Analysis of dietary supplements for arsenic, cadmium, mercury, and lead using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

J Agric Food Chem. 2003 Feb 26;51(5):1307-12. doi: 10.1021/jf026055x.

Abstract

The arsenic, cadmium, mercury, and lead contents of 95 dietary supplement products were determined using microwave digestion and high-resolution inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Precision and accuracy were demonstrated by element recovery from 17 dietary supplements and replicates of 8 reference materials. The concentration ranges were as follows: arsenic, <5-3770 microg/kg; cadmium, <10-368 microg/kg; mercury, <80-16800 microg/kg; and lead, <20-48600 microg/kg. An assessment of estimated exposures/intakes of the four elements is presented.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Arsenic / analysis*
  • Cadmium / analysis*
  • Dietary Supplements / analysis*
  • Lead / analysis*
  • Mass Spectrometry / methods*
  • Maximum Allowable Concentration
  • Mercury / analysis*
  • Quality Control
  • Sensitivity and Specificity

Substances

  • Cadmium
  • Lead
  • Mercury
  • Arsenic