Essential and Toxic Heavy Metals in Cereals and Agricultural Products Marketed in Kermanshah, Iran, and Human Health Risk Assessment

Essential and Toxic Heavy Metals in Cereals and Agricultural Products Marketed in Kermanshah, Iran, and Human Health Risk Assessment Publisher Pubmed

Pirsaheb M¹ ; Fattahi N¹ ; Sharafi K^{1, 2} ; Khamotian R^{1, 3} ; Atafar Z^{1, 2}

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1. Research Center for Environmental Determinants of Health (RCEDH), Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
2. Environmental Health Engineering Department, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
3. Environmental Health Engineering Department, Hamedan University of Medical Sciences, Hamedan, Iran

Source: Food Additives and Contaminants: Part B Surveillance Published:2016

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Levels of some essential and toxic heavy metals such as lead, cadmium, chromium, nickel, zinc and copper in cereals and agricultural products obtained from the markets in Kermanshah city, west Iran, were determined by inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES). The average concentrations for lead and cadmium in some cereals were higher than the maximum levels set by the Codex Alimentarius. A potential human health risk assessment was conducted by calculating estimated weekly intake (EWI) of the metals from eating cereals and comparison of these values with provisional tolerable weekly intake (PTWI) values. In combination with recent cereal consumption data, the EWIs of heavy metals were calculated for the Kermanshah population. EWI data for the studied metals through cereal consumption were lower than the PTWI values. Cr, Ni, Zn and Cu levels in all samples analysed were within the ranges reported for similar cereals from various parts of the world. © 2015 Taylor & Francis.

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MLA	Pirsaheb M, et al.. "Essential and Toxic Heavy Metals in Cereals and Agricultural Products Marketed in Kermanshah, Iran, and Human Health Risk Assessment." Food Additives and Contaminants: Part B Surveillance, vol. 9, no. 1, 2016, pp. 15-20.
APA	Pirsaheb M, Fattahi N, Sharafi K, Khamotian R, Atafar Z (2016). Essential and Toxic Heavy Metals in Cereals and Agricultural Products Marketed in Kermanshah, Iran, and Human Health Risk Assessment. Food Additives and Contaminants: Part B Surveillance, 9(1), 15-20.
Chicago	Pirsaheb M, Fattahi N, Sharafi K, Khamotian R, Atafar Z. "Essential and Toxic Heavy Metals in Cereals and Agricultural Products Marketed in Kermanshah, Iran, and Human Health Risk Assessment." Food Additives and Contaminants: Part B Surveillance 9, no. 1 (2016): 15-20.
Harvard	Pirsaheb M et al. (2016) 'Essential and Toxic Heavy Metals in Cereals and Agricultural Products Marketed in Kermanshah, Iran, and Human Health Risk Assessment', Food Additives and Contaminants: Part B Surveillance, 9(1), pp. 15-20.
Vancouver	Pirsaheb M, Fattahi N, Sharafi K, Khamotian R, Atafar Z. Essential and Toxic Heavy Metals in Cereals and Agricultural Products Marketed in Kermanshah, Iran, and Human Health Risk Assessment. Food Additives and Contaminants: Part B Surveillance. 2016;9(1):15-20.
BibTex	@article{ author = {Pirsaheb M and Fattahi N and Sharafi K and Khamotian R and Atafar Z}, title = {Essential and Toxic Heavy Metals in Cereals and Agricultural Products Marketed in Kermanshah, Iran, and Human Health Risk Assessment}, journal = {Food Additives and Contaminants: Part B Surveillance}, volume = {9}, number = {1}, pages = {15-20}, year = {2016} }
RIS	TY - JOUR AU - Pirsaheb M AU - Fattahi N AU - Sharafi K AU - Khamotian R AU - Atafar Z TI - Essential and Toxic Heavy Metals in Cereals and Agricultural Products Marketed in Kermanshah, Iran, and Human Health Risk Assessment JO - Food Additives and Contaminants: Part B Surveillance VL - 9 IS - 1 SP - 15 EP - 20 PY - 2016 ER -

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