Arsenic Content Analysis of Several Vegetable Land and Vegetables in Fujian

By analyzing and comparing the arsenic content in the soil from a plough layer, a soil profile and a vegetable sample, all taking from several vegetable land in the Province of Fujian, we found that the total arsenic content in the plough layer of the cropland ranged from 3.79 to 13.21 mgkg-1, which accorded with the first level and the second of Fujian soil standard.Arsenic pollution index (P) in the plough layer ranged from 0.26 to 0.88 (P1), which indicated zero pollution of the arsenic in the soil.The content of total arsenic was found the most abundant in the substratum, second most in the subsoil layer, and the least in the cultivated horizon.In different parts of the vegetable, the distribution of the arsenic content followed the rule (ranking from the most to the least): root, stem, leaf or root, leaf, and stem.