Open AccessDetermination of trace lead and cadmium in canned soft drinks in Syria
Author(s) -
Racha Alkhatib,
Mounir Ataie
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of pharmacy and bioallied sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 0976-4879
pISSN - 0975-7406
DOI - 10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_357_19
Subject(s) - cadmium , atomic absorption spectroscopy , chemistry , soft drink , food science , leaching (pedology) , contamination , heavy metals , food and drug administration , environmental chemistry , environmental science , medicine , environmental health , biology , ecology , physics , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics , soil science , soil water
Soft drinks are highly consumed in Syria due to their preferable taste, advertisement, and lack of awareness about their harmful effects on the human body. Heavy-metal contamination is one of the top problems associated with the soft drinks industry. In this study, the levels of heavy metals (lead [Pb] and cadmium [Cd]) in carbonated and noncarbonated canned soft drinks in the Syrian market were investigated. The leaching of Pb and Cd in canned drinks was also investigated under different storage conditions.