Accumulation of heavy metals in edible organs of different meat products available in the markets of Lahore, Pakistan. | [Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research Series B: Biological Sciences • 2015]

Author(s):

1. Nadia Jamil: College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan

2. Mujtaba Baqar: College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan

3. Maryam Manzoor: College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan

4. Naeem Abbas: Centre for Environment Protection Studies, PCSIR Laboratories Complex, Ferozepure Road, Lahore, Pakistan

5. Abdul-Qadir: College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan

6. Naveed Ahsan: College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan

7. Irfan Ahmad Shaikh: College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan

8. Soniya Munir: College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan

9. Muhammad Arslan: Department of Earth Sciences, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran, Dammam, Saudi Arabia

10. Hina Zahid: College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan

Abstract:

The present study assessed the accumulation of selected heavy metals (Cd, Cr, Pb and Cu) in different organs including brain, heart, lungs, liver, stomach, kidney and flesh (muscles) of several animals commercially available in the market of Lahore, Pakistan. The concentrations found in different organs of chicken, goat and cow ranged between 0.132-2.165 mg/g for Cd, 0.768-2.335 mg/g for Cr, 0.260-1.411 mg/g for Pb and 0.092-1.195 mg/g for Cu. In the absence of national safety standards in respect to the content of heavy metals in foodstuffs, the results obtained were compared with international guidelines and found concentrations considerably higher than the prescribed safe limits. Therefore, immediate attention must be paid to prevent public health risks associated with the presence of toxic heavy metals in the commercially available meat products.

Page(s): 92-97

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Published: Journal: Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research Series B: Biological Sciences, Volume: 58, Issue: 2, Year: 2015

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