The lead, cadmium and mercury concentrations in muscle, liver and kidney from Finnish pigs and cattle during 1987?1988

Niemi, Anneli; Venäläinen, Eija-Riitta; Hirvi, Timo; Hirn, Jorma; Karppanen, Eeva

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“…The mean Pb contents in heifer's and cow's liver were 37 |tg/kg and in pig's liver 11 /tg/kg. The Pb content of the livers in the present study was lower than the levels detected earlier in Finland or Sweden (table 7, Niemi et al 1991, Jorhem et al 1991. The content of Pb in pig's liver was lower than that in cow's liver.…”

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Lead and cadmium contents in pork, beef and chicken, and in pig and cow liver in Finland during 1991

Tahvonen¹,

Kumpulainen²

1994

Food Additives and Contaminants

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Nationally representative samples of pork, beef, chicken, and pig's and cow's liver were collected from slaughterhouses and pooled to represent the collection area of each slaughterhouse. The lead (Pb) and cadmium (Cd) contents of the freeze-dried samples were analysed after wet digestion in concentrated HNO3 using ETAAS (Varian Spectra AA 400), Zeeman background correction and (NH4)H2PO4 as the matrix modifier. A strict analytical quality control programme including reference materials and recovery tests was employed. The average Pb content of beef (tenderloin) was 10 micrograms/kg, ground beef 8 micrograms/kg, cow's liver 37 micrograms/kg, pork (regular loin) 9 micrograms/kg, pig's liver 11 micrograms/kg and chicken 6 micrograms/kg. The mean Cd contents of beef, pork and chicken were lower than the limit of detection of the method employed. The mean Cd content of cow's liver was 66 micrograms/kg (cow) and 36 micrograms/kg (heifer) and that of pig's liver 21 micrograms/kg. The contents of lead and cadmium were low in all samples studied, approximately the same level or lower than those found in earlier Finnish studies. These results are in good agreement with the earlier Finnish Market Basket Study in which very low average lead and cadmium intakes were found.

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“…In Finland, Niemi et al (1991) have found lead contents of 15 /ig/kg in pig muscle and 13 /tg/kg in bovine muscle. Jorhem et al (1991) reported a mean concentration of <5^g/kg in pig and bovine muscle during 1984-1987 in Sweden.…”

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Lead and cadmium contents in pork, beef and chicken, and in pig and cow liver in Finland during 1991

Tahvonen¹,

Kumpulainen²

1994

Food Additives and Contaminants

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“…The remaining meat cuts had a mean cadmium concentration between 0.5 and 0.7 mg/100 g and lower CVs (2% to 34%). In comparison, the analyzed lead concentrations (Niemi et al, 1991;Doganoc, 1996), but were higher then those reported by Tahvonen and Kumpulainen (1994) and Hecht and Kumpulainen (1995) for beef and pork. Lead concentrations in horse meat were found to be lower by a factor of 0.5 compared with those determined by Hecht and Kumpulainen (1995).…”

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Variability of selected trace elements of different meat cuts determined by ICP-MS and DRC-ICPMS

Gerber

Brogioli

Hattendorf

et al. 2009

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The aim of this study was to determine the levels of cadmium, lead, iron, zinc, selenium, manganese, copper and molybdenum in different cuts of beef, pork, lamb, chicken and foal collected from supermarkets and butcheries in Switzerland. The concentrations of manganese, copper, molybdenum, zinc, iron, selenium, cadmium and lead were determined by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) after microwave digestion. Mean values and their respective coefficients of variation were calculated from the measured concentrations. The concentrations found for cadmium and lead ranged from 0.6 to 3.9 mg/100 g and 1.0 to 2.1 mg/100 g, respectively. Concentrations ranged between 0.5 and 3.3 mg/100 g for iron, 0.7 and 5.1 mg/100 g for zinc, 9 and 44 mg/100 g for selenium, 3.1 and 16.7 mg/100 g for manganese, 0.3 and 132 mg/100 g for copper and 0.9 and 3.2 mg/100 g for molybdenum. Differences found for the concentrations in meat from different species as well as between the individual meat cuts were notable for iron, zinc, selenium and copper. Manganese concentrations were found to vary unsystematically within muscles and species. Molybdenum concentrations were higher in chicken meat in comparison with the mammalian meats. The highest coefficients of variation were found for manganese (13% to 142%) and copper (13% to 224%), while the lowest was found for zinc (4% to 45%). In conclusion, in order to provide an accurate overview and to be able to calculate reliable dietary intakes, it is important to include the variability in food composition data.

