｏ、Ｐｂ，Ｓｂ，Ｔｌ等未被检出外，其余Ａｇ，Ａｌ，Ｂ，Ｂａ，Ｃａ，Ｃｒ，Ｃｕ，Ｆｅ，Ｍｇ，Ｍｎ，Ｎａ，Ｎｉ，Ｓｅ，Ｖ，Ｚｎ，Ｋ，Ｐ，Ｓ等均有准确测定值。成熟果与预成熟果的果汁微量元素含量无明显     

Cadmium and other metals in Swedish wheat and rye flours: longitudinal study, 1983-1997.

Wheat flour (sifted), wheat bran, and rye flour were sampled annually in several different areas in Sweden for 15 consecutive years (1983-1997) for a total of 105, 90, and 30 samples, respectively. These samples were analyzed for their content of Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, and Zn by atomic absorption spectrophotometry with background correction after dry ashing at 450 degrees C. As part of the quality control procedures, an in-house reference material was analyzed in parallel to the samples to ensure reliability of the results. In addition, a certified reference material was analyzed to monitor accuracy of the results. The Cd level in wheat and rye flours (mean 0.029 and 0.017 mg/kg dry wt, respectively) correlated significantly with time (p < 0.05) in 2 phases, tending to increase during the first half of the period and decrease during the latter half. In wheat bran, Cd (mean 0.15 mg/kg) levels did not correlate significantly with time. In wheat flour, Cu, Mn, and Zn (means 1.7, 6.2, and 7.6 mg/kg, respectively) showed a significant linear increase (p < 0.05) in concentration over time. In rye flour, the levels of Cu, Fe, Mn, and Zn (means 3.8, 36, 30, and 28 mg/kg, respectively) all decreased significantly (p < 0.05) over time. Similarly, in wheat bran Cu (mean 14 mg/kg) increased and Pb (mean 0.027 mg/kg) decreased significantly (p < 0.05) over time, whereas Ni and Zn showed a significant curved correlation with time and peaked at about the middle of the measurement period.     

不同年龄阶段儿童头发锌、铜、铅、镉含量比较

采用电位溶出法检测了９５３例正常儿童发锌,铜,铅,镉含量,得出深圳地区不同年龄组男,女儿童的正常参考值,同时对各元素进行了年龄组间及性别间的比较。结果显示,除发锌无显著性别差异外,男童发铜,铅,镉含量显著高于女童（Ｐ〈０．０５或Ｐ〈０．０１）,随着年龄的增长,儿童发锌含量逐渐上升,而发铜,铅,镉水平逐渐下降。     

原子吸收光谱法测定宁夏几种中草药中微量元素含量

采用原子光谱法测定了宁夏几种野生中草药苦豆子、败酱草、老瓜头全草及根、茎、叶中Ca、Mg、Fe、Mn、Zn、Cu、Pb、Cd 8种元素的含量。结果表明,几种野生中草药Ca、Mg、Fe、Mn、Zn、Cu含量较为丰富,Pb含量低,Cd未检出,分析结果对几种中草药的辨证使用及其生长环境的研究具有一定的实际意义。     

Distribution of heavy metals of agricultural soils of central Greece using the modified BCR sequential extraction method

