Open AccessCADMIUM ACCUMULATION IN HORSE MUSCLE, LIVER AND KIDNEY SLAUGHTERED IN BARI
Author(s) -
Giancarlo Bozzo,
Edmondo Ceci,
Pierfrancesco Pinto
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
italian journal of food safety
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.359
H-Index - 13
ISSN - 2239-7132
DOI - 10.4081/ijfs.2009.5.40
Subject(s) - cadmium , horse , kidney , medicine , physiology , biology , chemistry , paleontology , organic chemistry
The occurrence of Cadmium was measured in the muscle, liver and kidneys of 220 horses, 120 Polish, 55 Spanish and 45 Italian, subdivided into age-group. The kidneys were found to be the most contaminated and the concentration reveals a situation which should be under investigation