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“…The cadmium contents in muscle in both mountain hares and European hares are low and similar to the cadmium concentrations in Finnish pigs and cattle (Niemi et al 1991) and elks and reindeers (Niemi et al1993 andRintala et al 1995). The cadmium content in muscle was near the limit of detection, 0.001mg/kg wet weight.…”

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Heavy Metals in Tissues of Hares in Finland, 198082 and 199293

Venäläinen¹,

Niemi²,

Hirvi³

1996

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

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The anthropogenic load of trace metals from industrial emissions to the atmosphere has significantly increased the aerial deposition of lead, cadmium and zinc and to a lesser extent of copper and nickel during the twentieth century. This is particularly true in southern Finland, where atmospheric deposition, concentrations in water and accumulation in sediments of these metals all exceed those in central and northern Finland. The deposition of trace metals in Finland occurs simultaneously with that of acidic compounds (Verta et al. 1990). Several industrial processes including combustion of fossil fuels, mining, metal processing and as well as refuse incineration contribute to these emissions, which are mainly concentrated in intensively populated industrial areas. Airborne pollutants are transported over long distances and can be detected in remote areas in amounts that greatly exceed the natural background level (Johnson 1987). Longrange transport is the primary source of lead, zinc and cadmium in Finland, but local sources are more important in the deposition of copper and nickel (Verta 1989).A major investigation of lead, cadmium, copper and zinc was performed at the National Veterinary Institute in 1980-1982. The study included 212 mountain hares (Lepua timidus) and 188 European hares (Lepus europaeus) in 15 game management areas. The results of this investigation have not been published earlier. It was decided in the autumn of 1992 to continue the investigation of hares by taking samples in four game management areas similiar to those of the earlier investigation. The areas were divided so that the game management areas of south-eastern, south-western and southern Finland together comprised the industrial area of Finland. The game management area of Oulu on the other hand represented northern FinlandThe aim of the present study was to compare possible area1 differences and to follow the changes in heavy metal concentrations in hares during a period of about ten years. The environment and diet of mountain hares and European hares often differ clearly from each other, and therefore the investigation provided information about the concentrations of heavy metals both in forests, near cultivated lands and in population centres. The mountain hare can take advantage of different diets at different times. In the summertime it eats mainly grass and the leaves of bushes. In the autumn and in the spring before the beginning of the growing season it eats the twigs of bilberries.Willow and birch bark and twigs are the most important nourishment for mountain hares in the wintertime. The European hare eats considerably less plants with woody stems than the Correspondence to: E.-R. Venäläinen 251

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The lead, cadmium and mercury concentrations in muscle, liver and kidney from Finnish pigs and cattle during 1987?1988

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Lead and cadmium contents in pork, beef and chicken, and in pig and cow liver in Finland during 1991

Lead and cadmium contents in pork, beef and chicken, and in pig and cow liver in Finland during 1991

Variability of selected trace elements of different meat cuts determined by ICP-MS and DRC-ICPMS

Heavy Metals in Tissues of Hares in Finland, 198082 and 199293

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Lead and cadmium contents in pork, beef and chicken, and in pig and cow liver in Finland during 1991

Lead and cadmium contents in pork, beef and chicken, and in pig and cow liver in Finland during 1991

Variability of selected trace elements of different meat cuts determined by ICP-MS and DRC-ICPMS

Heavy Metals in Tissues of Hares in Finland, 198082 and 199293

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