Determination of heavy metals in the fruit of date palm growing at different locations of Riyadh
Joint Authors
Siddiqui, Manzir Husayn
al-Wuhaybi, Muhammad H.
al-Djain, Ibrahim M.
al-Shuman, Salim S.
Source
Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences
Issue
Vol. 18, Issue 2 (30 Jun. 2011), pp.175-180, 6 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2011-06-30
Country of Publication
Saudi Arabia
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
Exposure of heavy metals to human beings has risen dramatically in the last 50 years.
In today’s urban and industrial society, there is no escaping from exposure to toxic chemicals and heavy metals.
Humans are more likely to be exposed to heavy metal contamination from the dust that adheres to edible plants than from bioaccumulation.
This is because it is very difficult to wash off all the dust particles from the plant material before ingesting them.
The objectives of this experiment were to determine the concentrations of lead (Pb) and cadmium (Cd) in washing residues and in the tissues of fruits of date palm growing in 14 sites of Riyadh and also to assess whether the fruits were safe for human consumption.
The washing residues and tissue of date palm fruits collected from different sites showed the presence of significant amounts of the Pb and Cd.
The concentration of Pb in the dust and fruit tissue increased with increasing anthropogenic sources.
Therefore, fruits of date palm might be used as a pollution indicator ; it might be recommend that fruits of date palm could be safe for human consumption after washing.
The mean concentration of Pb and Cd in all the samples collected from different sites is within the safe limits recommended by FAO / WHO.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Djain, Ibrahim M.& al-Wuhaybi, Muhammad H.& al-Shuman, Salim S.& Siddiqui, Manzir Husayn. 2011. Determination of heavy metals in the fruit of date palm growing at different locations of Riyadh. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences،Vol. 18, no. 2, pp.175-180.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Djain, Ibrahim M.…[et al.]. Determination of heavy metals in the fruit of date palm growing at different locations of Riyadh. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences Vol. 18, no. 2 (2011), pp.175-180.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-364278
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Djain, Ibrahim M.& al-Wuhaybi, Muhammad H.& al-Shuman, Salim S.& Siddiqui, Manzir Husayn. Determination of heavy metals in the fruit of date palm growing at different locations of Riyadh. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences. 2011. Vol. 18, no. 2, pp.175-180.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-364278
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 179-180
Record ID
BIM-364278