Abstract
The content of some heavy metals (Cd, Pb, Cu and Zn) in some food products – beef, milk, and cheese – obtained from a rural farm located in Voroveni, Arges, Romania has been investigated. At the same time, parallel investigations were done on samples of grassland soil. Atomic absorption spectrometry (GBC-Avanta) has been used to determinate the concentration of heavy metals: Cd (? = 228.8), Cu (? = 324.7), Zn (? = 213.9), Pb (? = 217 nm). It has been observed that the concentration of these heavy metals exceeds the accepted limit values, both in food and soil.
Cuvinte cheie
heavy metals
atomic absorption spectrometry
food products