Salhotra and Verma 2017 - metals in Jagdalpur market vegetables and fruits
Salhotra and Verma measured heavy metals in vegetables and fruits from Jagdalpur market in Chhattisgarh, India. The source is routeable to spinach because Table 1 reports edible-part spinach concentrations for Cu, Cd, Fe, Co, and Pb. The paper is a small market survey and should be treated as India/Jagdalpur context.
Key numbers
- Spinach values in Table 1 were Cu 0.32, Cd 0.27, Fe 16.83, Co 5.32, and Pb 0.26 mg/kg or ppm.
- Other vegetable values included tomato Cd 0.77 mg/kg and cauliflower Pb 0.92 mg/kg.
- The paper reports that vegetable and fruit samples were purchased from the local market and analyzed by AAS.
Methods (brief)
Samples were washed, cut, digested, and analyzed by atomic absorption spectrometry. Table 1 reports mg/kg or ppm for vegetables.
Implications
Certification: small India market-context source for spinach Pb and Cd. Courses: example of market-basket style vegetable screening. App: routeable but low sample-size granularity.
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Verification notes
Table 1 values were transcribed from PDF text extraction. The DOI appears in the PDF as 10.9790/5736-100502110113.
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