The state of heavy metal (Cd, Cu, Ni, Zn, Pb, and Cr) pollution was studied, in 440 texturally different soil profiles in Thessaly, an intensely cultivated region in Central Greece. The study was carried out in 2004 and 2005 on 220 soil samples for each year. Soil samples were classified in three soil orders: Endisols, Alfisols, and Vertisols according to the Soil Taxonomy System. The pseudo-total concentrations of heavy metals were determined by the aqua regia procedure. Heavy metals were also determined after division into four fractions by sequential extraction with (a) acetic acid (exchangeable and specifically adsorbed metals), (b) a reducing agent (bound to Fe/Mn hydroxides), (c) an oxidizing agent (bound to soil organic matter), and (d) aqua regia (bound to mineral structures, residual). The concentrations of all the metals studied were higher in the topsoil (0–30?cm) and lower in the second soil layer (30–60?cm). Concentrations of 70–82% of Cd, 39–64% of Cu, 41–69% of Ni, 29–51% of Zn, 75–89% of Pb, and 52–87% of Cr were found in the first two fractions. Cd appeared to be the most mobile of the metals studied, while Cu and Zn were found in forms associated with soil organic matter. The chemical partitioning patterns of Pb and Cr indicated that these metals are largely associated with the Fe–Mn hydroxides, while Cr was also found in the residual fractions. Significant correlations between heavy metals fractions and soil physicochemical parameters were obtained and discussed.     

矮小身材儿童头发微量元素分析

采用电位溶出法检测了４２例矮小身材儿童的头发锌,铜,铅,镉含量,结果显示大多数患儿发锌含量低于正常儿童,１／３患儿发铜含量减少,仅４例发铜值增高;发铅含量高于正常者３例,占７．１４％,所有患儿发镉含量均在正常范围内。     

六极杆碰撞反应池–ICP–MS法测定海水中痕量金属元素

建立了直接稀释法测定海水中痕量金属元素Cr,Cu,Zn,Cd,Pb的方法。样品经稀释10倍后,使用基体匹配及内标校正,采用六极杆碰撞反应池–电感耦合等离子体质谱仪直接测定稀释后海水样品中的5种元素Cr,Cu,Zn,Cd,Pb。各元素在0.0~100μg/L范围内均呈现良好的线性关系,线性相关系数(r~2)均大于0.999 0,方法检出限为0.004~0.209μg/L。测定结果的相对标准偏差为2.4%~4.4%(n=6),加标回收率为92%~113%。该方法简单快捷,适用于近岸海水中痕量元素Cr,Cu,Zn,Cd,Pb的分析。     

原子吸收光谱法测定水生生物体内铜、锌、镍、铬、铅、镉

用硝酸-高氯酸体系消解螺蛳和水葫芦样品,采用火焰原子吸收光谱法测定铜、锌、镍、铬,用石墨炉原子吸收光谱法测定铅、镉。铜、锌、镍、铬、铅、镉的检出限分别为0.328、0.126、0.271、0.416、0.006 64、0.001 15 mg/kg,线性相关系数不小于0.999 0,测定结果的相对标准偏差为1.1%~3.7%,加标回收率为86.0%~94.2%。     

ICP–AES法同时检测生蚝中铅、铜、镉、铬、铁含量时3种样品前处理方法比较

采用干法、湿法和微波消解法处理珠海生蚝样品,用电感耦合等离子体发射光谱仪在谱线Pb 220.3 nm,Cu 324.7 nm,Cd 228.8 nm,Cr 283.5 nm,Fe 259.9 nm下测定样品中铅、铜、镉、铬、铁5种重金属元素的含量。结果表明,珠海市4个养殖基地的生蚝重金属含量均在国标限量范围内。铅、铜、镉、铬、铁各元素线性相关系数分别为0.999 8,0.999 4,0.999 9,0.999 2,0.997 8,检出限分别为0.020,0.014,0.001,0.036,0.120 mg/kg。干法、湿法、微波消解法的加标回收率分别为72.8%~99.3%,88.0%~102.0%,89.0%~103.0%。微波消解处理样品,ICP–AES法同时测定4种样品中5种重金属的含量,其测定结果的相对标准偏差均小于17%。微波消解–ICP–AES适合生蚝中铅、铜、镉、铬、铁含量的快速测定。     

Chemometric Assessment of the Interactions Between the Metal Contents,Antioxidant Activity,Total Phenolics,and Flavonoids in Mushrooms

