HEAVY METAL AND TRACE ELEMENT CONTAMINATION IN LEGUMES CEREAL AND PRODUCT SOLD IN LOCAL MARKET OF QUETTA CITY

Millet, wheat, rice, Barley, Biscuit, spaghetti, Noodle are mainly consumed as food in Quetta city. These samples were collected from Quetta city market for the analysis of heavy metals and trace elements by Atomic absorption spectrophotometer. The collected 35 samples of cereal, legumes and their product from local market of Quetta were analyzed by Atomic absorption spectrophotometer. After digestion with 10:3 HNO3/HCIO4 for assessment to four potentially hazardous heavy metals, copper, zinc, Lead, Cadmium. Keywords: Heavy Metal, Trace element, Food source