Lead and other elements in sheep fed colored magazines and newsprint

Journal Article · Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1977 · J. Agric. Food Chem.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/jf60211a007· OSTI ID:5376860

Heffron, C L; Reid, J T; Furr, A K; Parkinson, T F; King, J M; Bache, C A; John, Jr, L E; Gutenmann, W H; Lisk, D J

Colored paper from magazines and newsprint was fed as 23% of a ration to sheep for 124 days. Among 44 elements determined in the paper and selected sheep tissues, marked accumulation of lead in animal organs was found reaching 22 ppm in bone. Barium and bromine was higher in kidney and fluorine was higher in bone of sheep fed the paper vs. the control ration. Histological examination of animal tissue revealed no apparent lesions which could be attributed to consumption of the paper diet. The sheep on the paper ration consumed more and gained weight at a faster rate than the control animals. The paper rations showed a higher in vivo digestibility than the control diet. 31 references.

• Research Organization: Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg
• OSTI ID: 5376860
• Journal Information: J. Agric. Food Chem.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Agric. Food Chem.; (United States) Vol. 25:3; ISSN JAFCA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ALKALI METALS
ALKALINE EARTH METALS
ALUMINIUM
ANIMAL FEEDS
ANIMALS
ANTIMONY
ARSENIC
BARIUM
BIOLOGICAL ACCUMULATION
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BODY
BORON
BROMINE
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EUROPIUM
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FLUORINE
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GOLD
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HELIUM
INFORMATION
IODINE
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KIDNEYS
LANTHANUM
LEAD
LIVER
LUTETIUM
MAGNESIUM
MAMMALS
MANGANESE
METALS
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NICKEL
NONMETALS
NUMERICAL DATA
ORGANS
PAPER
POTASSIUM
RARE EARTHS
RARE GASES
RUBIDIUM
RUMINANTS
SAMARIUM
SCANDIUM
SELENIUM
SEMIMETALS
SHEEP
SKELETON
SODIUM
STRONTIUM
TANTALUM
THORIUM
TIN
TITANIUM
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
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URANIUM
VANADIUM
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