Assessment of trace metal levels in commonly used vegetables sold at selected Markets in Ghana.

dc.contributor.authorDartey, Emmanuel
dc.contributor.authorSarpong, K
dc.contributor.authorOwusu-Mensah, I
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-27T10:46:58Z
dc.date.available2023-11-27T10:46:58Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractTrace metal levels were assessed in edible parts of thirteen (13) common vegetables sold at seven (7) selected markets; Kumasi, Asante-Mampong, Obuasi, Nkenkesu, Akomadan, Daboase and Nobekwaw in Ghana. The vegetable samples were analysed for Pb, Fe, Zn and Cu using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry. The concentration of Pb registered in Lactuca sativa (1.82 mg/kg), Daucus carota (1.72 mg/kg), Solanum melongena (1.44 mg/kg) and Cucumis sativus (1.37 mg/kg) all from Obuasi were above the FAO/WHO MPL of 0.3 mg/kg. The mean concentrations of Zn in the vegetable samples were all below the FAO/WHO MPL of 100 mg/kg with the exception of Piper nigrum from Kumasi which recorded a mean Zn value of 298.78 mg/kg. The highest mean Fe concentration of 698.79 mg/kg was registered in Lycopersicum esculentus, above the WHO/FAO MPL for Fe of 425 mg/kg. The mean concentration of Cu recorded for all the vegetables were below the FAO/WHO MPL of 73 mg/kg for Cu. The overall mean concentration of trace metals in the vegetables analysed appeared to be within safe limits laid down by FAO/WHO.
dc.identifier.citationSarpong, K., Dartey, E., & Owusu-Mensah, I. (2014). Assessment of trace metal levels in commonly used vegetables sold at selected Markets in Ghana. International Journal of Medicinal Plants Research, 3, 290-295.
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.aamusted.edu.gh/handle/123456789/933
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInternational Journal of Medicinal Plants Research
dc.titleAssessment of trace metal levels in commonly used vegetables sold at selected Markets in Ghana.
dc.typeArticle
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