Consumers’ awareness and concerns regarding health and environmental issues associated with intensive and highly industrialised agriculture is the main cause of the constantly growing interest in organic farming. Most consumers believe that organically grown vegetables are healthier, more nutritious and of better quality. In the current study, samples of commonly used vegetable and soil were collected from organic and conventional farms. Using Atomic absorption spectroscopy, the plant samples were analysed and tested for concentration of heavy metals (Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, and Zn). A chemical analysis of collected samples showed that there are significant differences between vegetables cultivated in the two growing systems. Generally, conventionally grown vegetables tend to contain higher concentrations of some elements; however the results are not conclusive. It was also found that celery and parsley leaves have a tendency to assimilate more heavy metals compared to other vegetables.
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Heavy metals concentration in conventionally and organically grown vegetables
M. Głodowska Related information
1Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation – State Research Institute, Department of Agricultural Microbiology, Czartoryskich 8 street, 24-100, Puławy, Poland.
2Department of Ecology, Biogeochemistry and Environmental Protection, Wroclaw University, Kanonia 6/8, 50-328 Wroclaw, Poland.
*Corresponding author: mglodowska@iung. pulawy. pl
, J. Krawczyk Related information2Department of Ecology, Biogeochemistry and Environmental Protection, Wroclaw University, Kanonia 6/8, 50-328 Wroclaw, Poland.
*Corresponding author: mglodowska@iung.
3Centre for Modern Biology Teaching Strategies, Wroclaw University, Przybyszewskiego 63/77 street, 51-148 Wroclaw, Poland.
Quality Assurance and Safety of Crops & Foods: 9
(4)- Pages: 497 - 503
Published Online: November 10, 2017
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Keywords: heavy metals, vegetables, organic farming, conventional farming
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