TY - JOUR JF - Yafteh JO - yafte VL - 12 IS - 4 PY - 2011 Y1 - 2011/3/01 TI - Determination of Cadmium and Lead levels in high consumed rice (Oryza Sativa L.) cultivated in Lorestan province and its comparison with national standards TT - اندازه گیری مقدار فلزات سرب وکادمیم نمونه های برنج پر مصرف استان لرستان و مقایسه آن با استاندارد های ملی N2 - Rice is the main food of people in Iran and about 2.4 billion of the world population. Although its cultivation areas are less than wheat but 85% of the total product is used by people. Consumption of rice per person is estimated 42.5 kg in Iran. So it is the second high consumed agricultural product. The aim of this study was determination amount of toxic and heavy metals in high consumed rice varites cultivated in different areas of Lorestan province. Materials and Methods: In this study 99 rice samples (Tarem and Domsiah) cultivated in three areas of Lorestan( khorramabad, Dorud and Borujerd) province were collected. Amount of Lead and Cadmium were analyzed by atomic absorption model BRAIC WFX 130. Data were gathered and analyzed by SPSS software and compared with national standards. Results: The results for Cd and Pb were 0.037±0.06 and 0.077±0.08 mg/kg respectively. Conclusion: Cadmium and Lead levels in rice samples caltivated in Lorestan province were less than Permissible limit, so there is no risk for human health. SP - 15 EP - 22 AU - Hedayatifar, roshanak AU - falahi, ebrahim AU - birjandi, mehdi AD - Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad,Iran. KW - Rice KW - Lead KW - Cadmium KW - Lorestan UR - http://yafte.lums.ac.ir/article-1-326-en.html ER -