Heavy metal detection in mulberry leaves: Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy data

Five copper or chromium stress levels were carried out on mulberry leaf, and 20 samples were collected for each metal stress level. A total of 100 samples (copper or chromium) were processed into uniform pressed pellet. The mulberry leaf pellet was placed on a sample platform of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) system. A laser was used to ablate the sample pellet and generate the emission lines, the intensity and delay time of laser ablation were 80 mJ and 4 μs respectively. To reduce the acquisition errors, 16 different positions of each sample were ablated for 5 accumulation. Then, 80 spectra were collected per sample and the average of them was considered as the sample spectrum for subsequent analysis. Finally, a total of 200 spectra of copper and chromium in mulberry leaves with a wavelength range of 219–877 nm were obtained for calibration analysis [1].