Considering that Brazil is a big producer and coffee consumer its evident the importance of its characterization in the different places of cultivation. The purpose of the present study was quantify the levels of high metals in coffee grains samples 'IAPAR 59' derived from farming introduced in basalt and Caiuá sandstone soils in Paraná, Brazil . Thirty ground samples were examined, being 15 of predominantly arenaceous ground and 15 of argillaceous ground. The determination of Chrome (Cr), Cobalt (Co), Nickel (Ni), Lead (Pb), Cadmium (Cd), Copper (Cu), Zinc (Zn) and Manganese (Mn), was made through atomic emission spectrometry with induced plasma source with Thermo 612 Jarrel-ash ICAP E (ICP-EAS). The levels changed among the samples.
Coffea arabica; fruit; toxic metals; texture of the soil
