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Strontium Isotope Systematics of Tenerife Wines (Canary Islands): Tracing Provenance in Ocean Island Terroir. BEVERAGES 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/beverages8010009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The production of fraudulent goods remains widespread and economically damaging. The high value of the wine industry makes it particularly vulnerable, and a number of geochemical methods have been developed to ensure traceability and identification of origin. Here, strontium (Sr) isotope data on wines from five defined regions in Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain) show that the young volcanic geology imparts a clearly identifiable low 87Sr/86Sr signature (<0.7072). These values discriminate Tenerife wines from mainland Spanish and continental European produce, as these are much more radiogenic in general. However, unlike continental wine regions, wines from Tenerife show small but ubiquitous enrichments in 87Sr/86Sr above what is expected in the soils. Bentonite addition has not affected the 87Sr/86Sr signatures, with white wines at lower Sr concentrations than red wines in all regions. A number of natural contributions to the terroir are evaluated in relation to Tenerife’s unique combination of geology and geography. Atmospheric precipitation (rainfall) is likely a dominant influence on Sr isotope systematics in northern Denominación de Origen regions, and evaporation may play a role in buffering signatures in southern regions. Other natural additions of 87Sr are not precluded at a local scale, given the large range in climatic conditions of island terroir and known input of mineral dust from Africa. Despite natural explanations affecting the overall small shift observed, there are clear outliers with considerably higher 87Sr/86Sr and Sr concentration. This confirms the utility of Sr isotope systematics for oceanic-island viticulture and demonstrates the use of young volcanic soils for tracing natural inputs that may be masked in other regions.
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Đurđić S, Stanković V, Ražić S, Mutić J. Lead isotope ratios as tool for elucidation of chemical environment in a system of Macrolepiota procera (Scop.) Singer - soil. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 28:59003-59014. [PMID: 32048191 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-07947-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2019] [Accepted: 01/29/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The analysis of isotope ratios of lead in the mushrooms and soil, where they were grown, assisted with a principal component analysis, offered a new perspective for understanding possible chemical environment in a real setup of those compartments. The content of lead and its isotope compositions were determined in soil samples and mushroom Macrolepiota procera from unpolluted area of Mountain Goč, Serbia. Sequential extraction procedure based on the Commission of the European Community Bureau of Reference (BCR) was applied on soil samples in order to determine the distribution of lead in the labile and un-labile fractions of the soil. Caps and stipes of mushrooms were subjected to microwave acid-assisted digestion prior to measurements by inductively coupled plasma quadrupole mass spectrometer for determination of lead content and lead isotope ratios. Information about the chemical fractionation of Pb in soil, Pb isotopic data from soil fractions and fruiting bodies allowed a more detailed insight on the uptake mechanisms. Lead was predominantly associated with reducible fraction (~ 60%). Only its small portion (∼ 1%) was present in the exchangeable and acid-extractable fractions suggesting the low mobility of Pb. Lead isotope analysis revealed the presence of anthropogenic lead in the surface soil. Significant lower 206Pb/207Pb compared with other fractions was found in exchangeable and acid-soluble fraction (1.331 ± 0.010), which corresponds to the isotope ratio of European gasoline. The highest 206Pb/207Pb ratio was observed in reducible fraction (1.162 ± 0.007), while in oxidizable and residual fraction, those values were similar (1.159 ± 0.006 and 1.159 ± 0.004, respectively). Distinction of exchangeable and acid-extractable fractions from others was also confirmed, for the first time, by principal component analysis. The analysis of four isotope ratios (206Pb/207Pb, 208Pb/206Pb, 206Pb/204Pb, and 207Pb/204Pb) indicated that the analyzed M. procera accumulates lead from the first two fractions of topsoil layers.
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- Slađana Đurđić
- University of Belgrade, Faculty of Chemistry, Studentski trg 12-16, Belgrade, 11000, Serbia
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- Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade, Njegoševa 12, Belgrade, 11000, Serbia
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Vojvode Stepe 450, Belgrade, 11221, Serbia.
