Metal Content in Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) Leaves: Influence of Vehicular Traffic and Safety upon Consumption as Food

Table 2

Metal concentrations (mg/kg) in Taraxacum officinale samples collected in traffic-impacted areas and in a National Park.

Sample	Cd	Cr	Cu	Fe	Mn	Pb	Zn
1A	0.18	12.6	7.84	1,623	142	1.83	28.8
1B	0.21	<0.4	9.16	72.6	57.0	0.23	24.3
1C	0.39	1.63	9.45	344	56.8	0.55	32.6
2A	0.23	<0.4	8.65	162	39.3	0.43	29.2
2B	0.23	<0.4	6.79	69.5	52.7	0.42	21.4
2C	0.24	<0.4	9.93	128	46.2	0.38	30.7
3A	0.24	1.54	21.8	427	61.8	0.45	66.1
3B	0.33	1.05	23.7	368	113	0.39	63.9
3C	0.25	16.4	28.8	2,632	170	2.27	68.2
4A	0.28	<0.4	13.5	261	43.2	0.58	53.0
4B	0.28	<0.4	7.61	138	46.1	0.38	26.0
4C	0.37	1.07	6.26	299	44.9	0.87	23.2
5A	0.13	<0.4	10.2	237	32.8	0.59	29.2
5B	0.21	<0.4	17.4	254	42.6	0.46	64.9
5C	0.17	<0.4	12.1	266	51.0	0.49	35.2
6A	0.19	<0.4	5.05	318	31.0	0.54	28.6
6B	0.20	<0.4	5.43	114	29.2	0.40	29.9
6C	0.18	<0.4	7.53	154	31.1	0.67	39.1
7A	0.09	0.63	7.96	154	31.8	0.72	49.7
7B	0.14	0.50	13.1	178	37.6	0.54	70.6
7C	0.11	6.05	8.88	620	51.2	1.04	38.2
8A	0.18	2.66	11.2	442	39.3	0.84	59.8
8B	0.15	4.21	11.5	621	50.4	0.79	35.4
8C	0.16	1.20	8.80	299	37.2	0.51	37.4
9A	0.19	2.94	18.2	462	42.6	1.03	66.1
9B	0.12	0.78	14.1	237	32.1	0.43	31.1
9C	0.11	1.59	12.7	253	37.6	0.54	43.2
10A	0.14	1.44	14.5	201	37.3	0.50	69.3
10B	0.20	1.76	12.9	338	43.5	0.54	36.6
10C	0.12	0.90	14.9	237	32.7	0.38	42.1
11A	0.13	0.59	17.0	261	44.1	0.43	62.7
11B	0.15	0.85	12.8	218	36.8	0.38	35.5
11C	0.10	0.87	10.3	254	42.6	0.39	27.4
12A	0.16	1.86	17.4	247	39.4	0.57	64.9
12B	0.12	2.38	11.4	361	42.3	0.46	28.8
12C	0.14	<0.4	10.4	355	34.7	0.45	33.3
13	0.13	1.41	14.7	153	23.3	0.54	45.1