Table 2.
Ranges and mean concentrations (mg/kg) of toxic elements (As, Cd, Pb and Cr) measured in 25 samples of the four food types (rice, wheat, red meat and chicken) in wet weight samples: rice (n = 8), wheat (n = 5), meat (n = 4) and chicken (n = 8).
| Food Type | Toxic Elements (mg/kg) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| As | Cd | Pb | Cr | |
| Rice | 0.02–0.07 (0.03) | 0.00–0.20 (0.03) | 0.00–0.13 (0.04) | 0.00–0.65 (0.23) |
| Wheat | 0.00–0.003 (0.001) | 0.00–0.03 (0.01) | 0.00–0.31 (0.14) | 0.00–0.75 (0.15) |
| Meat | 0.01–0.01 (0.01) | 0.00–0.01 (0.01) | 0.01–0.03 (0.01) | 0.00–0.76 (0.25) |
| Chicken | 0.00–0.03 (0.01) | 0.06–0.07 (0.06) | 0.53–0.70 (0.62) | 0.07–0.26 (0.14) |
| Total means | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.20 | 0.19 |