title: Major and trace element contents in apples from a cultivated area of central Greece.
abstract: Forty-two soil and apple samples from central Greece were collected and analyzed with regards to the content in major (Ca, Fe, K, Mg, Na, P, and S) and trace elements (As, B, Ba, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Hg, Mn, Mo, Ni, Pb, Sb, Sc, Se, Sr, Ti, and Zn). Soil samples were analyzed by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry, while for the apples inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry was implemented. Several elements such as As, B, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, Se, Ti, and Zn, represent high concentrations in apples from the study area. These relatively high concentrations may be a consequence of the local geology, along with the excessive application of agricultural products such as fertilizers and agrochemicals.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ichthyology and Aquatic Environment, University of Thessaly, Fitokou St., N. Ionia, Volos, 38446, Greece. kskord@uth.gr
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Skordas
authors.forename: Georgios
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Papastergios
authors.forename: Anestis
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Filippidis
mesh_terms: D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006115:Greece; D027845:Malus / Q000737:chemistry*; D013054:Spectrophotometry, Atomic; D014131:Trace Elements / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D014131:Trace Elements