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Determination of Cd, Pb and Se in beef samples using aerosol dilution by ICP-MS

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An analytical method for sample preparation and subsequent determination of Cd, Pb and Se in beef using aerosol dilution by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry was developed. The use of high matrix introduction technology allowed the introduction of a complex sample into the plasma with higher content of total dissolved solids a residual acidity of 4% and better tolerance to matrix effects. Trueness was verified by the analysis of two reference materials. At the 95% significance level, results were statistically equivalent to the certified or informed values. Analytical precision expressed as relative standard deviation was less than 9% in all cases. After validation, a total of 12 beef samples from Uruguay were analyzed. Obtained levels for Cd and Pb were far below the maximum limits established by international regulations in all samples. Also, results showed that beef from this region is a good source of Se in the range 0.120–0.870 mg kg−1 with an interesting contribution to the daily intake of this essential element.

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Comisión Sectorial de Investigación Científica (CSIC VUSP 1608), Agencia Nacional de Investigación e Innovación (ANII), Instituto Nacional de Carnes (INAC), PEDECIBA-Química, Comisión Académica de Posgrado (CAP).

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  1. Grupo de Análisis de Elementos Traza y Desarrollo de Estrategias Simples para Preparación de Muestras (GATPREM), Faculty of Chemistry, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay

    Fiorella Iaquinta, Mariela Pistón & Ignacio Machado

  2. Graduate Program in Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Universidad de la República, Gral. Flores 2124, Montevideo, Uruguay

    Fiorella Iaquinta

  3. Grupo de Análise Instrumental Aplicada (GAIA), Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, SP, Brazil

    Lucimar Lopes Fialho & Joaquim A. Nóbrega

  4. Grupo BIOESP, Faculty of Chemistry, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay

    Fiorella Iaquinta & Ignacio Machado

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Iaquinta, F., Lopes Fialho, L., Nóbrega, J.A. et al. Determination of Cd, Pb and Se in beef samples using aerosol dilution by ICP-MS. Food Measure 15, 4105–4111 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11694-021-00999-3

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