Serial

No.

Sample

Arsenic/mgkg⁻¹ Found^a s

(n = 5)

Sample

Source

ICP-OES

(n = 5)

Proposed Method

(n = 5)

Found

RSD^b

Found

RSD^b

1

Carrot

(Daucus carota)

550.5

2.5

553.8

2.5

Local Market, Chittagong

2

Rice (Oryza sativa)

100.0

1.5

102.0

1.6

Local Market, Chittagong

3

Wheat

(Trictium aestivum)

200.8

2.0

205.0

2.0

Local Market, Chittagong

4

Corn

(Zea mays)

418.0

2.4

421.5

2.5

Local Market, Rajshahi

5

Mango

(Mangifera indica)

48.5

1.5

49.8

2.0

Local Market, Chittagong

6

Arum(Arum discorides)

510.5

2.0

512.0

2.1

Local Market, Chittagong

7

Radish

(Raphanus sativas)

483.5

2.0

485.0

2.5

Local Market, Chittagong

8

Potato

(Solanum tuberosum)

153.6

1.5

155.8

1.8

Local Market, Chittagong

9

Spinach

(Spinacia oleracea)

192.8

2.1

195.2

2.0

Local Market, Chittagong

10

Cabbage

(Brassica oleracea)

289.0

2.5

290.5

2.8

Local Market, Chittagong