Abstract
Trace element content of marine algae species collected from the Black Sea coasts were determined by atomic absorption spectroscopy after microwave digestion. Trace element content in marine algae species were 1.70-17.1 μg/g for copper, 3.64-64.8 μg/g for zinc, 9.98-285 μg/g for manganese, 99-3,949 μg/g for iron, 0.50-11.6 μg/g for chromium, 0.27-36.2 μg/g for nickel, 11-694 μg/kg for selenium, 0.50-44.6 μg/kg for cadmium, 1.54-3,969 μg/kg for lead, 1.56-81.9 μg/kg for cobalt. While iron was the highest trace element concentration, cadmium was the lowest in samples. Most of the analyzed samples were edible. The samples are consumed for human diet in several countries.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 363-368 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Environmental Monitoring and Assessment |
| Volume | 151 |
| Issue number | 1-4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2009 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives 1999 Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives 1999 Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives 1999 Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives 1999 WHO World Health Organization 1994 RDA 1989 WHO World Health Organization 1994 Food and Nutrition Board 2000 WHO World Health Organization 1994 Acknowledgments The authors are grateful for the financial support of the Unit of the Scientific Research Projects of Gaziosmanpasa University and the Unit of the Scientific Research Projects of Erciyes University.
Keywords
- Atomic absorption spectroscopy
- Black Sea, Turkey
- Marine algae
- Trace element
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Environmental Science
- Pollution
- Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
