Assessment of Extraction Methods of Trace Metallic Elements in Plants: Approval of a Common Method
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental
2.1. Plant Material
2.2. Test Methods
2.3. Nitric Acid Digestion (1% and 10%)
2.4. Acid Mixtures Digestion
2.5. Measurements of Trace Metal Elements
2.6. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Copper Assay
3.2. Zinc Assay
3.3. Iron Assay
3.4. Calcium Assay
3.5. Chromium Assay
3.6. Barium Assay
4. Discussion
4.1. Drying and Crushing
4.2. Extraction
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Olea europaea BCR-62 | Cu (µg·g−1 DW) | Zn (µg·g−1 DW) |
---|---|---|
Method A | 97.07 | 209.40 |
Method B | 196.11 | 616.67 |
Method C | 38.78 | 127.21 |
Method D | 55.47 | 51.53 |
Method E | 78.99 | 52.11 |
Method F | 48.05 | 46.78 |
Method G | 46.87 | 54.09 |
Method H | 79.87 | 270.99 |
Certified reference value | 46.60 | 16.00 |
Ulva lactuca BCR-279 | Cu (µg·g−1 DW) | Zn (µg·g−1 DW) |
Method A | 79.79 | 290.93 |
Method B | 159.66 | 482.75 |
Method C | 39.80 | 159.80 |
Method D | 54.51 | 70.43 |
Method E | 68.25 | 73.54 |
Method F | 30.68 | 66.36 |
Method G | 42.52 | 66.57 |
Method H | 30.51 | 54.63 |
Certified reference value | 13.10 | 51.30 |
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Sleimi, N.; Bankaji, I.; Kouki, R.; Dridi, N.; Duarte, B.; Caçador, I. Assessment of Extraction Methods of Trace Metallic Elements in Plants: Approval of a Common Method. Sustainability 2022, 14, 1428. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14031428
Sleimi N, Bankaji I, Kouki R, Dridi N, Duarte B, Caçador I. Assessment of Extraction Methods of Trace Metallic Elements in Plants: Approval of a Common Method. Sustainability. 2022; 14(3):1428. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14031428
Chicago/Turabian StyleSleimi, Noomene, Insaf Bankaji, Rim Kouki, Nesrine Dridi, Bernardo Duarte, and Isabel Caçador. 2022. "Assessment of Extraction Methods of Trace Metallic Elements in Plants: Approval of a Common Method" Sustainability 14, no. 3: 1428. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14031428