IS THE MEAT OF WILD WATERFOWL FIT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION? PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF CADMIUM AND LEAD CONCENTRATION IN PECTORAL MUSCLES OF MALLARDS AND COOTS SHOT IN 2006 IN SOUTHERN POLAND

Concentrations of cadmium and lead in pectoral muscles of mallards (N = 15) and coots (N = 15) shot on fishponds in Zator area (southern Poland, Europe) were determined with the graphite furnace AAS. Samples were dried and wet digested in the mixture of HNO3 and HClO4. Median concentration of cadmiu...

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Main Author: Lukasz Jakub Binkowski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Slovak University of Agriculture 2012-02-01
Series:Journal of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Food Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.jmbfs.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Binkowski.pdf