Elements

Tomato

Cauli-flower

Garlic

Spinach

Cabbage

Average

SD

Range

Permissible range

Ca

97.1

297.8

224.4

173.7

519

262.4

144.04

97.1 to 519

75 mg/l

(IS:1993)

Cr

28.1

42.9

25.1

25.7

9.9

26.34

10.48

9.9 to 42.9

0.05 mg/l

(IS:1993)

Mn

96.5

160.6

84.6

144.4

48.1

106.84

40.87

48.1 to 160.6

0.1 mg/l

(IS:1993)

Fe

0

86.7

0

117.5

3.1

41.46

50.47

0 to 117.5

0.3 mg/l

(IS:1993)

Co

3.4

3.5

1.7

1.2

1.6

2.28

0.97

1.2 to 3.5

-------

Ni

0

29.8

0

0

0

5.96

11.92

0 to 29.8

0.02 mg/l

(WHO:1993)

Cu

27.3

69.4

29.7

42

13.2

36.32

18.90

13.2 to 69.4

0.05 - 0.5 mg/(IS:1991,

WHO:1993)

Zn

26.8

111.8

40.3

99.1

73

70.2

32.71

26.8 to 111.8

5 - 15 mg/l (IS:199/l,

WHO:1993)

As

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 to 0

0.05 mg/l

(IS:1993)

Sb

0

96

75

57

0

45.6

39.23

0 to 96

0.005 mg/l

(WHO:1993)

Ag

4.4

0

0

0

4.3

1.74

2.13

0 to 4.4

-------

Sn

2.3

3

1.5

1.3

1.1

1.84

0.71

1.1 to 3

--------

Mo

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 to 0

0.07 mg/l

(WHO:1993)

Bi

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 to 0

--------

Pb

1.1

2.2

0.8

0.8

1.2

1.22

0.52

0.8 to 2.2

0.01 mg/l

(WHO:1993)

Sr

1.1

0

0

5.1

8.8

3

3.45

0 to 8.8

-------

Cd

6.7

1.8

0.4

2.2

0

2.22

2.39

0 to 6.7

0.003

mg/l (WHO:199 3)

U

1.4

0

0

0

0

0.28

0.56

0 to 1.4

0.03 mg/l

US EPA

Hg

0

0

0.6

0

0

0.12

0.24

0 to 0.6

0.001

mg/l (WHO:199 3)