Heavy metal levels in goats from Notasulga, Alabama
Conference
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OSTI ID:40191
- Tuskegee Univ., AL (United States). School of Veterinary Medicine
- Xavier Univ. of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA (United States)
Goat meat farming is increasing in popularity in southeastern region of United States. In order to monitor environmental contamination of heavy metals in goat meat, samples of liver, kidney, and muscle were collected from 20 goats on a goat farm in Notasulga, Alabama. These samples were analyzed by Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectroscopy. The copper concentration was significantly higher in livers than the concentration in kidneys and muscles. Lead, cadmium, and zinc levels did not show any significant differences between liver, kidney, and muscle samples. The concentrations of lead and copper in livers and cadmium in kidneys were significantly different in males when compared to females. However, in muscle, the concentrations of lead, cadmium, copper, and zinc showed no significant difference between male and female or between young and old goats. Further, the concentrations of lead in livers and cadmium in kidneys showed a significant difference between young and old goats.
- OSTI ID:
- 40191
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9410273--
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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