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- University of Belgrade, Faculty of Chemistry, Studentski trg 12-16, Belgrade, 11000, Serbia.
- Ghent University Global Campus, Incheon, South Korea.
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Đurđić S, Stanković V, Ražić S, Mutić J. Is a Lead Isotope Ratios in Wine Good Marker for Origin Assessment? Front Chem 2021; 9:746695. [PMID: 34671591 PMCID: PMC8521031 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2021.746695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2021] [Accepted: 09/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Lead isotope ratio pattern (206Pb/207Pb, 208Pb/206Pb, 206Pb/204Pb, 207Pb/204Pb, and 208Pb/204Pb) was analyzed in 59 samples of Serbian wine, from four geographical regions. By utilization of powerful inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-QMS), lead isotope ratios were used as unique "fingerprint", when combined with multivariate methods of analysis (Principal Component Analysis), provided information on the geographical origin of wine. In validation of ICP- QMS method and quantitative analysis, the certified reference material NIST SRM 981 was employed to test the mass-bias correction and thallium isotopes 203Tl and 205Tl (NIST SRM 997) as an internal standard. The obtained results were discussed in correlation with the corresponding values of LIRs of different European and Australian wines. In addition, the impact of anthropogenic Pb from different sources on the total Pb isotopic composition in Serbian wines was analyzed too. On the other side, the obtained values of Pb content were compared with the applicable health safety standards, according to the International Code of Oenological Practices.
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- Slađana Đurđić
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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A Multidisciplinary Fingerprinting Approach for Authenticity and Geographical Traceability of Portuguese Wines. Foods 2021; 10:foods10051044. [PMID: 34064616 PMCID: PMC8150803 DOI: 10.3390/foods10051044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2021] [Revised: 04/26/2021] [Accepted: 05/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The interest in developing reliable wine authenticity schemes is a hot-topic, especially for wines with recognized added-value. In order to accomplish this goal, two dimensions need to be considered: the grapevine variety determination and the geographical provenance. The aim of this study was to develop a multidisciplinary approach applicable to wines from the sub region Melgaço and Monção of the demarcated Vinho Verde region and from the demarcated Douro region. The proposed scheme consists on the use of DNA-based assays to detect Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) on three genes of the anthocyanin pathway (UFGT, F3H and LDOX) coupled with High-resolution melting (HRM) analysis aiming the varietal identification. The Alvarinho wines revealed to have the same haplotype using this marker set, demonstrating its applicability for genetic identification. In addition, to assess their geographical provenance, a multi-elemental approach using Sr and Pb isotopic ratios of wine, soil and bedrock samples was used. The isotopic data suggest a relation between Sr and Pb uptake by vine roots and soil's texture and clay content, rather than with the whole rock's isotopic ratios, but also highlights the potential of a discriminating method based on the combination of selected isotopic signatures.
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Flegal AR, Odigie KO. Distinguishing between Natural and Industrial Lead in Consumer Products and Other Environmental Matrices. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2020; 68:12810-12819. [PMID: 32078325 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.9b07848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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California's Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (Proposition 65) was designed to protect the state's populace from exposures to toxic levels of chemicals in consumer products, including foods, by requiring businesses to warn the public about any of those hazards. There is, however, one qualification in the legislation, which is that warnings are not required if the source of that contamination is natural, as opposed to industrial. That qualification is especially problematic for lead because "natural" and "industrial" lead have a common origin and behave the same in the environment and industrial lead contamination has been pandemic for millennia. As a result of that historic and ongoing contamination, ambient lead levels in the biosphere may be orders of magnitude above natural levels, limiting comparisons of "natural" versus "industrial" lead concentrations in products. Further complicating those comparisons are reports of erroneously high measurements of lead concentrations in the biosphere as a result of sample contamination during collection, storage, and analysis. Some of those problems may be addressed with measurements of lead concentrations using rigorous trace metal clean techniques. These techniques often yield lead concentrations that are below the Act's maximum exposure in foods and non-foods of 0.5 μg/day, eliminating the need for a public alert. Those techniques have also been used to derive natural lead concentrations in a few organisms (marine fish, humans, rats, and dandelions), which range from 2- to 100-fold below ambient levels. However, extrapolating from those few determinations to establish natural lead levels in other organisms is complicated and often inappropriate. Complementary stable lead isotopic composition measurements have also been used to estimate the percent of natural and industrial lead in some consumer products, including foods, wine, and dietary supplements. These measurements, however, require the isotopic compositions of both the "natural" and "industrial" lead end members, which may be poorly defined. In addition, the global market has further complicated identification of the "industrial" lead end member, because lead contamination of foods can occur during production, harvesting, storage, shipping, processing, and packaging, which can happen in different locales within a country, different countries, and even different continents.
