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Comparison and Risk Assessment for Trace Heavy Metals in Raw Pu-erh Tea with Different Storage Years TEXT SIZE: A A A
This research conducted an exploration of the content of microelements (As, Cr, Cd, Pb, Cu, Zn, Mn, and Hg) in raw Pu-erh tea with different storage years. The contents of As, Cr, Cd, Pb, Cu, Zn, Mn, and Hg were 0.14, 0.82, 0.02, 0.52, 14.59, 33.51, 564.02, and 0.01 mu g/g, respectively, and were all less than the national standard limit values in China. The target hazard quotients (THQs) of each heavy metal were all lower than 1, and the value of combined risk hazard index (HI) of all to adults was 0.221, which presents no health risk when consumed properly by adults of the raw Pu-erh tea infusions. Interestingly, there was no significant correlation between the heavy metal element (As, Cr, Cd, Pb, Cu, Zn, Mn, and Hg) contents and the THQ values of raw Pu-erh tea samples and storage years; the correlation coefficients (R-2) range from 0.01 to 0.33 and from 0.01 to 0.57, respectively. The result showed that the storage years showed no effect on the exposure risk of heavy metals; the heavy metal elements in tea samples come from the atmosphere and soil.
 

Publication name

 BIOLOGICAL TRACE ELEMENT RESEARCH, 10.1007/s12011-019-01886-1

Author(s)

 Li, Fen; Lu, Qinhui; Li, Mei; Yang, Xuemei; Xiong, Changyun; Yang, Bin

Corresponding author(s) 

 YANG Bin 
 yanbin@pecxy.com  
 West Yunnan Univ Appl Sci, Coll Tea Puer, Puer 665000, Peoples R China.

Author(s) from IGCAS   LU Qinhui

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