Heavy metals in selected vegetables from markets of Faisalabad, Pakistan

• Main Authors: Iqbal, Shahzad Zafar, Ullah, Zaka, Asi, Muhammad Rafique, Selamat, Jinap, Ahmad, Mirza Nadeem, Sultan, Muhammad Tauseef, Malik, Noeen
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: International Association for Food Protection 2018
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/74499/1/Heavy%20metals%20in%20selected%20vegetables%20from%20markets%20of%20Faisalabad%2C%20Pakistan%20.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/74499/; https://jfoodprotection.org/doi/abs/10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-17-256

Two hundred ten samples of selected vegetables (okra, pumpkin, tomato, potato, eggplant, spinach, and cabbage) from Faisalabad, Pakistan, were analyzed for the analysis of heavy metals: cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), arsenic (As), and mercury (Hg). Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry...