Levels of some heavy metals in meat and organs of cattle and their hazard effect on public healt in aasiut governorate

الملخص EN

Cadmium and lead conccoIraUons in the liver, kidney and lnuscic from 32 male cattle (2-3 years old) slaughtered in Assint slaughterhouse, from March to Jun 2009.

were quantified.

Analysis was performed by Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry.

ITiC mean cadmium concentrations were 0.52 ± 0.03.

0.58 ± 0.03 and O.40 ? ? 0.2 ppm in the liver, kidney and muscles respectively.

The mean lead concentrations in the liver, kidney and muscles of the examined samples were 1.200.17; 3.74 i 0.27 and 1.01 t 0.28 ppm respectively.

Cadmium and lead concentrations in the esiimated tissues of the examined cattle exceeded the acceptable maximum concentrations that have been adopted by many countries.

The adverse health effect due in consumption of mis meat, liver and kidneys were discussed.