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- A Russell Flegal
- Environmental Toxicology, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California 96064, United States
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- Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, California 92521, United States
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Epova EN, Bérail S, Séby F, Barre JP, Vacchina V, Médina B, Sarthou L, Donard OF. Potential of lead elemental and isotopic signatures for authenticity and geographical origin of Bordeaux wines. Food Chem 2020; 303:125277. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2019.125277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2018] [Revised: 07/05/2019] [Accepted: 07/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Gulson B. Discussion: Tracing changes in atmospheric sources of lead contamination using lead isotopic compositions in Australian red wine Chemosphere (2016) 154, 40-47. Authors Kristensen LJ, Taylor MP, Evans AJ. CHEMOSPHERE 2016; 165:575-578. [PMID: 27457500 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.07.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2016] [Revised: 07/08/2016] [Accepted: 07/12/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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- B Gulson
- Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Macquarie University, Sydney, North Ryde, NSW 2109, Australia; CSIRO Energy, North Ryde, NSW 2113, Australia.
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Kristensen LJ, Taylor MP, Evans AJ. Tracing changes in atmospheric sources of lead contamination using lead isotopic compositions in Australian red wine. CHEMOSPHERE 2016; 154:40-47. [PMID: 27037773 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.03.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2016] [Accepted: 03/07/2016] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Air quality data detailing changes to atmospheric composition from Australia's leaded petrol consumption is spatially and temporally limited. In order to address this data gap, wine was investigated as a potential proxy for atmospheric lead conditions. Wine spanning sixty years was collected from two wine regions proximal to the South Australian capital city, Adelaide, and analysed for lead concentration and lead and strontium isotopic composition for source apportionment. Maximum wine lead concentrations (328 μg/L) occur prior to the lead-in-air monitoring in South Australia in the later 1970s. Wine lead concentrations mirror available lead-in-air measurements and show a declining trend reflecting parallel reductions in leaded petrol emissions. Lead from petrol dominated the lead in wine ((206)Pb/(207)Pb: 1.086; (208)Pb/(207)Pb: 2.360) until the introduction of unleaded petrol, which resulted in a shift in the wine lead isotopic composition closer to vineyard soil ((206)Pb/(207)Pb: 1.137; (208)Pb/(207)Pb: 2.421). Current mining activities or vinification processes appear to have no impact with recent wine samples containing less than 4 μg/L of lead. This study demonstrates wine can be used to chronicle changes in environmental lead emissions and is an effective proxy for atmospherically sourced depositions of lead in the absence of air quality data.
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- Louise Jane Kristensen
- Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Macquarie University, Sydney, North Ryde, NSW 2109, Australia.
