title: Metal levels in fodder, milk, dairy products, and tissues sampled in ovine farms of Southern Italy.
abstract: We measured Cd, Cr, Hg, Mn, and Pb levels in samples of fodder, milk, dairy products, and tissues collected from 12 ovine farms in the regions of Campania and Calabria (Southern Italy). The areas in which the farms are located show different levels of anthropogenic pressure. The main purpose of this study is the identification and the analysis of relationships among metal concentrations observed in samples representative of different links in the food chain. Particularly, we apply univariate, bivariate, and multivariate statistical techniques to identify the correlation structure of our data set and to evaluate the influence of anthropogenic activity. We discuss the results, focusing the analysis on the spatial and the temporal patterns of metal concentrations.
authors.affiliation: IMAA, Istituto di Metodologie per l' Analisi Ambientale CNR, Tito Scalo (PZ), Italy.
authors.forename: Rosa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Caggiano
authors.forename: Serena
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sabia
authors.forename: Mariagrazia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: D'Emilio
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Macchiato
authors.forename: Aniello
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Anastasio
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ragosta
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Paino
mesh_terms: D000821:Animal Feed / Q000032:analysis*; D000822:Animal Husbandry; D000818:Animals; D003611:Dairy Products / Q000032:analysis*; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000032:analysis* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D020387:Food Chain; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis*; D007558:Italy; D019216:Metals, Heavy / Q000032:analysis* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D008892:Milk / Q000737:chemistry; D012621:Seasons; D012756:Sheep / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D019216:Metals, Heavy