Elemental Composition and the Intensity of Chemical Elements Accumulation in the Fruits of Sea Buckthorn (Hippiophae rhamnoides L.)
G. M. SKURIDIN1, O. V. CHANKINA2, A. A. LEGKODYMOV3, N. V. BAGINSKAYA1, V. K. KREIMER1 and K. P. KOUTSENOGII2
1Institute of Chemical Kinetics and Combustion, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences,
Ul. Institutskaya 3, Novosibirsk 630090 (Russia)
E-mail: skuridin@bionet.nsc.ru
2Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences,
Pr. Akademika Lavrentyeva 10, Novosibirsk 630090 (Russia)
3Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences,
Pr. Akademika Lavrentyeva 11, Novosibirsk 630090 (Russia)
Keywords: elemental composition, synchrotron radiation, sea buckthorn fruits
Pages: 491–498
Abstract
An elemental composition inherent in the ripe fruits of the Siberian sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L. ssp. mongolica Rousi) endemically growing in West Siberia was studied. By means of X-ray fluorescence analysis with the use of synchrotron radiation, a quantitative content of K, Ca, Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Se, Br, Rb, Sr, Y, Zr, Nb, Mo, Pb in the fruits of sea buckthorn and in the soil, as well as biological absorption coefficients for these elements were determined. It has been found that sea buckthorn fruits accumulate titanium, niobium, chromium, zirconium at relatively high quantities with respect to averaged over-ground phytomass, whereas they accumulate manganese, cobalt, vanadium, calcium, lead, strontium, copper, rubidium, scandium, and zinc at relatively low quantities. It has been established that the fruits of sea buckthorn do not concentrate toxic chemical elements such as lead and arsenic.
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