2012, Cilt 28, Sayı 1, Sayfa(lar) 038-040
Determination of some heavy metals in honey
FüsunTemamoğulları1, Selma Yazar2, Ruhtan Başkaya3
1Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Harran, Campus of Eyyübiye, Şanlıurfa
2Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ankara, Ankara
3Food Control Commandership, Selimiye, Istanbul, Turkey
Keywords: Lead, cadmium, manganese, honey
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Aim: To determine some heavy metal content in honey samples collected from twenty different villages around Ataturk Dam in Sanliurfa.

Materials and Methods: Heavy metal content was determined from hundred natural liquid honey samples with graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometer.

Results: Lead and Cadmium levels were determined as 0.349±0.147 (0.000-0.642) and 0.003±0.007 (0.000-0.038) ppm, respectively, Manganese was not detected in honey samples. From the point of lead and cadmium contents, the differences between villages were not found statistically significant (p>0.05).

Conclusion: When the consumption of the honey produced in Şanlıurfa is considered, it can be stated that they are harmless from the point of heavy metal content