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Published in final edited form as: Int J Environ Anal Chem. 2015 Dec 21;96(1):15–37. doi: 10.1080/03067319.2015.1114104

Table 5.

Results obtained by ICP-OES (n=1) and XRF (n=3, mean (SD)) for a representative number of CPs and ES samples; blank results indicate result <MDL by ICP-OES or <IDL by XRF methods. Units are mg/kg, except where indicated.

Type Name, Manufacturer Origin CP Personal Kajal, Blue Heaven Cosmetics Ltd. India CP Kohl Aswad, Hashmi Pakistan CP Surmi Special, Hasmi Pakistan

Method ICP-OES XOS prototype Niton ICP-OES XOS prototype Niton ICP-OES XOS prototype Niton
As 0.04 (0.04)% 8.7 (0.34)% 7.2 359 (34) 8.2 (0.11)%
Cd 10 (13) 13 1.1 (0.9) 1.1 (0.17)% 16 0.4 (0.2) 2.6 (2.4)%
Hg 3.7 2.5
Pb 25 3 (2) 20% 4.9 (2.9)% >100 (2.3)% 19% 3.0 (0.09)% >100 (0.61)%
Ba 2.5 60 192 (<1) 5.1 (0.84)% 96 12 (11)%
Co 2.6 38 (<1) 0.3 3 (<1) 2.2 21 (<1)
Cr 3.9 14 (15) 0.4 18 (<1) 1.1
Cu 3.3 3 (<1) 348 41 (20) 713 (116) 0.16% 0.02 (0.002)% 0.6 (0.04)%
Fe 2.8% 1.0 (0.9)% 6.6 (0.76)% 213 112 (22) 720 108 (9)
Mn 190 84 (99) 319 (56) 1.4 15.4
Ni 4.0 5 (6) 0.8 15 (<1) 1.8
Se 0.2 (0.1) 0.9 81 (<1)
Sn 34 (58) 3 (2) 2.7 (0.48)% 1 (<1) 6.3 (5.7)%
Sr 0.8 109 246 (<1) 168
Ti 62 185 (301) 0.4 69 (<1) 0.4 6 (<1)
V 65 (83) 0.3 67 (<1) 44 (1) 0.3
Zn 6 (<1) 0.54% 0.08 (0.01)% 2.2 (0.04)% 0.55% 0.07 (0.004)% 2.5 (0.02)%
Type Name, Manufacturer Origin CP Kajal powder Unknown ES Chili powder India

Method ICP-OES XOS prototype Niton ICP-OES XOS prototype Niton
As 263 (176) 8.7 (0.40)% 6 (2) 14 (6)
Cd 37 0.6 (0.3) 1.7 (1.2)% 1 (<1)
Hg 3.2
Pb 20% 3.7 (0.60)% >100 (4.5)% 193 218 (11) 261 (19)
Ba 162 7.9 (5.7)% 32 34 (12)
Co 0.5 4 (5) 897 (<1) 0.8 2 (<1)
Cr 0.5 47 54 (10) 84 (8)
Cu 152 7 (1) 11 12 (0.6) 17 (1)
Fe 605 68 (6) 228 295 (38) 273 (51)
Mn 7.3 0.16 (0.04)% 19 24 (3)
Ni 1.1 2 3 (<1)
Se 8 (2) 0.3 (0.1)
Sn 0.9 (0.2) 4.0 (2.8)% 20 (0.6)
Sr 193 13 13 (<1) 17 (0.5)
Ti 0.6 98 (48) 3.9 34 (10) 55 (10)
V 0.4 16 (19) 0.1 7 (1)
Zn 0.30% 385 (189) 1.5 (0.18)% 19 23 (2) 23 (3)