Chemical Contamination in Date Fruits Collected During Ramadan from Different Markets of Dhaka North City, Bangladesh

Rausan Zamir; Nazmul Islam; Sharmin Parvin; Safiur Rahman; M. Omar Faruque; Md. Ali Asraf; M. Zakaria

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Vol. 32 No. 5 (2020): Vol 32 Issue 5

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Chemical Contamination in Date Fruits Collected During Ramadan from Different Markets of Dhaka North City, Bangladesh

Rausan Zamir

Department of Chemistry, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0028-0423

Nazmul Islam

Department of General Educational Development, Daffodil International University, Dhaka, Bangladesh; Department of Nutrition and Food Technology, Jessore University of Science and Technology, Jessore, Bangladesh

Sharmin Parvin

Department of Nutrition and Food Technology, Jessore University of Science and Technology, Jessore, Bangladesh

Safiur Rahman

Chemistry Division, Atomic Energy Commission, Dhaka, Bangladesh

M. Omar Faruque

Department of Nutrition and Food Technology, Jessore University of Science and Technology, Jessore, Bangladesh

Md. Ali Asraf

Department of Chemistry, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh

M. Zakaria

Department of Chemistry, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh

Corresponding Author(s) : Rausan Zamir

rsnzamir@gmail.com

Asian Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 32 No. 5 (2020): Vol 32 Issue 5
Article Published : April 29, 2020

Abstract

Assessment of toxic metals in date fruits collected during Ramadan from different market sites within Dhaka city of Bangladesh have been carried out. Detection of toxic metals like Zn (0.07-0.15 mg/100 g), Cu (0.08-0.28 mg/100 g), Mn (0.80-1.25 mg/100 g) and Fe (0.54-1.90 mg/100 g) were found within safety limit for consumption with respect to international regulatory body.

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Toxic metals Date and Health safety

Zamir, R., Islam, N., Parvin, S., Rahman, S., Faruque, M. O., Asraf, M. A., & Zakaria, M. (2020). Chemical Contamination in Date Fruits Collected During Ramadan from Different Markets of Dhaka North City, Bangladesh. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 32(5), 1203–1206. Retrieved from https://asianpubs.org/index.php/ajchem/article/view/2512

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Chemical Contamination in Date Fruits Collected During Ramadan from Different Markets of Dhaka North City, Bangladesh

Corresponding Author(s) : Rausan Zamir

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