Total Arsenic, Cadmium, and Lead Determination in Brazilian Rice Samples Using ICP-MS

Table 6

Total arsenic, cadmium, and lead concentrations in different types of rice consumed in Brazil, reported in the literature (mg kg⁻¹).

Reference	Element	⁢Element concentration in different rice types (mg kg^−1)
		Polished	Brown	Parboiled
[6]	Pb	0.0053	0.0078	0.0031
[21]	As	0.223	0.348	0.215
[22]	As	0.153	0.133	0.168
[23]	As	<0.0898	<0.0898	<0.0898
	Cd	0.0078	0.0160	0.0109
	Pb	0.149	0.260	0.120
[24]	As	0.184–0.208	—	—
	Cd	0.0114–0.0119
	Pb	0.00218–0.00421
[25]	As	0.164	0.293	—
	Cd	0.0189	0.0168	—
	Pb	0.057	0.109	—
[26]	Cd	0.036	0.023	—
[27]	As	0.13–0.47	0.13–0.23	0.12–0.28
[28]	Cd	<0.002	—	<0.002
	Pb	<0.04	—	<0.04
Present study	As	0.144	0.272	0.071
	Cd	<0.040	<0.040	<0.040
	Pb	0.097	0.104	0.078