title: The bioaccumulation of lead in the organs of roe deer (Capreolus capreolus L.), red deer (Cervus elaphus L.), and wild boar (Sus scrofa L.) from Poland.
abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate the level of lead (Pb) in the livers and kidneys of free-living animals from Poland, with regard to the differences in tissue Pb content between the species. The research material consisted of liver and kidney samples collected from roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), red deer (Cervus elaphus), and wild boar (Sus scrofa) that had been hunted in 16 voivodeships of Poland. The concentration of lead had been measured using inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) method. The results show that differences in lead concentration in the organs depended on the geographic location. In roe deer and red deer, the highest mean lead concentrations in the livers and kidneys, observed in the central region of Poland, were twice as high as the lowest concentration of Pb in these animals from the northeastern region of the country. In wild boar, the highest mean concentration of Pb was noted in the livers of animals from the central region of Poland and in the kidneys of animals from the northwestern region, while the lowest lead concentrations in both organs were typical for wild boar from the southeast part of the country. Our results show that areas located in the center and in the north of Poland carry most of the burden of lead bioaccumulation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Reproduction Biotechnology and Environmental Hygiene, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Judyma 6, 71-466, Szczecin, Poland. malgorzata.bakowska@zut.edu.pl.
authors.forename: Małgorzata
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bąkowska
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Reproduction Biotechnology and Environmental Hygiene, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Judyma 6, 71-466, Szczecin, Poland.
authors.forename: Bogumiła
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pilarczyk
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Reproduction Biotechnology and Environmental Hygiene, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Judyma 6, 71-466, Szczecin, Poland.
authors.forename: Agnieszka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tomza-Marciniak
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Reproduction Biotechnology and Environmental Hygiene, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Judyma 6, 71-466, Szczecin, Poland.
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Udała
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Biostatistics, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Judyma 10, 71-466, Szczecin, Poland.
authors.forename: Renata
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pilarczyk
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003670:Deer; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D007668:Kidney / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D007854:Lead / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D008099:Liver / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D011044:Poland; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D007854:Lead
keywords: Kidney; Lead; Liver; Red deer; Roe deer; Wild boar