Research Article
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 |
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HCL = Hollow cathode lamp.
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