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Title
Assessment of lead contamination in cereals, cereal products and potatoes from Lublin region
Abstract
Measurements of lead concentration in wheat, rye wheat flours, rye flours, rye breads, wheat breads and noodles in Lublin province. Analyses were performed using flame AAS after dry ashing of samples in quartz crucible pots at 400ºC. Lead contents of almost all sample were significantly below the maximum limits in Poland specified in the Ordinance of the Minister of Health. Lead contents of wheat, rye flours, rye flours, breads and noodles and potatoes mg/kg: 0,057-0,067 mg/kg, 0,060 mg/kg, 0,032 mg/kg, 0,106 mg/kg, 0,040-0,090 mg/kg, 0,027 mg/kg respectively.
Keywords
lead, cereals, cereal products, potatoes