December 8, 2021 Journal article Open Access

Zelalem Pawl, Bhagwan Singh Chandravanshi, Weldegebriel Yohannes and Asamene Embiale

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      <creatorName>Zelalem Pawl, Bhagwan Singh Chandravanshi, Weldegebriel Yohannes and  Asamene Embiale</creatorName>
      <affiliation>Woldia University, Ethiopia</affiliation>
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    <title>Levels of selected metals in wild edible plant Embelia schimperi Vatke fruit under  different agro-ecological zones, Ethiopia</title>
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  <publisher>Zenodo</publisher>
  <publicationYear>2021</publicationYear>
  <dates>
    <date dateType="Issued">2021-12-08</date>
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    <rights rightsURI="info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess">Open Access</rights>
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    <description descriptionType="Abstract">&lt;p&gt;Fruit is one of the major dietary sources of various antioxidant phytocompounds&amp;nbsp;for humans. The aim of this study was to determine the levels of macro and trace&amp;nbsp;metals in Embelia schimperi Vatke, a wild edible plant fruit and its underlying soil&amp;nbsp;samples collected from three different areas (Chencha, Dega Damot and Fiche) of&amp;nbsp;Ethiopia. Levels of selected metals (Ca, Mg, Fe, Mn, Zn, Cu, Cd, Pb) were determined&amp;nbsp;by microwave plasma-atomic emission spectrometry. Known weight of oven-dried&amp;nbsp;Embelia schimperi Vatke fruit samples were wet-digested using 3 mL of (6972%)&amp;nbsp;HNO3 and 1 mL of (70%) HClO4 for (2:30 h) at temperature of (270 oC) and its soil&amp;nbsp;with 3 mL of (69-72%) HNO3, 1 mL of (70%) HClO4 and 1 mL of (35%) HCl for 2 h&amp;nbsp;at temperature of 240 oC. The validity of the optimized procedure was evaluated&amp;nbsp;by the analysis of spiked samples whose recovery was in the range of 90.5-108%.&amp;nbsp;The mean concentration range (mg/kg) of metals in Embelia schimperi Vatke fruit&amp;nbsp;samples were K (13290-17972), Mg (681-855), Fe (337-774), Ca (4789-5380),&amp;nbsp;Zn (22.8-35.8), Cu (10.2-14.9), Mn (36.4-48.2), Pb (4.42-5.21) and Cd&amp;nbsp;(0.25-0.33), respectively. In the soil samples, highest concentration was observed&amp;nbsp;for Fe, followed by Ca, K, Mn and Mg, while lowest concentration was shown by Cd&amp;nbsp;which was below detection limit in all the soil samples. One way analysis of&amp;nbsp;variance indicated a significant difference between levels of metals (K and Mg).&amp;nbsp;Bioaccumulation factors exhibited significantly higher accumulation of K and Ca&amp;nbsp;from the soil to the fruits, but for other elements, it was less than 1. The results&amp;nbsp;revealed that the soil properties significantly affected the metal levels in the fruits.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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