Health Risk Assessment of Metals in Antidiabetic Herbal Preparations: A Safety Screening

Table 1

Instrument operating conditions.

Metal	Sample flow rate (mL/min)	Lamp	Wavelength (nm)	Slit width (nm)	Lamp intensity (mA)
As	5	HCL	193.7	1	7
Cd	5	HCL	228.8	0.5	3
Cr	5	HCL	357.9	0.2	7
Cu	5	HCL	324.7	0.5	3
Fe	5	HCL	372	0.2	7
Pb	5	HCL	217	1	5
Mn	5	HCL	279.5	0.2	5
Co	5	HCL	240.7	0.2	7
Ni	5	HCL	232	0.2	7
Zn	5	HCL	232	0.5	5

HCL = Hollow cathode lamp.