Concentration of Selected Metals in Liver, Kidney, and Muscle of the Red Deer (Cervus elaphus)

Abstract

Concentration of cadmium, lead, chromium, zinc, copper, and manganese in liver, kidney, and muscle of red deer was investigated. For analysis of the content of these trace elements an AAS method was used. The concentration of cadmium was significantly (p < 0.05) higher in kidney in comparison with liver and muscle. The level of lead was the highest in muscle (p < 0.05). Lower values were detected in liver and in kidney. The concentration of chromium was very similar in all studied tissues. A higher concentration of zinc was found in muscle, followed by kidney and liver. The level of copper was significantly higher in liver (p < 0.05), and lower in kidneys and muscle. In evaluation of the concentration of manganese in red deer, the highest concentration of this element in liver was detected.

Entry of Heavy Metals into Food Chains: a 20-year Comparison Study in Northern Moravia (Czech Republic)

“…this is suggestive of lower cadmium intake levels at which the organism is still able to detoxicate and excrete the element rather than storing it in muscle tissue (Györi et al 2005;Neathery et al 1974). in both periods, cadmium concentrations in kidneys were higher (P < 0.01) than those in the muscle and liver (P < 0.05), and they are in good agreement with literature data (Gašparik et al 2004). in hares, cadmium concentrations in the liver and kidneys were higher in the 2005-2007 period.…”

Heavy Metals in Brown Bears from the Central European Carpathians

“…Lower concentration was determined in the liver and spleen. Cadmium accumulation in the kidney and liver has been reported also in other mammals Muir et al 1999;Kottferová and Koréneková 2000;Beiglbock et al 2002;Ga‰parik et al 2004;Kramarová et al 2005). 1988 and 1990 (Îilinãar et al 1992).…”

“…Relatively high concentrations of toxic elements were found also in tissues of foxes, boar (Piskorová et al 2003) and deer (Ga‰parik et al 2004). However, these levels are lower than those observed in bears and are in accordance with the assumption that the heavy metal load of omnivores is higher than that of ruminants living in the same area (Chudík and MaÀkovská 1987).…”

“…The aim of our study was to determine the content and distribution of cadmium, lead, mercury and copper in tissues of brown bears living in the western Carpathians of central Slovakia between 2002 and2004, to compare heavy metal concentrations with the values observed in the same location between 1988 and 1990 (Îilinãar et al 1992), and to comment on the overall dynamism.…”

Roe and red deer as bioindicators of heavy metals contamination in north-western Poland

“…Environmental studies often use free-living animals as indicators of the degree of environmental pollution with toxic metals [7,8,[10][11][12][13]. Identification of heavy metal concentrations in the organs of free-living animals provides an indirect measure of environmental pollution while making it possible to determine the extent of exposure of animals to these elements in a given area.…”