Heavy and Toxic Metals in Staple Foodstuffs and Agriproduct from Contaminated Soils

Abstract

This article presents basic data on the content of Cr, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Cd, Sb, Hg, and Pb in staple foodstuffs and agriproduct grown in Russia (Astrakhan region and the town of Belovo) and Egypt (Helwan region). The dependence of the concentration of metals in agriproducts on the content and chemical form of existence in irrigation water and soils is indicated.

Keywords:

• Pollution
• Heavy metals
• Agroproducts
• Neutron activation analysis
• Atomic absorption spectrometry

Acknowledgments

The authors acknowledge that this study was carried our in the framework ofINCO‐COPERNICUS Project no. ICA2‐CT‐2000‐10025.