$1976{sim}1977$년의 2년간 서부경남 일원에서 생산된 미곡을 도정도, 지역및 품종별로 중금속 함량을 분석한 결과는 다음과 같았다. 1. 중금속의 함량은 조곡, 현미, 7분도미, 9분도미 순으로 도정도가 커짐에 따라 그 양이 적었으며 각지역과 벼의 품종에는 큰 차이가 없었다. 2. 미곡중의 중금속 함량은 구리 $0.80{sim}2.89{;}ppm,$ 아연 $3.23{sim}17.60ppm$, 망간 $6.72{sim}70.25ppm$, 그리고 납은 0.64ppm 이하였다. 3. 조곡에서 니켈과 크롬의 함량은 각각 $2.04{sim}60.64ppm,;5.09{sim}39.95;ppm$범위이었으며 7분도미와 9분도미에서는 아주 미량이 검출되었다. 4. 수은과 카드뮴은 몇 종의 조곡에서 미량이 검출되었을 뿐 7분도미와 9분도미에서는 추적되지 않았다.
According to the milling degree (unhulled, brown, 70% polished, and 90% polished rice), cropping areas (Sabong, Myeungsuk, Hadong, and Sanchung), and variety of rices (Yusin and Milyang), the contents of copper, lead, zinc, nickel, mercury, cadmium, chromium, and manganese were analyzed in order to investigate heavy metals in the rice of Kyeong Nam district for two years(1976-1977) by the atomic absorption spectrophotometer. The results obtained were as follows; 1. The contents of heavy metals in all the sample rices observed in this experiment were decreased with the increase of milling degree, but significant difference of the heavy metals was not observed among the cropping areas and variety of rices. 2. The contents of heavy metals were copper, 0.80-2.89 ppm; zinc, 3.23-17.60 ppm; manganese, 6.72-70.25 ppm; and lead, ND-0.64 ppm. 3. The contents of nickel and chromium in unhulled rice were in the range of 2.04-40.64 and 5.09-39.95 ppm, respectively, but these heavy metals were in trace for 90% polished rice. 4. The mercury and cadmium were in trace for some unhulled rice, but they were not detected in polished rice.
