Abstract
For detection and analysis of the potential accumulation of rare earth elements (REE) in food products originating from REE mining area the REE content of Camellia oleifera seeds from these area was determined by ICP-MS; the results for limits of detection of REE (mostly lower than 3.00 ng/L) and the relative standard deviation (1.97–11.7 %) for 10 REE demonstrate the significance of our analysis method. The content of REE in Camellia oleifera seeds from REE mining area is low (not significantly elevated) and should not be harmful to human health.
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We thank Ms. Wang Xiaoyan (School of Public Health, Peiking University, China) for her assistance during experimental work.
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Cai, D., Rui, Yk. Determination of rare earth elements in Camellia oleifera seeds from rare earth elements mining areas in Southern Jiangxi, China by ICP-MS. J. Verbr. Lebensm. 6, 349–351 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00003-010-0650-7
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