Metal levels in fodder, milk, dairy products, and tissues sampled in ovine farms of Southern Italy.
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.
Caggiano
Rosa
R
IMAA, Istituto di Metodologie per l' Analisi Ambientale CNR, Tito Scalo (PZ), Italy.
Sabia
Serena
S
D'Emilio
Mariagrazia
M
Macchiato
Maria
M
Anastasio
Aniello
A
Ragosta
Maria
M
Paino
Salvatore
S
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
D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D019216:Metals, Heavy