Probabilistic Risk Assessment of Inorganic Arsenic via Consumption of Herbs Collected in Thailand

Table 7

Total and inorganic arsenic contents in some herbs from the present study compared to the available literature data.

Herb	Location	Total arsenic (ng/g wet wt)	Inorganic arsenic; (ng/g wet wt)	Reference
Bird’s eye chili; (Capsicum frutescens)	EU	–	9.00	[10]
	Thailand	40.5	14.4	Present study
Cayenne pepper; (Capsicum annuum)	EU	–	12.0	[10]
	Thailand	16.4	7.80	Present study
Celery; (Apium graveolens)	EU	–	10.9	[10]
	China	72.1	–	[11]
	Thailand	3.40	2.90	Present study
Garlic; (Allium sativum)	China	60.2	–	[11]
	Thailand	8.00	3.20	Present study
Pepper; (Piper nigrum)	EU	–	53.6	[10]
	Thailand	119	26.9	Present study
Sweet basil; (Ocimum basilicum)	EU	–	31.6	[10]
	Thailand	18.6	8.60	Present study

– = no data.