Atomic absorption spectrometric determination of trace metal contents of mushroom samples from Tokat, Turkey

Mustafa Tüzen*, Ibrahim Turkekul, Erdoǧan Hasdemir, Durali Mendil, Hayati Sari

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Abstract

Six trace metals (Fe, Cu, Mn, Zn, Pb, Cd) were determined in 12 different mushroom samples collected from polluted and unpolluted locations in Tokat, Turkey using flame and graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry after dry ashing, wet ashing and microwave digestion. The study of sample preparation procedures showed that the microwave digestion method was the best. The proposed method showed satisfactory recovery, detection limits and standard deviation for trace metals determination in mushroom samples. The results were in the ppm range 184-7560 (Fe), 12-181 (Cu), 16-122 (Mn), 18-403 (Zn), 0.75-7.77 (Pb), and 0.14-5.50 (Cd).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1401-1410
Number of pages10
JournalAnalytical Letters
Volume36
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - 2003
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Atomic absorption spectrometry
  • Digestion
  • Mushroom samples
  • Tokat
  • Trace metals
  • Turkey

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Biochemistry
  • Spectroscopy
  • Clinical Biochemistry
  • Biochemistry, medical
  • Electrochemistry

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