Table 1 Analytical results obtained for Certified Reference Material (CRM) samples along with per cent recovery.

From: Human health implications of trace metal contamination in topsoils and brinjal fruits harvested from a famous brinjal-producing area in Bangladesh

Trace metals

Reference # 7502-a (White rice powder)

JSd-1 (Stream sediment)

Certified value (µg g-1)

Observed value (µg g-1)

Recovery (%)

Certified value (µg g-1)

Observed value (µg g-1)

Recovery (%)

Cu

3.02

3.08 ± 0.060

102.0

22.00

22.62 ± 1.21

102.8

Zn

26.00

24.62 ± 0.041

94.7

96.50

104.22 ± 0.48

108.0

Ni

0.39

0.414 ± 0.008

106.0

7.04

7.66 ± 0.10

108.8

Fe

4.48

4.93 ± 0.071

110.0

20,010 ± 511

Mn

11.20

10.18 ± 0.085

90.9

488.9 ± 2.24

Pb

0.0043

bdl (< 0.01)

12.90

13.80 ± 4.38

107.0

Cr

0.075

0.084 ± 0.036

112.0

21.50

20.36 ± 1.22

94.7

Cd

0.548

0.522 ± 0.18

95.3

0.146

0.134 ± 0.08

91.8

  1. bdl  below detectable limit.