DETERMINATION OF METAL LEVELS IN THE MUSCLE TISSUE AND LIVERS OF CHICKENS

作者：Kurnaz Ercan; Filazi Ayhan^*

来源：Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, 2011, 20(11): 2896-2901.

• Atomic absorption spectrophotometry (AAS)
• chicken
• liver
• meat
• metal
• Turkey

The aims of this study were to evaluate the toxic cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), and essential copper (Cu) and iron (Fe) concentrations in the muscle tissue and livers of chicken, originating from Sakarya, Balikesir, Manisa, and Adana provinces in Turkey, and to compare these metal levels between industrialized and rural areas. In total, 80 samples of chicken femoral muscles and livers were collected. Metal concentrations were determined by atomic absorption spectrophotometry (AAS). The results (in jig kg(-1)) were as follows: 2-66 for Pb, <0.05-4 for Cd, <10-500 for Cu, and 800-4000 for Fe in muscle tissue, and 1193 for Pb, 0.5-18 for Cd, 260-1000 for Cu, and 7000-14500 for Fe in livers. As expected, this research revealed that chickens from industrialized areas showed significantly higher metal levels than from rural ones. The metal levels were found to be below the legal limits of Turkish and European Union standards.

• 出版日期2011