Abstract: In Order To Assess The Safety Of Pepper Produced In Côte d'Ivoire, The Concentrations Of Lead, Mercury, Arsenic, Chromium And Cadmium Were Analyzed In Samples Of Fresh And Dried Pepper. Concentrations Of Certain Metals (Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, Chromium And Arsenic) Were Determined Using Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS).
Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, Chromium And Arsenic Concentrations In Fresh And Dried Pepper Samples Ranged Successively From 0.006-0.082 Ppm; 0.07-1.18 Ppm; 0.002-0.09 Ppm; 0.006-0.066ppm And 0.16-2.12 Ppm. The Maximum Concentration Of Lead Was Determined In Samples Taken At Yakasseme And Was 0.02 And 0.08 Ppm, The Maximum Concentration.....
Key words: Contents, Piper Nigrum, Heavy Metals, Arsenic
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