The elemental composition and antioxidant activity have been obtained for regional mushrooms species, wild and cultivated, from Dambovita County, Romania. A multivariate approach and data mining techniques (principal component analysis and cluster analysis, respectively) were applied in order to evaluate the correlation matrix for these parameters for both caps and stipes of mushrooms. The associations between metallic elements (i.e., Fe, Cu, Cd, Pb, Co, Ni, Zn, Mn, Cr, Na, K, Ca and Mg) correlated with antioxidant activity, total phenolics, and total flavonoids were carried out by using a full factorial linear design. The multivariate functional analysis revealed on associated accumulation of several elements in mushrooms. In the cluster analysis, the dataset was treated to appreciate the correlation between metals group (e.g., heavy metals, such as Fe, Cu, Cd, Pb, Co, Ni, Zn, Mn, Cr, and important nutritional elements, such as Na, K, Ca, and Mg). Fungal species with similar characteristics in terms of metal accumulation formed two distinctive clusters. From a point of view of the consumer, the content of Cd and especially Pb in the fruiting bodies of the analyzed mushrooms species may be considered elevated, so that mapping the risk is compulsory. Applying the chemometric tools in the sense mentioned above, as well as in helping the scientific research by optimizing the number of data points, was shown to be extremely useful.     

“浙八味”药材中重金属铅、镉、铜含量分析

为对"浙八味"药材质量控制和安全用药提供可靠的依据,采用灰化法处理样品,火焰原子吸收分光光度法测定了其铅、镉、铜含量。结果表明,8种药材中的铅含量为0.828 1~1.747 3 mg.kg-1,镉含量为0.116 9~0.295 0mg.kg-1,铜含量为2.519 5~8.286 4 mg.kg-1。8种药材均检出一定量的有害重金属,但含量较低,未超出国家限量标准,符合《药用植物及制剂进出口绿色行业标准》的有关规定。     

Determination of Ba, Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn in saliva by isotope dilution direct injection inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

Trace elements in small sample volumes of saliva were determined by coupling a high efficiency direct injection nebulizer to inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry and employing quantification by isotope dilution. Aliquots of 0.4 ml of human saliva were mixed with 0.1 ml of concentrated nitric acid and diluted to 2 ml with water. Sample solutions were spiked with an isotopic solution enriched in 135Ba, 112Cd, 65Cu, 206Pb and 66Zn. The amount of each isotope added to the samples and the measurement procedure were adjusted to attain precise analytical results calculated from the isotope ratios 135Ba/138Ba, 112Cd/114Cd, 65Cu/63Cu, 206Pb/208Pb and 66Zn/68Zn. Data acquisition for Ba, Cu and Zn isotopes was performed for a single sample injection of 50 microl and in another sample injection the Cd and Pb isotopes were measured. Concentrations ranging from 5.0 to 16 microg l(-1) for Ba, from 0.50 to 1.1 microg l(-1) for Cd, from 6.0 to 50 microg l(-1) for Cu, from 0.8 to 18.8 microg l(-1) for Pb and from 46.0 to 230 microg l(-1) for Zn were found in saliva samples. Detection limits of 0.11, 0.03, 0.40, 0.05 and 0.59 microg l(-1) were determined for Ba, Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn, respectively. The concentrations found by isotope dilution were in agreement with those of the completely digested samples quantified by external calibration. The direct analysis of 30 samples per hour was attained with the proposed procedure, avoiding time-consuming digestion steps, contamination risks and matrix effects.     

微波消解-GFAAS测定浅水湖泊底泥中重金属元素

探讨了采用微波消解作为底泥样品的前处理方法,运用石墨炉原子吸收法测定浅水湖泊底泥中Cu,Pb,Zn,Cd,Cr含量的实验条件.方法的RSD为2.0％～4.1％,平均回收率为97.4％～101.5％,Cu,Pb,Zn,Cd,Cr的检出限分别为0.4,5,2.8,0.25,2.5ng.该法适合于浅水湖泊底泥中重金属含量的测定.     

