Accumulation, distribution and speciation of arsenic in wheat grain

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Zhao, F-J., Stroud, J. L., Eagling, T., Dunham, S. J., McGrath, S. P. and Shewry, P. R. 2010. Accumulation, distribution and speciation of arsenic in wheat grain. Environmental Science & Technology. 44 (14), pp. 5464-5468. https://doi.org/10.1021/es100765g

AuthorsZhao, F-J., Stroud, J. L., Eagling, T., Dunham, S. J., McGrath, S. P. and Shewry, P. R.
Abstract

Food can be an important source of inorganic As for human intake. Recent studies have focused on rice, while little information is available on As accumulation, distribution, and speciation in wheat, which is the second most important food grain cereal. Grain samples of 26 wheat cultivars grown in five field trials located in productive farming regions in Europe were therefore analyzed for As concentration and speciation. Grain from four trials contained low concentrations of total As (7.7 ± 5.4 μg kg−1), reflecting low levels of As in the soils (1.3−11 mg kg−1). In contrast, at one of the trial sites the As level in the soil was greater (29 mg kg−1), and much higher As concentrations (69 ± 17 μg kg−1) were present in the wheat grain. Milling of wheat grain into bran and white flour fraction showed the concentration of As in the bran, with a 3.8−4.7-fold higher As concentration than in the white flour. Two methods (a phosphate buffer solution and 1% HNO3) were used to extract As species from wholemeal, bran, and white flour of wheat, with average extraction efficiencies of 65% and 88%, respectively. Only inorganic As was found in the extracts, with no methylated As being detected. The contribution of wheat to human intake of inorganic As is small for wheat crops grown in uncontaminated soils but becomes significant for those grown in soils with elevated As. In the latter case, milling can be used to reduce the As concentration in the white flour.

Year of Publication2010
JournalEnvironmental Science & Technology
Journal citation44 (14), pp. 5464-5468
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1021/es100765g
Open accessPublished as non-open access
FunderBiotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
Funder project or codeSEF
Trace element dynamics in soils and plant uptake
Soil protection and remediation
Cereal seed composition and end use quality
Publisher's version
Copyright license
Publisher copyright
File Access Level
Restricted
Output statusPublished
Publication dates
Online25 Jun 2010
Publication process dates
Accepted15 Jun 2010
PublisherAmerican Chemical Society (ACS)
ISSN0013-936X

Permalink - https://repository.rothamsted.ac.uk/item/8q635/accumulation-distribution-and-speciation-of-arsenic-in-wheat-grain

Restricted files

Publisher's version

Under embargo indefinitely

1179 total views
0 total downloads
6 views this month
0 downloads this month