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Table 2 Concentration of heavy metals in honey samples in µg/g (n = 3)

From: Assessment of selected heavy metals in honey samples using flame atomic absorption spectroscopy (FAAS), Ethiopia

Sample areas

Statics

Zn

Cu

Mn

Cd

Cr

Pb

Tenta

± SD

2.01 ± 0.01

1.92 ± 0.0

0.83 ± 0.0

0.03 ± 0.0

0.25 ± 0.0

ND

RSD%

0.49

1

1.2

11

8

  

Mekdela

± SD

1.98 ± 0.1

1.93 ± 0.0

1.01± 0.0

0.03 ± 0.0

0.28 ± 0.0

ND

RSD%

2.5

2

0.9

4

10

  

Legambo

± SD

2.04 ± 0.1

1.96 ± 0.0

1 ± 0.0

0.03 ± 0.0

0.32 ± 0.0

ND

RSD%

2.9

1

1

7.1

12

  

Tehuledere

± SD

1.98 ± 0.0

1.99 ± 0.0

0.93 ± 0.0

0.03 ± 0.0

0.35 ± 0.0

ND

RSD%

1

0.5

1

3.7

8.5

  

DessieZuria

± SD

2.04 ± 0.0

2.01 ± 0.0

0.85 ± 0.0

0.03 ± 0.0

0.33 ± 0.02

ND

RSD%

0.49

0.5

1.2

6.8

6

  

Kalu

± SD

1.97 ± 0.1

2 ± 0.0

0.94 ± 0.1

0.031 ± 0.0

0.45 ± 0.0

ND

RSD%

2

1

6.4

9.7

2.2

  
  1. ND: not Detected