Survey of arsenic, cadmium, copper, mercury and lead in kidney of cattle, horse, sheep and pigs from rural areas in Croatia.
Trace element (As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb) concentrations were determined in the kidney of cattle, sheep, horses and pigs from rural areas of Croatia. Arsenic concentrations in kidney tissues ranged from 0.013 to 0.5 mg kg(-1). No significant differences in As kidney levels were observed among species. The highest levels of Cd and Hg were found in horses and ranged 0.029-47.4 and 0.009-0.13 mg kg(-1), respectively. The European Union maximum levels for Cd in kidney were exceeded by 92.3% of horses, 14% of cattle and 16% of sheep. The highest mean Cu levels were found in sheep and horse (8.53 and 8.45 mg kg(-1)). Mean Hg concentrations in kidney of cattle, sheep, horses and pigs were 0.051, 0.011, 0.034 and 0.094 mg kg(-1), respectively, and the highest levels of Pb were found in cattle (1.71 mg kg(-1)). Significant differences in Cd, Pb and Hg concentrations between animal species were observed.
a Department of Veterinary Public Health, Laboratory for Residue Control , Croatian Veterinary Institute , Savska cesta 143 , HR-10000 Zagreb , Croatia.
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D000818:Animals; D001151:Arsenic / Q000737:chemistry; D002104:Cadmium / Q000737:chemistry; D002417:Cattle; D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry; D017523:Croatia; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D004787:Environmental Pollution; D006736:Horses; D007668:Kidney / Q000737:chemistry*; D007854:Lead / Q000737:chemistry; D008628:Mercury / Q000737:chemistry; D019216:Metals, Heavy / Q000737:chemistry*; D012424:Rural Population; D012756:Sheep; D013552:Swine
D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D019216:Metals, Heavy; D002104:Cadmium; D007854:Lead; D003300:Copper; D008628:Mercury; D001151:Arsenic
animal products, meat; heavy metals; metals analysis, AAS