Determination of trace and heavy metals in bottled drinking water in Yemen by ICP-MS

Ibrahim A. Alhagri; Ahmed N. Al-Hakimi; Sadeq M. Al-Hazmy; Abuzar E.A.E. Albadri

Results in Chemistry (Jun 2024)

Determination of trace and heavy metals in bottled drinking water in Yemen by ICP-MS

Ibrahim A. Alhagri,
Ahmed N. Al-Hakimi,
Sadeq M. Al-Hazmy,
Abuzar E.A.E. Albadri

Affiliations

Ibrahim A. Alhagri: Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Qassim University, Qassim, Buraidah, 51452, Saudi Arabia; Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Ibb University, Ibb, Yemen; Corresponding author at: Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Qassim University, Qassim, Buraidah, 51452, Saudi Arabia.
Ahmed N. Al-Hakimi: Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Qassim University, Qassim, Buraidah, 51452, Saudi Arabia; Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Ibb University, Ibb, Yemen
Sadeq M. Al-Hazmy: Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Qassim University, Qassim, Buraidah, 51452, Saudi Arabia; Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Sana’a University, Sana’a P.O. Box 1247, Yemen
Abuzar E.A.E. Albadri: Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Qassim University, Qassim, Buraidah, 51452, Saudi Arabia; Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Khartoum, PO Box 321 Khartoum, Sudan

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8
p. 101558

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This study assessed the concentrations of several trace and heavy metals in bottled drinking water. A total of 27 samples were collected from Yemeni markets. The ICP-MS (inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry) technique was utilized to analyze the levels of Li, Al, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, Se, Rb, Ag, Cd, Cs, Ba, Hg, Tl, Pb, and U. Furthermore, the study also examined the levels of total dissolved solids (TDS), electrical conductivity (EC), and pH in the collected samples. The concentrations of the elements in the bottled drinking water samples were compared to the maximum allowable concentration (MAC) values for these elements in drinking water, set by the World Health Organization (WHO) and Yemen’s Ministry of Water and Environment (YMWE). The limit of detection (LOD) and recovery ranged from 0.0003 to 1.86 μg/l, 80 to 120 %, respectively. Only trace elements Mn and Pb were detected in all samples at concentrations below the LOD. Out of the elements examined, only Hg exceeded the acceptable limits defined by both the WHO and YMWE in most of the samples.

Published in Results in Chemistry

ISSN: 2211-7156 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Science: Chemistry
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