Abstracts to forthcoming papers |
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| Authors: | Naglaa Loutfy A Mentler Maha Shoeab M Tawfic Ahmed M Füerhacker |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Plant Protection Department , Faculty of Agriculture, Suez Canal University , Ismailia, 41522 Egypt;2. Department of Water, Atmosphere and Environment , University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences , Muthgasse 18, A-1190, Vienna, Austria naglamag@yahoo.com;4. Department of Forest and Soil Sciences , University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences , Gregor Mendelstrasse 33, A-1180, Vienna, Austria;5. Plant Protection Department , Faculty of Agriculture, Suez Canal University , Ismailia, 41522 Egypt;6. Department of Water, Atmosphere and Environment , University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences , Muthgasse 18, A-1190, Vienna, Austria |
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| Abstract: | Food is the major source of metal exposure for the nonsmoking general population. Food samples of plant and animal origin from Ismailia, Egypt, were analyzed for the content of cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), chromium (Cr), zinc (Zn), and copper (Cu) using AAS. The Cr, Zn, and Cu concentrations were in the range of 1.7–249?µg?kg?1 wet weight (ww), 2–66?mg?kg?1?ww, and 0.5–3.46?mg?kg?1?ww, respectively. The mean daily intake of Cr, Zn, and Cu was 28.9?µg day?1, 8.55?mg day?1, and 1.7?mg day?1, respectively. The intake estimates are within the range of the recommended intake established internationally. Concentrations of Cd and Pb were in the range of 10–321?µg?kg?1?ww and 31–1200?µg?kg?1?ww, respectively. The weekly dietary intake for Cd and Pb (4.02 and 20.4?µg?kg?1 b.w, respectively) is lower than the FAO/WHO PTWI. Bread is the foodstuff that provided the highest rate of Pb and Cd (62 and 46% of the daily intake) to adults in Ismailia city. |
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| Keywords: | heavy metals exposure assessment Egypt food contamination |
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