Ölmez, EsraGökmeşe, EbruErgün, ÜmitGökmeşe, Faruk2024-08-232024-08-2320232149-21232148-4171https://doi.org/10.17350/HJSE19030000290https://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay/1177153https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12684/15105Food security is a priority issue for sustainable global development. Metal uptake by plants could have a significant impact on crop quality in areas of rapid industrialization with high fallout of airborne particles. In this study, concentrations of some heavy metals (copper, Cu; zinc, Zn; and lead, Pb) in flour samples supplied in Çorum, defined as one of the “New Industry Focus”, were investigated using inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) to determine the heavy metal contamination. The re- sults showed that the concentration of Pb in all samples examined exceeded the maximum permissible limit. To monitor the increase in Pb concentration and its relationship with air pollution, a two-year laboratory experiment was conducted. It was found that the increase in Pb concentration of about 47% and 77% for two flour samples was consistent with the increase in annual average particulate matter with diameter 10 micrometers PM10 concen- trations (55% and 82%) obtained from two stations.en10.17350/HJSE19030000290info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessArticle10149561177153