Heavy metal contents of refined and unrefined table salts from Turkey, Egypt and Greece

SOYLAK M., Peker D., TÜRKOĞLU O.

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT, vol.143, pp.267-272, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 143
  • Publication Date: 2008
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s10661-007-9975-9
  • Journal Name: ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.267-272
  • Keywords: unrefined table salt, refined table salt, trace metals, flame atomic absorption spectrometry, ATOMIC-ABSORPTION-SPECTROMETRY, SOLID-PHASE EXTRACTION, HYDROXIDE COPRECIPITATION METHOD, FOOD SAMPLES, POLYURETHANE FOAM, TRACE-ELEMENTS, NATURAL-WATERS, ROCK-SALT, PRECONCENTRATION, LEAD
  • Erciyes University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Trace metal contents of 28 of refined and unrefined table salt samples from Turkey, Egypt and Greece have been determined by flame atomic absorption spectrometry after coprecipitation by dysprosium(III) hydroxide. Copper, nickel, cobalt, manganese, lead and cadmium levels were found in the range of 0.17-0.47, 0.16-1.57, 0.22-0.48, 0.26-4.68, 0.50-1.64 and 0.14-0.30 mu g g(-1), respectively. The results found in the presented work were compared with literature values.