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Lead and arsenic levels in wines produced from vineyards where lead arsenate sprays are used for caterpillar control
Author(s) -
Handson Peter D.
Publication year - 1984
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.2740350214
Subject(s) - arsenic , arsenate , liter , chemistry , lead (geology) , sodium arsenate , toxicology , food science , biology , paleontology , organic chemistry , endocrinology
Twenty‐seven dry table wines from 14 wineries throughout Victoria were analysed for lead and arsenic. Wines originating from vineyards using lead arsenate insecticide for caterpillar control had mean levels of 0.31 mg litre −‐1 lead and 0.08 mg litre −‐1 arsenic. The mean levels in similar wines from wineries not using lead arsenate sprays were 0.03 mg litre −‐1 and less than 0.01 mg litre −‐1 respectively.