Concentration Levels of Trace Elements in Carrots, Onions, and Potatoes Cultivated in Asopos Region, Central Greece

The inspiration behind this scientific work was our late friend Athanasios Panteloglou, my Dear Watson as I used to call him...

The objective of the work was to investigate the correlation between the environmental pollution of Asopos river area in Viotia, Greece and the concentration of Ni, Cr, Cd, Pb, Cu, and As in specific crops (carrots, onions, and potatoes) produced in this region.

The levels of Ni in Asopos food were found up to 9 times higher than control (e.g., Asopos potatoes had an average Ni content of 800 µg/kg compared to 78 µg/kg in control, whereas Asopos carrots had an average Ni content of 474 µg/kg compared to 93 µg/kg in control). Likewise, the levels of Cr were found to be about 2 times higher than control (e.g., Asopos carrots were found to have an average Cr content of 43 µg/kg compared to 20 µg/kg in control).

[the full paper is here]

P.S. would you like to eat some Nickel-carrots? It's so bloody elementary my Dear Watson...