Lead and cadmium concentrations in livestock bred in Campania, Italy
Among the various aspects of environmental pollution, special attention must be directed to heavy metals, which show a remarkable tendency to accumulate in tissues and organs of animals and humans. Particularly, lead and cadmium are of great concern when one considers that the variety of their uses has increased their level in the environment and that they have been identified as the causes of several clinical problems. Since heavy metals may be used as indicators of industrial contamination, the Italian Ministry of Health started a research program concerning the lead and cadmium levels in meat, cow's milk and eggs produce by Italian livestock and in well water, and in local and industrial feeds tuffs employed in their breeding. This is the object of the present study carried out in the Campania province.
- Research Organization:
- Universita di Napoli (Italy)
- OSTI ID:
- 5378292
- Journal Information:
- Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States), Vol. 39:3
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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