M.R. Rahman
Physics Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna, Bangladesh
M.A. Shariff
Department of Physics, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh
M.O. Rahman
Department of Physics, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh
M.S. Uddin
Tandem Accelerator Facility, Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology,Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh
A.K.M. Shafiq Ullah
Tandem Accelerator Facility, Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology,Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh
M.A. Shameem
Tandem Accelerator Facility, Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology,Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh
M.M. Hasan
Tandem Accelerator Facility, Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology,Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh
S.J. Hasan
Tandem Accelerator Facility, Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology,Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh
M.A. Huq
Tandem Accelerator Facility, Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology,Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh
ABSTRACT
Essential and trace elementals in some fruits and vegetables of southwestern Bangladesh have been measured using particle induced X-ray emission (PIXE) technique. The selected fruits and vegetables for study are usually consumed by all income groups of rural and city population. The samples were dried, pressed to make pellet and then bombarded with accelerated protons at 3.0 MV Tandem Accelerator facility of Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission. The X-rays emitted in the irradiation were measured by HPGe-detector. The X-ray spectrum was analyzed using GUPIX software. A number of major and trace elements were found to be in varying concentrations in the investigated fruits and vegetables. The contents of K and Ca being notably large in some samples. No toxic elements were detected in the investigated samples.
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M.R. Rahman, M.A. Shariff, M.O. Rahman, M.S. Uddin, A.K.M. Shafiq Ullah, M.A. Shameem, M.M. Hasan, S.J. Hasan and M.A. Huq, 2014. Studies of Essential and Trace Elements in Some Fruits and Vegetables of Southwestern
Bangladesh by PIXE Technique. Pakistan Journal of Nutrition, 13: 62-66.
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2014.62.66
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=pjn.2014.62.66
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2014.62.66
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=pjn.2014.62.66
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