Assessment of Heavy Metals in Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) and Onion (Allium cepa L.) cultivated in Vushtrri area – Kosovo
Session
Agriculture, Food Science and Technology
Description
The consumption of vegetables cross‐contaminated with heavy metals carries a considerable risk for humans (especially for children and pregnant women) and these dietary implications are discussed while European Food Safety Authority has been urged to look into this matter of concern. This project aims to research the degree of pollution with heavy metals in vegetable products such as potatoes and onions with toxic elements as Arsen, Leaden, Cadium, Chromium, and Nikel. The results showed that the element. As was not identified at all, then the element Pb varies from (0.002-0.035 ppm), the element Cadmium from (0.001- 0.030 ppm), the element Chromium (0.060-0.638 ppm), and the element Ni, (0.315-4.512 ppm). Potato and Onion samples were treated in the UBT Laboratory premises, and then the reading of the toxic elements of the samples was done with the ICP (plasmatic copular induction). technique. From the obtained results we can conclude that the concentrations of Pb, Cd, As, Cr, and Ni does not exceed the standards considered as a risk to human health.
Keywords:
Potato and onions, toxic elements, Analytical techniques (ICP).
Session Chair
Xhavit Bytyqi
Session Co-Chair
Valon Durguti
Proceedings Editor
Edmond Hajrizi
ISBN
978-9951-437-96-7
Location
Lipjan, Kosovo
Start Date
31-10-2020 1:30 PM
End Date
31-10-2020 3:00 PM
DOI
10.33107/ubt-ic.2020.191
Recommended Citation
Feka, Fidan; Halimi, Agran; Aliu, Suzana; Ademi, Diellza; Bruqi, Era; Rudhani, Mirand; Krasniqi, Erjeta; and Kadrija, Janin, "Assessment of Heavy Metals in Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) and Onion (Allium cepa L.) cultivated in Vushtrri area – Kosovo" (2020). UBT International Conference. 33.
https://knowledgecenter.ubt-uni.net/conference/2020/all_events/33
Assessment of Heavy Metals in Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) and Onion (Allium cepa L.) cultivated in Vushtrri area – Kosovo
Lipjan, Kosovo
The consumption of vegetables cross‐contaminated with heavy metals carries a considerable risk for humans (especially for children and pregnant women) and these dietary implications are discussed while European Food Safety Authority has been urged to look into this matter of concern. This project aims to research the degree of pollution with heavy metals in vegetable products such as potatoes and onions with toxic elements as Arsen, Leaden, Cadium, Chromium, and Nikel. The results showed that the element. As was not identified at all, then the element Pb varies from (0.002-0.035 ppm), the element Cadmium from (0.001- 0.030 ppm), the element Chromium (0.060-0.638 ppm), and the element Ni, (0.315-4.512 ppm). Potato and Onion samples were treated in the UBT Laboratory premises, and then the reading of the toxic elements of the samples was done with the ICP (plasmatic copular induction). technique. From the obtained results we can conclude that the concentrations of Pb, Cd, As, Cr, and Ni does not exceed the standards considered as a risk to human health.