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Cadmium and lead in the tissues and organs of livestock from an industrially polluted area

Authors: Magdaléna Skalická and Beáta Koréneková
Keywords: atomic absorption spectrometer, cadmium, cattle, lead, liver, muscle

The occurrence of cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) from industrial emissions was determined in the muscle and liver of cattle from agricultural farms near an industrial plant in Eastern Slovakia. In this study, cows were slaughtered and the concentrations of Cd and Pb analysed by the Unicam Solar 939 atomic absorption spectrometer. The highest levels … [Read more…]

Lead contamination of wild game meat from the viewpoint of veterinary supervision

Authors: Jiří Drápal, Jiří Ruprich and Kamil Šťastný
Keywords: human exposure, lead, wild game meat

Lead (Pb) is commonly found in food and is characterised as a contaminant. Although the concentration of Pb in the environment has been significantly reduced as a consequence of the elimination of leaded petrol and the adoption of other measures in recent decades, contamination with lead ammunition still remains an unregulated source of Pb in … [Read more…]