Concentrations of 55 major and trace elements in Danish agricultural crops measured by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. 2. Pea (¤Pisum sativum¤ Ping pong)

The multielement (Ag, Al, Au, B, Ba, Be, Bi, Ca, Cd, Ce, Co, Cr, Cu, Dy, Er, Eu, Fe, Ga, Gd, Ge, Hf, Ho, Ir, La, Lu, Mn, Mo, Nb, Nd, P, Pb, Pd, Pr, Pt, Re, Rh, Sb, Sc, Se, Si, Sm, Sr, Ta, Tb, Te, Th, Ti, Tl, Tm, U, V, Y, Yb, Zn, and Zr) levels in peas (Pisum sativum Ping Pong) are presented in this paper.

The peas were collected from 10 background areas, on Funen and mid-Jutland, Denmark, with intensive cultivation with use of fertilizer and pesticides. High-resolution inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (HR-ICPMS) was used for the analyses of the samples. The contents of the elements are generally at the same levels or even lower than those reported from other surveys.

The results provide useful biological, nutritional, and background level information on peas.