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Mercury residues in sprayed crops. I.—tomatoes
Author(s) -
Beidas A. S.,
Higgons D. J.
Publication year - 1957
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.2740081008
Subject(s) - mercury (programming language) , mercury contamination , health hazard , chemistry , contamination , horticulture , greenhouse , environmental chemistry , agronomy , biology , ecology , medicine , environmental health , computer science , programming language
Mercury residues have been determined on glasshouse crops of tomatoes which have been treated with mercury aerosols. The results show that in some cases 0.5 p.p.m. (as metallic mercury) may be present on the fruit as it is harvested. This mercury contamination is situated mainly in the pulp of the tomato and is a potential health hazard to the consumer.