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. 2019 Mar 13;16(6):909. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16060909

Table 1.

Heavy metal concentrations in different foodstuff types (mg/kg).

Foodstuff Kinds Cr Cd Pb As Hg
crucian carp 0.709 ± 0.169 0.009 ± 0.004 0.227 ± 0.122 0.079 ± 0.024 0.094 ± 0.024
carp 0.867 ± 0.412 0.004 ± 0.002 0.036 ± 0.189 0.224 ± 0.280 0.089 ± 0.019
white amur 0.769 ± 0.169 0.009 ± 0.001 0.322 ± 0.174 0.196 ± 0.173 0.097 ± 0.052
hairtail 0.667 ± 0.111 0.029 ± 0.004 0.276 ± 0.168 0.156 ± 0.038 0.084 ± 0.009
shrimp 1.266 ± 0.376 0.013 ± 0.010 0.240 ± 0.097 0.216 ± 0.068 0.156 ± 0.045
carrot 0.242 ± 0.039 0.134 ± 0.074 0.194 ± 0.058 0.040 ± 0.009 0.007 ± 0.002
haricot bean 0.372 ± 0.096 0.011 ± 0.012 0.187 ± 0.015 0.037 ± 0.010 0.006 ± 0.004
eggplant 0.022 ± 0.036 0.142 ± 0.098 0.077 ± 0.038 0.040 ± 0.015 0.005 ± 0.003
cauliflower 0.379 ± 0.046 0.043 ± 0.010 0.182 ± 0.154 0.022 ± 0.011 0.005 ± 0.001
cucumber 0.219 ± 0.058 0.010 ± 0.008 0.192 ± 0.045 0.022 ± 0.011 0.005 ± 0.003
onion 0.036 ± 0.010 0.040 ± 0.015 0.155 ± 0.036 0.052 ± 0.031 0.004 ± 0.003
cabbage 0.216 ± 0.182 0.104 ± 0.030 0.138 ± 0.194 0.030 ± 0.016 0.003 ± 0.003
potato 0.351 ± 0.205 0.101 ± 0.097 0.121 ± 0.048 0.018 ± 0.003 0.008 ± 0.002
white gourd 0.122 ± 0.052 0.116 ± 0.034 0.227 ± 0.100 0.033 ± 0.006 0.002 ± 0.002
onion 0.143 ± 0.104 0.027 ± 0.015 0.070 ± 0.029 0.053 ± 0.022 0.019 ± 0.010
millet 0.057 ± 0.006 0.027 ± 0.005 0.072 ± 0.018 0.026 ± 0.007 0.023 ± 0.006
corn flour 0.076 ± 0.050 0.003 ± 0.002 0.060 ± 0.028 0.007 ± 0.002 0.018 ± 0.013
wheat flour 0.234 ± 0.038 0.023 ± 0.007 0.045 ± 0.017 0.024 ± 0.007 0.020 ± 0.014
pork 0.483 ± 0.046 0.003 ± 0.003 0.029 ± 0.049 0.043 ± 0.009 0.015 ± 0.005
beef 0.504 ± 0.056 0.015 ± 0.008 0.201 ± 0.111 0.077 ± 0.047 0.010 ± 0.004
mutton 0.654 ± 0.024 0.010 ± 0.004 0.128 ± 0.012 0.046 ± 0.003 0.029 ± 0.018
chicken 0.650 ± 0.125 0.031 ± 0.041 0.291 ± 0.117 0.045 ± 0.009 0.017 ± 0.001
apple 0.085 ± 0.078 0.005 ± 0.003 0.080 ± 0.035 0.050 ± 0.003 0.009 ± 0.001
pear 0.061 ± 0.128 0.007 ± 0.002 0.032 ± 0.019 0.022 ± 0.014 0.010 ± 0.001
banana 0.087 ± 0.123 0.005 ± 0.004 0.056 ± 0.014 0.010 ± 0.002 0.006 ± 0.003

Cr-chromium, Cd-Cadmium, Pb-lead, As-Arsenic, Hg-Mercury.