Pattern of cadmium contamination in the liver and kidneys of moose and white-tailed deer in Québec

Crête, Michel; Potvin, François; Walsh, P.; Benedetti, Jean-Louis; Lefebvre, Michel; Weber, Jean-Philippe; Paillard, G.; Gagnon, Joanne

doi:10.1016/0048-9697(87)90076-3

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“…As a result it is recommended in certain countries to avoid consumption of the edible parts of game viscera. [18][19][20][21] Cd concentrations in the red deer tissues analysed (Figs. 2, 3 and 4) were low, especially in the muscles.…”

Section: Cadmium (Cd)mentioning

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Cadmium, lead and mercury concentrations in selected red deer (Cervus elaphusL.) tissues from north-eastern Croatia

Srebočan¹,

Janicki²,

Crnić³

et al. 2012

Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A

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Concentrations of cadmium, lead and mercury were determined in muscle, liver and kidney tissue from three different age groups of red deer (young animals aged 6 or 7 months, middle-aged animals aged 3 to 5 years, old animals aged over 8 years) from the Baranja region of Croatia. Median cadmium concentrations were low in the muscles of all investigated age groups (0.0002; 0.0009 and 0.0020 μg/g), higher in the liver (0.0279; 0.0656 and 0.1463 μg/g) and highest in the kidneys (0.4792; 2.8531 and 6.1657 μg/g). A positive correlation was established between cadmium concentration and age. In all analyzed tissues the median lead concentration was higher in young (muscle 0.0024; liver 0.0364 and kidney 0.0618 μg/g), compared to middle-aged animals (muscle 0.0001; liver 0.0184 and kidney 0.0160 μg/g). In contrast to cadmium, mercury had a negative correlation to age but median concentrations were very low (in muscle: 0.0011; 0.0001 and 0.0006 μg/g; in liver: 0.0051; 0.0037 and 0.0022 μg/g and in kidney: 0.0145; 0.0183 and 0.0106 μg/g) especially compared to cadmium. From the hygienic point of view all the examined tissues are edible since concentrations of the analyzed metals do not exceed values proposed by the official regulations, with the exception of a few kidney samples, which contained cadmium above the recommended value. Furthermore, mercury concentrations are no longer (since 2008) a matter of legislation.

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Section: Cadmium (Cd)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Cadmium, lead and mercury concentrations in selected red deer (Cervus elaphusL.) tissues from north-eastern Croatia

Srebočan¹,

Janicki²,

Crnić³

et al. 2012

Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A

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“…In the late 1980s, public health authorities of Québec (Canada) were alerted to a possible public health risk of cadmium contamination associated with the consumption of the liver and kidney of moose, white-tailed deer, and caribou (Crête et al, 1987(Crête et al, , 1989. At the time, a preliminary investigation was undertaken in an Inuit population from Northern Qué-bec where caribou and wild game constitute a substantial part of the diet.…”

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Levels of Cadmium in Kidney and Liver Tissues Among a Canadian Population (Province of Quebec)

Benedetti¹

1999

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A

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In an exploratory study, levels of cadmium in whole-kidney and liver tissues of 314 subjects from the general population of the province of Quebec (Canada) were measured postmortem. Frequency distributions of cadmium concentrations were lognormal. As reported in similar studies, age and especially smoking habits were the main variables affecting cadmium concentrations. The geometric mean of whole kidney concentrations (wet weight) was 17.62 microg/g, with a minimum concentration of 2.25 microg/g and a maximum of 100.61 microg/g. Mean concentrations of cadmium in kidneys increased with age, reaching a plateau in the group 50 to 59 yr (29.49 microg/g), and falling slowly thereafter.

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“…Among 6 specimens of muscle the mean [1] µg/kg/day 0.0026 0.0014 0.0010 0.0008 0.0005 Food [1] µg/kg/day 0.6200 0.6400 0.5100 0.2900 0.2100 Soil [1] µg/kg/day 0.0057 0.0044 0.0015 0.0004 0.0003 Total background intake [2] µg [2] Weighted sum of Cd intake from air (25% absorption, weighted by a factor of 10), drinking water (5% absorption, weight factor 2), food and soil (2.5% absorption, weight factor one) [reference 1, p92.]. [3] USEPA reference dose (RfD) for chronic oral intake of cadmium [reference 1, p107.]. [4] Allowable excess Cd intake = Tolerable maximum -total background intake.…”

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“…Tl'azt'en Nation members were aware of and disturbed by reports of potentially toxic concentrations of cadmium found in the organs of large land mammals in Arctic Canada (3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9). They wanted to know if they should restrict intake of moose, their principal traditional meat.…”

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Consumption guideline concerning cadmium in moose meat in northern British Columbia, Canada

Jin¹,

Joseph-Quinn²

2004

International Journal of Circumpolar Health

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Pattern of cadmium contamination in the liver and kidneys of moose and white-tailed deer in Québec

Cited by 42 publications

References 16 publications

Cadmium, lead and mercury concentrations in selected red deer (Cervus elaphusL.) tissues from north-eastern Croatia

Cadmium, lead and mercury concentrations in selected red deer (Cervus elaphusL.) tissues from north-eastern Croatia

Levels of Cadmium in Kidney and Liver Tissues Among a Canadian Population (Province of Quebec)

Consumption guideline concerning cadmium in moose meat in northern British Columbia, Canada

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