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Macquarie University, Sydney, North Ryde, NSW 2109, Australia; Macquarie University Energy and Environmental Contaminants Research Centre, Sydney, North Ryde, NSW 2109, Australia
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- National Measurement Institute, Department of Industry, Innovation and Science, 105 Delhi Road, North Ryde, NSW 2113, Australia
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Illuminati S, Annibaldi A, Truzzi C, Scarponi G. Recent temporal variations of trace metal content in an Italian white wine. Food Chem 2014; 159:493-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2014.03.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2013] [Revised: 03/07/2014] [Accepted: 03/11/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Qin Y, Zhang Z, Li L, Chen C, Shun S, Huang Y. Inductively coupled plasma orthogonal acceleration time-of-flight mass spectrometry (ICP-oa-TOF-MS) analysis of heavy metal content in Indocalamus tesselatus samples. Food Chem 2013; 141:2154-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2013.04.103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2011] [Revised: 08/23/2012] [Accepted: 04/26/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The stable isotope signatures of blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum L.) in main cultivation regions of China: implications for tracing geographic origin. Eur Food Res Technol 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/s00217-013-1967-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Ndung'u K, Hibdon S, Véron A, Flegal AR. Lead isotopes reveal different sources of lead in balsamic and other vinegars. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2011; 409:2754-2760. [PMID: 21550100 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2011] [Revised: 04/01/2011] [Accepted: 04/01/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Fifty-eight brands of balsamic vinegars were analyzed for lead concentrations and isotopic compositions ((204)Pb, (206)Pb, (207)Pb, and (208)Pb) to test the findings of a previous study indicating relatively high levels of lead contamination in some of those vinegars--more than two thirds (70%) of them exceeded California's State Maximum Level (34 μg/L) based on consumption rates ≥0.5 μg Pb per day. The lead isotopic fingerprints of all those vinegars with high lead concentrations were then found to be primarily anthropogenic. This isotopic analysis unquestionably reveals multiple contamination sources including atmospheric pollutant Pb and an unidentified contamination source, likely occurring after grape harvest. Organically grown grape vinegars display the same Pb content and isotopic signatures as other vinegars. This implies that pesticides might not be a significant source of pollutant Pb in vinegars. A significant post-harvest contamination would be inherited from chemicals added during production and/or material used during transport, processing or storage of these vinegars. This is consistent with the highest Pb levels being found in aged vinegars (112±112 μg/L) in contrast to other vinegars (41.6±28.9 μg/L) suggesting contamination during storage. It is, therefore, projected that lead levels in most vinegars, especially aged balsamic and wine vinegars, will decrease with improvements in their manufacture and storage processes consequential to recent concerns of elevated levels of lead in some vinegars.
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- Kuria Ndung'u
- Department of Applied Environmental Science (ITM), Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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Rummel S, Hoelzl S, Horn P, Rossmann A, Schlicht C. The combination of stable isotope abundance ratios of H, C, N and S with 87Sr/86Sr for geographical origin assignment of orange juices. Food Chem 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2008.05.115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Marguí E, Hidalgo M, Iglesias M. Effect of potential of ion optic system and gas-filled octapole collision cell on mass discrimination in lead isotopic measurements ((206)Pb/(207)Pb, (208)Pb/(207)Pb and (206)Pb/2(208)Pb) by quadrupole-based inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometry. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY (CHICHESTER, ENGLAND) 2009; 15:1-10. [PMID: 19174589 DOI: 10.1255/ejms.982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The accuracy and precision of lead isotope ratio measurements by quadrupole-based inductively-coupled plalsma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) can be limited by any of a number of instrumental factors being mass bias one of the most relevant. Mass bias can be defined as the deviation of measured isotope ratios from the "true value" due to the different transmission of ions according to their masses before the final detection. In the present research, a systematic study aimed at obtaining a more profound insight into to what extent the potential of the ion optic system and gas-filled octapole collision cell influence the mass discrimination in lead isotopic measurements ((206)Pb/(207)Pb, (208)Pb/(207)Pb and (206)Pb/(208)Pb) using ICP-QMS instrumentation was carried out. From the results obtained, it could be concluded that, in most cases, the effect of ion lens potential variation in mass discrimination is not really significant when working in maximum ion intensity regions. On the other hand, the application of pressurized conditions in the octapole collision/reaction cell using He and H(2) as target gases does not lead to an improvement in ion sensitivity but, instead, introduces a significant mass bias effect, particularly when using high He flow rates (6-8 mL min(-1)). In this latter case, the use of Tl as the internal standard ((203)Tl/(205)Tl) proved to be suitable to correct the mass bias drift and the calculated mass discrimination percentage values decreased from 3.61% to 0.33%. The use of the gas-filled octapole collision cell does not lead to an improvement in lead isotope ratio precision compared to vented conditions.
