Studies on the Contents of Heavy Metals in Crops at the Mankyung River Area

만경강유역 농작물의 중금속함량에 관한 연구

Authors investigatigated the analysis heavy metals in corps at the Mankyung river area. Samples were digested with Cone. nitric acid and Cone. hydroc hrorico acid and analyzed by Varian 875 Atomic Absorption Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer in 1984. The results were as follows: The contents of heavy metals in rice were in the range of $0.41{\sim}5.15,\;1.12{\sim}5.18,\;10.65{\sim}14.54,\;24.15{\sim}35.41ppm$ for Pb, Cu, Mn, Zn respectively. Those in barley were in the range of $0.48{\sim}0.8,\;1.39{\sim}2.81,\;9.69{\sim}14.89,\;30.14{\sim}34.84ppm$ for Pb, Cu, Mn, Zn respectively. Those in kidney bean were in the range of $0.06{\sim}0.13,\;3.65{\sim}6.25,\;.65{\sim}12.15,\;51.25{\sim}65.69\;ppm$ for Pb, Cu, Mn, Zn respectively. Those in corn were in the range of $0.59{\sim}0.89,\;2.15{\sim}2.83,\;6.01{\sim}10.15,\;29.31{\sim}36.15ppm$for Pb, Cu, Mn, Zn respectively. We might be concluded that the above values of heavy metals contained in crop at the sites near to Mankyung river were serious partially.