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Kidney and muscle samples were collected from 197 bovine and 33 porcine carcasses and liver and muscle from 115 poultry carcasses across the province. These tissues were analyzed for the following 13 elements, Ag, As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Hg, Mo, Ni, Pb, Sb, Se, and Zn. The intent of the study was to determine normal background levels. Tissue concentration of these elements fell into five orders of magnitude ranging from < 10 μg kg−1 for Ag to over 10 mg kg−1 for Zn. Similar concentrations were observed in the three specie tissues being compared except for higher concentrations of Cd and Sb in bovine kidneys. In avian tissues Mo contents were higher in liver than muscle. When samples from all three species were grouped by age, no distinct trends were observed to indicate an increase in metal contents with age, with the exception of Cd in bovine kidneys.
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Frank, R., Stonefield, K.I., Luyken, H. et al. Survey of elemental contents in two organs of slaughtered bovine, porcine and avian specimens, Ontario, Canada 1980–83. Environ Monit Assess 6, 259–265 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00396793
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