原子吸收光谱法测定皇冠草地上部分的7种微量元素

采用原子吸收光谱法测定了皇冠草地上部分所含微量元素铜、锰、锌、铁、镉、铅、铬.结果表明,皇冠草地上部分含有较丰富的铜、锰、锌、铁,RSD≤4.23％(n=4),加标回收率99.20％～103.00％.     

Preconcentration of trace metals from acidic solutions by coprecipitation with dithizone

Traces of Ag, Bi, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Pd and Zn are separated by carrier precipitation with dithizone from diluted HNO₃ and HCl solutions. The separated trace elements are determined by flame AAS and/or by spectrophotometry. The preconcentration recovery is dependent on the acid concentration of the sample solution. The amount of dithizone precipitated is optimized. The detection limits (ng/ml) are 15.0 (Pb, Zn), 12.0 (Pd), 10.0 (Bi), 6.0 (Ag), 5.0 (Hg), 2.0 (Cu) and 1.0 (Cd). Aluminium, aluminium sulfate and gallium are analyzed with the method. The accuracy of the results was checked by differential pulse voltammetry.     

General method for extraction of blueberry anthocyanins and identification using high performance liquid chromatography–electrospray ionization-ion trap-time of flight-mass spectrometry

A systematic approach for optimizing the extraction and identification of anthocyanins from blueberries was explored using HPLC-UV and HPLC–ESI-IT-TOF-MS. Sample homogenization effects, extraction solvent selection, type of acid, and amount used in extraction solvent were investigated. A mixture of methanol:water:trifluoroacetic acid (70:30:1, v/v/v) was found to be the best solvent system for blueberry anthocyanin extraction. Differences in total anthocyanin content due to commercial blueberry processing were explored as an application using the optimized extraction technique and HPLC-UV analysis. A methodical system for anthocyanin identification by HPLC–ESI-IT-TOF-MS without the use of standards was also reviewed and applied. Consideration was given to elution order by chromatographic separation with selective detection at 520 nm, high mass accuracy m/z values, tandem MS fragmentation, and previously published literature. Overall, 25 anthocyanins from a wild type highbush blueberry were identified and reported.     

Principal component analysis: a chemometric aid for classification of polluted and unpolluted mussels

Ten trace elements (Al, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd and Pb) were determined in the dissolved ash of the edible part of wild mussels (28 samples) from a polluted site by electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry. The distribution of the concentration of each element in the mussels was first investigated by means of a test of normality. The correlation matrix around the mean was used as a starting matrix for principal component analysis (PCA). Ten variables were reduced to two principal components, accounting for 77% of the total variance; Al, Cr, Mn, Fe, Zn, Cd and Pb are all positively associated with the first principal component and form a cluster of variables, indicating a common terrigenous origin. Comparison with 43 samples of unpolluted mussels from a nearby hatchery, on the basis of eight common variables (concentration of Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd and Pb; 71 samples) by using a two-dimensional plot of PC scores, allows the mussels from the two sites to be differentiated.     

肝炎患儿发锌,铜,铅,镉含量的分析

采用闰溶出法测定８２例肝炎患儿的头发中锌,铜,铅,镉含量。结果显示,大多数急,慢性肝炎患儿发锌含量降低;发铜增高者仅占１／４和１／８,肝慢性肝炎中发铜降低者红占１／３,为急性肝炎的３倍;     

Synthesis and analytical characterization of a chelating resin loaded with dithizone

A chelating sorbent loaded with dithizone was obtained by chemical reaction with styrene-DVB (5%) copolymer as matrix. The analytical characteristics of the sorbent were established and optimum sorption conditions for Ag, Cu, Cd, Pb, Ni, Co and Zn under static and dynamic conditions determined. The sorbent was applied to determination of copper and lead in river water and of silver in electrolytic copper. After separation of traces of metals on the sorbent and desorption with hydrochloric acid, the metals were determined in the effluent by atomic-absorption spectrophotometry.