Chumbo e cádmio detectados em alimentos vegetais e gramíneas no município de Santo Amaro-Bahia

• Main Authors: Gustavo Alonso Muñoz Magna, Sandro Lemos Machado, Roberto Bagattini Portella, Miriam de Fátima Carvalho
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Química 2013-01-01
• Series: Química Nova
• Subjects: metals; soil contamination; vegetables
• Online Access: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-40422013000700012&lng=en&tlng=en

This study evaluated the level of the metals Pb mg kg-1 and Cd mg kg-1 found in plant species and the contribution of the levels detected in contaminated soils located in the urban area of the city of Santo Amaro, Bahia. Levels were determined by graphite furnace and flame atomic absorption spectrometry. The results showed the presence of Pb and Cd in plant species at levels ranging from 0.18 to 118.2 mg kg-1 and 0.04 to 7.29 mg kg-1, respectively. The concentration values obtained varied according to the plant species and were not strongly influenced by the concentration values detected in the soil.