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POLLUTION OF SOME POULTRY MEAT PRODUCTS WITH HEAVY METALS IN ALEXANDRIA GOVERNORATE

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A total of 75 random samples of poultry products (25 each of luncheon, nuggets, and breast chicken fillet) were collected from different supermarkets in Alexandria Governorate. Samples were analyzed for the levels of cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), mercury (Hg), copper (Cu), nickel (Ni), and zinc (Zn) by using Atomic absorption spectrophotometer. Results revealed that the mean cadmium levels in the examined luncheon, nuggets and breast chicken fillet were 0.5 ± 0.005   , 0.47 ± 0.013    , and 0.050 ± 0.006    ppm, respectively. The mean lead levels were 0.266 ±0.037, 0.088 ± 0.012 and 0.057 ± 0.005 ppm, in the examined samples respectively, while the mean Hg levels in the examined samples were 0.051 ± 0.006, 0.059 ± 0.035 and 0.053 ± 0.006   ppm, respectively. At the same time the mean Cu, Ni, Zn levels were 0.085 ± 0.005  , 0.108 ± 0.004 and 0.058 ± 0.0002 ppm, 0.094 ±0.013,  0.148 ± 0.009 and 0.093 ± 0.019 ppm, and 0.320 ± 0.009, 0.365 ± 0.035  and 0.289 ± 0.020   ppm, in the examined samples of luncheon, nuggets and breast chicken fillet, respectively. Our results revealed that 20% of luncheon samples and 10% of nuggets samples exceeded the permissible limits for cadmium while breast chicken fillet comply with the permissible limits. At the same time 50% of luncheon samples, 15% of nuggets and 5% of breast chicken fillet exceeded the permissible limits for lead. It was reported that the mean concentration of Hg, Cu, Ni, Zn in all the examined samples were comply with the Egyptian standards. Public health hazard and the preventive measures intended for minimizing the residues of heavy metals in poultry products were discussed.

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10.21608/avmj.2007.177785

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Key words Heavy metals, luncheon, Nuggets, and breast chicken fillet

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A.S.

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Aiad,

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Animal health research institute – Alexandria

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Swsan,

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M. Arafa

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Animal health research institute – Alexandria

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Mervat,

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K.I.

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Animal health research institute – Alexandria

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53

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115

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24390

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2007-10-01

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2007-09-15

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2007-10-20

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11

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1012-5973

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2314-5226

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Assiut Veterinary Medical Journal

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