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Heavy Metal Index

Assessment of Heavy Metal Concentration in Coconut Water

The paper reports metals in 15 coconut water samples, mg/l. No recovery or certified reference material statement was located. Chromium is not speciated.

Key numbers

Table 1 printed Average con. row, aligned to the header Nickel, Cadmium, Chromium, Lead: nickel 0.156 mg/l, cadmium 0.02867 mg/l, chromium 10.98 mg/l, lead 0.35267 mg/l. The prose prints a chromium maximum of 17.3 mg/l, while sample 13 chromium is 21. The sample cell is higher than the printed maximum, so 17.3 is not used as the maximum. Chromium values in this table are high relative to other coconut water reports and are left as printed.

Methods (brief)

Concentrations are mg/l in coconut water. Quality assurance is not stated.

Evidence fitness

The average row supports a coconut water note with the quality-assurance gap labeled. It does not support the prose chromium maximum of 17.3 mg/l.

Limitations

No quality-assurance statement. The printed chromium maximum conflicts with a sample cell. Chromium is not hexavalent.

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