title: The incidence of heavy metals and other toxic elements in big game tissues.
abstract: The contents of heavy metals and non-metal elements (Pb, Cd, Cu, Zn, Fe, Mn, Rb, Ti, Cr, Se, Sr) were analysed in red deer and wild boar tissues: kidneys, liver, muscles, bone. Samples were collected in three sites during hunting seasons 1986/87 and 1987/88. The lead concentrations ranged from 0.8 microgram.g-1 (muscles) to 1.8 microgram.g-1 (kidneys), while Cd levels ranged from 1.0 to 27.0 micrograms.g-1. The average levels of Cu and Zn in wild boar muscles were about 7.0 and 128 micrograms.g-1, respectively. The concentrations of Pb and Cd found in red deer muscles and kidneys were very similar to those found in the same tissues of wild boar. High levels of Sr and Mn were found in bones (101.0 micrograms.g-1) and muscles (28.0 micrograms.g-1) of red deer from Niepołomicka Forest.
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Ecology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Ingardena 6, Poland.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Swiergosz
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Perzanowski
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Makosz
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Biłek
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003670:Deer; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D007668:Kidney / Q000737:chemistry*; D008670:Metals / Q000032:analysis*; D009132:Muscles / Q000737:chemistry*; D011044:Poland; D013045:Species Specificity; D013552:Swine
chemical_list: D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D008670:Metals