Basha Allabaksh Murad, Yasovardhan Nookala, Satyanarayana Suggala V, Reddy Gopireddy V Subba, Vinod Kumar Aerattukkara
Department of Chemical Engineering, JNTUACE, Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Department of Chemistry, JNTUACE, Pulivendula, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Toxicol Rep. 2014 Jul 25;1:505-512. doi: 10.1016/j.toxrep.2014.07.011. eCollection 2014.
Vegetables (Tomato - , green chilli - and bitter gourd - ) and fruits (Banana - , papaya - mosambi - from the cultivated areas around the Tummalapalle uranium mining site were analyzed for trace metals (Al, Cr, Mn, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, Pb, Be, V, Co, Cd and U) using inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometer (ICP-MS). As per the estimated data, the concentrations of trace metals in vegetables and fruits are found in the range of 47.5-7.8 mg/kg for Al, 9.7-1.0 mg/kg for Cr, 3.8-1.0 mg/kg for Mn, 75.5-13.9 mg/kg for Fe, 1.4-0.2 mg/kg for Ni, 2.3-0.8 mg/kg for Cu, 9.2-3.1 mg/kg for Zn, 0.2-1.4 mg/kg for Pb, 19.2-1.9 μg/kg for Be, 96.1-15.8 μg/kg for V, 48.2-12.9 μg/kg for Co, 46.5-2.3 μg/kg for Cd and 16.4-2.7 μg/kg for U. The trace metals observed are compared to the literature reported values. Trace elemental data were subjected to statistical analysis to examine the interrelationship between the investigated trace elements and possible source identification of the trace metal contamination in vegetable and fruits. Daily intake of trace metals through ingestion of vegetables and fruits are also calculated.
使用电感耦合等离子体质谱仪（ICP-MS）对来自图马勒帕勒铀矿开采场地周边耕地区域的蔬菜（番茄、青椒和苦瓜）和水果（香蕉、木瓜、莫桑比克柑）中的痕量金属（铝、铬、锰、铁、镍、铜、锌、铅、铍、钒、钴、镉和铀）进行了分析。根据估算数据，蔬菜和水果中痕量金属的浓度范围为：铝47.5 - 7.8毫克/千克、铬9.7 - 1.0毫克/千克、锰3.8 - 1.0毫克/千克、铁75.5 - 13.9毫克/千克、镍1.4 - 0.2毫克/千克、铜2.3 - 0.8毫克/千克、锌9.2 - 3.1毫克/千克、铅0.2 - 1.4毫克/千克、铍19.2 - 1.9微克/千克、钒96.1 - 15.8微克/千克、钴48.2 - 12.9微克/千克、镉46.5 - 2.3微克/千克、铀16.4 - 2.7微克/千克。将观察到的痕量金属与文献报道值进行了比较。对痕量元素数据进行了统计分析，以研究被调查痕量元素之间的相互关系以及蔬菜和水果中痕量金属污染的可能来源识别。还计算了通过食用蔬菜和水果每日摄入的痕量金属量。
