Heavy metals and trace elements detected in the leaves of medicinal plants collected in the southeast part of Turkey

İbrahim İlker ÖZYİĞİT

The present study focused on the heavy metal and essential element contents that were detected in 37 different plants for making assessments to reveal possible heavy metal contamination and its effects on plant and human health. These plants having medicinal properties are used widely in the southeast part of Turkey. ICP-OES was employed for the determination of Al, B, Ca, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Na, Ni, Pb, and Zn concentrations in the leaves of some selected medicinal plants. The concentration rates (in mg kg(-1)) obtained in ascending order were as in the following ranges: 8.68-278.83 fo ...Более