Aderinboye, O.E. and Solanke, A.S (2019) INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA-ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROPHOTOMETER (ICP-AES) DETERMINATION OF TRACE ELEMENTS PRESENT IN Telfairia Occidentalis and Vernonia Amygdalina OBTAINED FROM ORITA MARKET, ILARO TOWN, YEWA SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT, OGUN STATE. In: 1st National WITED Conference, Ilaro Chapter., August 13 - 19, 2019, The Federal Polytechnic Ilaro, Ogun state.
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Abstract
Samples of Telfairia occidentalis and Vernonia amygdaline were purchased at Orita market in Ilaro town, Ogun state. These vegetables were analysed for the presence of the following trace elements Chromium, Copper, Iron, Selenium and Zinc. The inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrophotometer (ICP-AES) was used to determine the trace element levels. The results revealed that T. occidentalis had levels Cu , Fe and Zn to be 0.0235mg/kg, 0.9914 mg/kg and 0.1077mg/kg respectively while V. amygdaline had levels of Cu , Fe and Zn to be 0.0375mg/kg, 0.5352mg/kg and 0.1916 mg/kg respectively. Chromium and selenium were not detected in both vegetables. These results showed that the trace elements analysed for were all below the levels that could bring about toxic and unwanted effects. These results also revealed that of the two vegetables, T. occidentalis is a better source iron while V. amygdaline is a slightly better source of zinc and copper
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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| Subjects: | Q Science > Q Science (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences > School of Biological Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email [email protected] |
| Date Deposited: | 28 May 2021 11:12 |
| Last Modified: | 28 May 2021 13:24 |
| URI: | http://eprints.federalpolyilaro.edu.ng/id/eprint/1393 |
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