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- Eva Marguí
- Department of Chemistry, University of Girona, Campus Montilivi, 17071 Girona, Spain.
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Swoboda S, Brunner M, Boulyga SF, Galler P, Horacek M, Prohaska T. Identification of Marchfeld asparagus using Sr isotope ratio measurements by MC-ICP-MS. Anal Bioanal Chem 2007; 390:487-94. [PMID: 17874075 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-007-1582-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2007] [Revised: 08/20/2007] [Accepted: 08/22/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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This work focuses on testing and application of Sr isotope signatures for the fast and reliable authentication and traceability of Asparagus officinalis originating from Marchfeld, Austria, using multicollector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry after optimised Rb/Sr separation. The major sample pool comprises freeze-dried and microwave-digested asparagus samples from Hungary and Slovakia which are compared with Austrian asparagus originating from the Marchfeld region, which is a protected geographical indication. Additional samples from Peru, The Netherlands and Germany were limited in number and allowed therefore only restricted statistical evaluation. Asparagus samples from Marchfeld were harvested within two subsequent years in order to investigate the annual variation. The results show that the Sr isotope ratio is consistent within these 2 years of investigation. Moreover, the Sr isotope ratio of total Sr in soil was found to be significantly higher than in an NH4NO3 extract, reflecting the mobile (bioavailable) phase. The isotope composition in the latter extract corresponds well to the range found in the asparagus samples in Marchfeld, even though the concentration of Sr in asparagus shows no direct correlation to the concentration of Sr in the mobile phase of the soil. The major question was whether the 'Marchfelder Spargel' can be distinguished from samples from the neighbouring countries of Hungary and Slovakia. According to our findings, they can be clearly (100%) singled out from the Hungarian samples and can be distinguished from the Slovakian asparagus samples with a probability of more than 80%.
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- S Swoboda
- Department of Chemistry-VIRIS Project, University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Muthgasse 18, 1190, Vienna, Austria
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Coetzee PP, Vanhaecke F. Classifying wine according to geographical origin via quadrupole-based ICP–mass spectrometry measurements of boron isotope ratios. Anal Bioanal Chem 2005; 383:977-84. [PMID: 16258741 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-005-0093-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2005] [Revised: 08/25/2005] [Accepted: 08/25/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The potential of quadrupole-based ICP-MS as a tool for B-isotopic analysis of wines and its usefulness in provenance determinations were assessed. A precision of 0.1-0.25% RSD (corresponding to a relative standard deviation of the mean of three replicate measurements of 0.06-0.12%) was sufficient to establish small differences in the B isotope ratios in wines from different geographical origins. Each sample measurement was bracketed by measurements of a standard and mass bias drift correction made by interpolation. Sample preparation was kept to a minimum to avoid possible fractionation. Dilution of the wine samples by a factor of 100 with 0.65% HNO3 was found to reduce matrix-induced mass discrimination substantially. Wines from three wine-producing regions, Stellenbosch, Robertson, and Swartland, in the Western Cape Province of South Africa, and wines from specific regions in France (Bergerac) and Italy (Valpolicella) were analyzed by ICP-QMS for their B-isotopic compositions. It was concluded that the 11B/10B ratios can be used to characterize wines from different geographical origins. Average 11B/10B ratios in red wines from South Africa (Stellenbosch), France (Bergerac), and Italy (Valpolicella) were found to differ by between 0.5 and 1.5%.
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- Paul P Coetzee
- Department of Chemistry, University of Johannesburg, 524, Johannesburg 2006, South Africa.
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