Determination of some heavy metal content in orange juices consumed in Libya

Abstract

Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (AAS) was used to assess the amounts of Cd, Cu, Pb, and Fe in ten samples of two separate types of orange juice. Both juices contained amounts of copper and iron, and one sample had a cadmium concentration. Juices marketed in Libya have a metal concentration below the acceptable limits established by health organizations. Although commercially available fruit juices are safe worldwide, more risk-based monitoring research has to be done to reduce exposure to harmful metals from fruit juice sources.