ISSN: 2410-9649 Pawlos et al / Chemistry International 8(1) (2022) 1-11 iscientic.org. 1 www.bosaljournals/chemint/ editorci@bosaljournals.com Article type: Research article Article history: Received October 2021 Accepted December 2021 January 2022 Issue Keywords: Wild edible plant Fruit Embelia schimperi Vatke Essential metals Non-essential metals Ethiopia Fruit is one of the major dietary sources of various antioxidant phytocompounds for humans. The aim of this study was to determine the levels of macro and trace metals in Embelia schimperi Vatke, a wild edible plant fruit and its underlying soil samples collected from three different areas (Chencha, Dega Damot and Fiche) of Ethiopia. Levels of selected metals (Ca, Mg, Fe, Mn, Zn, Cu, Cd, Pb) were determined by microwave plasma-atomic emission spectrometry. Known weight of oven-dried Embelia schimperi Vatke fruit samples were wet-digested using 3 mL of (6972%) HNO3 and 1 mL of (70%) HClO4 for (2:30 h) at temperature of (270 o C) and its soil with 3 mL of (69-72%) HNO3, 1 mL of (70%) HClO4 and 1 mL of (35%) HCl for 2 h at temperature of 240 o C. The validity of the optimized procedure was evaluated by the analysis of spiked samples whose recovery was in the range of 90.5108%. The mean concentration range (mg/kg) of metals in Embelia schimperi Vatke fruit samples were K (1329017972), Mg (681855), Fe (337774), Ca (47895380), Zn (22.835.8), Cu (10.214.9), Mn (36.448.2), Pb (4.425.21) and Cd (0.250.33), respectively. In the soil samples, highest concentration was observed for Fe, followed by Ca, K, Mn and Mg, while lowest concentration was shown by Cd which was below detection limit in all the soil samples. One way analysis of variance indicated a significant difference between levels of metals (K and Mg). Bioaccumulation factors exhibited significantly higher accumulation of K and Ca from the soil to the fruits, but for other elements, it was less than 1. The results revealed that the soil properties significantly affected the metal levels in the fruits. © 2022 International Scientific Organization: All rights reserved. Capsule Summary: The levels of selected essential and non-essential metals in a wild edible plant fruit, Embelia schimperi Vatke, and its underlying soil samples collected from three different areas of Ethiopia were determined by microwave plasma-atomic emission spectroscopy. Pb content was higher than the WHO permissible level while Cd was present at trace level, which need to be monitored regularly. Cite This Article As: Z. Pawlos, B. S. Chandravanshi, W. Yohannes and A. Embiale. Levels of selected metals in wild edible plant Embelia schimperi Vatke fruit under different agro-ecological zones, Ethiopia. Chemistry International 8(1) (2022) 1-11. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6848617 Chemistry International 8(1) (2022) 1-11 Levels of selected metals in wild edible plant Embelia schimperi Vatke fruit under different agro-ecological zones, Ethiopia Zelalem Pawlos 1 , Bhagwan Singh Chandravanshi 1, *, Weldegebriel Yohannes 1 and Asamene Embiale 2 1 Department of Chemistry, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Addis Ababa University, P.O. Box 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2 Department of Chemistry, Woldia University, P.O. Box 400, Woldia, Ethiopia *Corresponding author’s E. mail: bscv2006@yahoo.com ARTICLE INFO ABSTRACT