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Lead in wild blackberries from suburban roadsides
Author(s) -
Farmer John G.
Publication year - 1979
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.2740300812
Subject(s) - lead (geology) , environmental science , geography , food science , biology , paleontology
A mean lead content of 0.79 mg kg −1 was found for wild blackberries from roadside hedgerows in a suburban area of Glasgow. This represents a five‐fold enhancement in lead content relative to blackberries from non‐roadside environments and can be attributed to the emission of lead‐containing compounds from car exhausts. Washing typically removed ≤0.1 mg kg −1 . However, M.A.F.F. (1975) recommended limits for lead in fresh food (1 mg kg −1 ) and canned fruits and preserves (2 mg kg −1 ) were not, in general, exceeded.