Shivika Singha & Namita Lalb
aDepartment of Zoology (Environmental Science), Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee University, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India
bDepartment of Zoology, Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee University, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India
Received : 07th June, 2023 ; Revised : 14th July, 2023
DOI:-https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11931275
Abstract– The detection of heavy metals in cereals is of vital significance, due to their toxicity and adverse effect on human health. Industrial effluents, municipal sewage water, and agricultural runoff all have a substantial short- and long-term impact on the water quality, which is used for irrigation. A study was conducted to ascertain the amounts of several trace heavy metals contained in regularly consumed grains like wheat and rice of two villages of Ratu and Mandar in Ranchi, Jharkhand in order to examine the heavy metals like Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, Copper quantities and impact of those metals on human health. All the samples were analysed using atomic absorption spectrophotometer. The concentration of heavy metals in analysed samples were found within permissible limit suggested by Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). The average concentration of heavy metals in Wheat grains found to be in order of Cu>Cd>Hg>Pb. The average concentration of Rice grains in order of Hg>Cu>Pb>Cd.
Key words: Heavy metals, Cereals, Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
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