Abstract
Forty four acacia honey samples from beekeepers and hypermarkets were examined in our laboratory. Five elements (Al, Cu, Fe, Li, Sr, Zn) were analysed by ICP-OES and seven elements (As, Ba, Cd, Cr, Ni) were determined by ICP-MS. Aluminium, iron and zinc were the most abundant elements in our samples. The concentration ranged between 100.0 and 4910 μg kg -1 for Fe, 319.0 and 4440 μg kg -1 for Zn and 242.0 and 3095 μg kg -1 for Al. The lowest values were 4.648±4.184 μg kg -1 for Cd, 27.12±13.62 μg kg -1 for Cr and 42.49±20.37 μg kg -1 for As. The element concentration increased in the following order: Cd < Cr < As < Li < Ni < Ba < Cu < Sr < Al < Zn < Fe.
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