Research Article
Monitoring of Heavy Metal Content in Fruits and Vegetables Collected from Production and Market Sites in the Misurata Area of Libya
Table 2
Concentration of heavy metals (mg/kg or ppm) in fruits and vegetables.
| Commodity | Moisture content (%) | | | Concentrations of metals | | | Pb | Cd | Zn | Cu | Co | Ni |
| | | | Fruits | | | |
| Banana | 75.0 | | | | | | | Peach | 90.3 | | | | | | | Orange | 88.5 | | | | | | | Strawberries | 90.1 | | | | | | | Watermelon | 95.4 | | | | | | | Melon | 92.5 | | | | | | | Apple | 85.0 | | | | | | | Grape | 89.1 | | | | | | | Mango | 82.1 | | | | | | |
| | | | Vegetables | | | |
| Tomatoes | 94.0 | | | | | | | Onion | 86.4 | | | | | | | Potatoes | 75.2 | | | | | | | Green pepper | 91.3 | | | | | | | Carrot | 85.6 | | | | | | | Cucumber | 94.3 | | | | | | | Spinach | 89.9 | | | | | | |
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