Implications and Significance of Mercury in Rice

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Beverly Rzigalinski Brooke Benjamin Erin Collins Gurleen Kaur James R. Palmieri Jessica Brunette McAlister Council-Troche Meghan L. Wilson Susan Meacham Tracee Guthrie

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James R. Palmieri
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA

A B S T R A C T

Previous research on rice asserts certain heavy metals, like mercury, in the agricultural soils are incorporated into the rice plant. Mercury is considered to be the most toxic heavy metal. This study aims to investigate mercury levels in rice grown in the United States versus rice imported from Asia. In this study, 29 samples of rice were compared for mercury content (12 from Thailand, 6 from India, 6 from China, compared to 5 control samples from the USA). Samples ranged from 0.18 to 6.01 ng of element / g. Further research is needed to establish standards for mercury toxicity.

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Research Article

Publication history

Received: Thu 21, May 2020
Accepted: Thu 04, Jun 2020
Published: Mon 15, Jun 2020

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© 2023 James R. Palmieri. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Hosting by Science Repository.
DOI: 10.31487/j.JFNM.2020.02.02