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Exposure to toxic and essential trace elements through the intake of processed and meat cuts (beef and chicken) in southeastern Brazil

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The present study evaluated the concentration of six trace elements in processed meat products and in meat cuts. We also assessed the risk associated with the consumption of these foods based on the estimated daily intake (EDI) of these elements. Fifty-eight processed meat and 148 meat cuts samples were analyzed using ICP-OES. As and Cd were not detected in any sample of processed meat. The highest mean level of lead was observed in frankfurters (0.056 μg g−1), which is half the maximum permissible level. For Cr, the highest mean concentrations were detected in chicken nuggets and beef hamburger (0.121 and 0.105 μg g−1, respectively), which are above the allowed limit. The comparison between the impact of a diet restricted to processed meats with a diet restricted to meats cuts showed that the individuals following the latter are exposed to higher amounts of the trace elements analyzed.

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The authors thank the Laboratório de Ciências Ambientais (LCA) from Universidade Estadual do Norte do Rio de Janeiro Darcy Ribeiro (UENF) for the logistic support and analytical structure provided.

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Cristina M M Souza received grants from the Fundação Carlos Chagas Filho de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ) (Grant number: E-26/010.001984/2014). This study was also financed in part by Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoa de Nível Superior—Brazil (CAPES)—Finance Code 001.

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    Bruno de Souza Ramos, Inácio Abreu Pestana, Dayana Caldas, Lucas Silva Azevedo, Marcelo Gomes Almeida & Cristina Maria Magalhães de Souza

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de Souza Ramos, B., Pestana, I.A., Caldas, D. et al. Exposure to toxic and essential trace elements through the intake of processed and meat cuts (beef and chicken) in southeastern Brazil. Environ Monit Assess 191, 477 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-019-7618-6

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