cadmium – MASO-INTERNATIONAL

Cadmium and lead in the tissues and organs of livestock from an industrially polluted area

Authors: Magdaléna Skalická and Beáta Koréneková
Keywords: atomic absorption spectrometer, cadmium, cattle, lead, liver, muscle

The occurrence of cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) from industrial emissions was determined in the muscle and liver of cattle from agricultural farms near an industrial plant in Eastern Slovakia. In this study, cows were slaughtered and the concentrations of Cd and Pb analysed by the Unicam Solar 939 atomic absorption spectrometer. The highest levels … [Read more…]

Bovine meat and offal as a source of human exposure to cadmium in the Czech Republic

Authors: Jiří Drápal, Petr Hedbávný, Veronika Střechová and Kamil Šťastný
Keywords: bovine animals, cadmium, kidneys, trends

An evaluation of cadmium content in the muscle, liver and kidneys of young bovine animals (under two years of age) and cows was conducted in the Czech Republic during the period 1993-2010. The average cadmium content in the muscle of young bovine animals and cows was approximately the same (i.e. 0.007 and 0.008 mg.kg-1 wet … [Read more…]