Abstract
Accumulation of heavy metals in human body isknown to possess quite toxic effects. They areubiquitously found in earth crust and tend to accumulate in crops grown in heavily contaminatedsoil and hence enter the food chain. This study was based on the analysis of heavy metals ineighteen selected varieties of rice(Oryza sativa L.)that circulates in local market of Karachi,Pakistan. Few heavy metals namely, Cadmium (Cd), Chromium (Cr), Cobalt (Co), Copper (Cu),Lead (Pb), Manganese (Mn), Nickel (Ni), and Zinc (Zn) were analyzed using Atomic AbsorptionSpectroscopy (AAS). Rice sampleswere digested using nitric acid (conc.). Average concentrationsof Cd, Co, Cr, Pb, Ni were 7.3, 10.6, 107, 117, 139μg kg-1of rice respectively, whereas, therespective concentrations of Cu, Mn, and Zn were found to be4.7, 9.7, and 14.6mg kg-1of rice.The results from this study when compared with previous studies revealed that the Pakistani rice isfound to have relatively less concentration of these heavy metals.
Agha Arslan Wasim, Sumaira Naz, Muhammad Nasiruddin Khan, Saba Fazal-ur-Rehman. (2019) Assessment of Heavy Metals in Rice Using AtomicAbsorption Spectrophotometry–A Study ofDifferent Rice Varieties in Pakistan, Pakistan Journal of Analytical & Environmental Chemistry, Volume 20, Issue 1.
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