Determination of heavy metals contamination in thyme products by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

<p dir="ltr">Thyme herbs constitute a major part of the Mediterranean diet and are gaining worldwide popularity. However, their chemical contamination with toxic metals may put consumers at a health risk. The objective of this study was to assess the incidence of Arsenic (As), Cadmiu...

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المؤلف الرئيسي: Elias Akoury (1990204) (author)
مؤلفون آخرون: Caline Baroud (17346886) (author), Sally El Kantar (17346889) (author), Hussein Hassan (10994222) (author), Layal Karam (17019102) (author)
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Caline Baroud (17346886)
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Hussein Hassan (10994222)
Layal Karam (17019102)
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Caline Baroud (17346886)
Sally El Kantar (17346889)
Hussein Hassan (10994222)
Layal Karam (17019102)
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Medical biotechnology
Pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences
Toxic metals
Herbs and spices
Chemical contamination
Arsenic
Mercury
Lead
Cadmium
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description <p dir="ltr">Thyme herbs constitute a major part of the Mediterranean diet and are gaining worldwide popularity. However, their chemical contamination with toxic metals may put consumers at a health risk. The objective of this study was to assess the incidence of Arsenic (As), Cadmium (Cd), Lead (Pb) and Mercury (Hg) in thyme-containing products. Composite samples were collected twice at six-month interval. Samples were digested by microwave digestion oven and analyzed by Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS). 11%, 22%, and 86% of samples had unacceptable levels of As, Hg and Pb respectively according to the international standards set by Codex Alimentarius and all the samples had acceptable limits of Cd. This study highlighted the importance of monitoring and enforcing regulatory actions related to the contamination of the food chain with heavy metals.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Toxicology Reports<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.toxrep.2022.10.014" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.toxrep.2022.10.014</a></p>
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spelling Determination of heavy metals contamination in thyme products by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometryElias Akoury (1990204)Caline Baroud (17346886)Sally El Kantar (17346889)Hussein Hassan (10994222)Layal Karam (17019102)Biomedical and clinical sciencesMedical biotechnologyPharmacology and pharmaceutical sciencesToxic metalsHerbs and spicesChemical contaminationArsenicMercuryLeadCadmium<p dir="ltr">Thyme herbs constitute a major part of the Mediterranean diet and are gaining worldwide popularity. However, their chemical contamination with toxic metals may put consumers at a health risk. The objective of this study was to assess the incidence of Arsenic (As), Cadmium (Cd), Lead (Pb) and Mercury (Hg) in thyme-containing products. Composite samples were collected twice at six-month interval. Samples were digested by microwave digestion oven and analyzed by Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS). 11%, 22%, and 86% of samples had unacceptable levels of As, Hg and Pb respectively according to the international standards set by Codex Alimentarius and all the samples had acceptable limits of Cd. This study highlighted the importance of monitoring and enforcing regulatory actions related to the contamination of the food chain with heavy metals.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Toxicology Reports<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.toxrep.2022.10.014" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.toxrep.2022.10.014</a></p>2022-10-27T15:00:00ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.1016/j.toxrep.2022.10.014https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Determination_of_heavy_metals_contamination_in_thyme_products_by_inductively_coupled_plasma_mass_spectrometry/24516442CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/245164422022-10-27T15:00:00Z
spellingShingle Determination of heavy metals contamination in thyme products by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry
Elias Akoury (1990204)
Biomedical and clinical sciences
Medical biotechnology
Pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences
Toxic metals
Herbs and spices
Chemical contamination
Arsenic
Mercury
Lead
Cadmium
status_str publishedVersion
title Determination of heavy metals contamination in thyme products by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry
title_full Determination of heavy metals contamination in thyme products by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry
title_fullStr Determination of heavy metals contamination in thyme products by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry
title_full_unstemmed Determination of heavy metals contamination in thyme products by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry
title_short Determination of heavy metals contamination in thyme products by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry
title_sort Determination of heavy metals contamination in thyme products by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry
topic Biomedical and clinical sciences
Medical biotechnology
Pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences
Toxic metals
Herbs and spices
Chemical contamination
Arsenic
Mercury
Lead
Cadmium