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dc.contributor.advisorRamirez-Andreotta, Monicaen
dc.contributor.authorHARD, HANNA ROSE
dc.creatorHARD, HANNA ROSEen
dc.date.accessioned2016-06-13T23:08:13Z
dc.date.available2016-06-13T23:08:13Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.citationHARD, HANNA ROSE. (2016). EXAMINING TRACE ELEMENT CONCENTRATIONS IN KALE FROM TUCSON: COMMUNITY GARDENS VS. GROCERY STORES (Bachelor's thesis, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA).
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10150/612962
dc.description.abstractThis project set out to examine trace element concentrations in kale (part of the Brassica oleracea family) from two sources in Tucson, Arizona: community gardens and grocery stores. The study evaluated whether the vegetable accumulates different concentrations of trace metals Al, Cr, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Se, Cd, Pb, and Mo in urban settings than it does at commercial farm locations. Median grocery concentrations exceeded median garden concentrations for all metals except Zn, Pb, and Mo. Using an exposure assessment, none of the samples analyzed had concentrations that reach EPA reference doses within one serving, but concentrations of Mo, Se, and Cd reached EPA reference doses (0.005 mg/kg/day, 0.0003 mg/kg/day, and 0.001 mg/kg/day, respectively) within five-six servings.
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dc.publisherThe University of Arizona.en
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dc.titleEXAMINING TRACE ELEMENT CONCENTRATIONS IN KALE FROM TUCSON: COMMUNITY GARDENS VS. GROCERY STORESen_US
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dc.typeElectronic Thesisen
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Arizonaen
thesis.degree.levelBachelorsen
thesis.degree.disciplineHonors Collegeen
thesis.degree.disciplineEnvironmental Scienceen
thesis.degree.nameB.S.en
refterms.dateFOA2018-06-18T11:13:42Z
html.description.abstractThis project set out to examine trace element concentrations in kale (part of the Brassica oleracea family) from two sources in Tucson, Arizona: community gardens and grocery stores. The study evaluated whether the vegetable accumulates different concentrations of trace metals Al, Cr, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Se, Cd, Pb, and Mo in urban settings than it does at commercial farm locations. Median grocery concentrations exceeded median garden concentrations for all metals except Zn, Pb, and Mo. Using an exposure assessment, none of the samples analyzed had concentrations that reach EPA reference doses within one serving, but concentrations of Mo, Se, and Cd reached EPA reference doses (0.005 mg/kg/day, 0.0003 mg/kg/day, and 0.001 mg/kg/day, respectively) within five-six servings.


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