Toxic and micronutrient elements in organic, brown and polished rice in Brazil.
Concentration levels of As, Cd, Hg, Pb, Tl, Sn, Sb Co, Cu, Mn, Se, Zn, Cr, Ni and Mo in different types of rice cultivated in irrigated fields in Brazil were evaluated. Arsenic, Cd, Pb, Zn, Mn and Cu were found in higher concentrations in brown rice samples, suggesting the prevalence of these elements in the bran. Meanwhile, lower concentrations of Pb, Mo, Cr, Se and Co were found in parboiled rice. Organic rice did not differ of cultivated conventionally rice. Thallium, Hg and Sb were not detected in any rice sample whose limits of detection were 0.7 μg kg(-1), 2.5 μg kg(-1) and 8 μg kg(-1), respectively. The concentrations of the investigated elements were compared with those reported for polished rice and brown rice from other countries, unveiling concentrations in general at the same level for rice produced at non-contaminated sites.
a Instituto de Química , Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulPorto Alegre , RS , Brazil.
Jucelaine
J
Poletti
Dirce
D
Pozebon
Marcus Vinicius Barcellos
MV
de Fraga
Valderi Luiz
VL
Dressler
Diogo Pompéu
DP
de Moraes
D001938:Brazil; D057230:Limit of Detection; D008670:Metals / Q000032:analysis*; D012275:Oryza / Q000737:chemistry*
D008670:Metals
heavy metals; irrigated rice; nutrient elements; organic rice; toxic elements