1993 Cilt 12 Sayı 2

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    Liver lead levels of slaughtered cattle in Bursa
    (Uludağ Üniversitesi, 1993) Sayal, Ahmet; Aydın, Ahmet; Tayar, Mustafa; Mert, Nihat; Çetin, Meltem; Şen, Cem; Uludağ Üniversitesi/Veteriner Fakültesi/Besin Hijyeni ve Teknolojisi Anabilim Dalı.; Uludağ Üniversitesi/Veteriner Fakültesi/Biyokimya Anabilim Dalı.
    Bursa is a city of over two million with enormous environmental pollution problems. Lead, has an important role in environmental pollution, reaches to man with animal originated foods in ecosystems. In the presented research, cattle liver samples were obtained from the animals which had highway feeding. Five liver samples from Çalı, fıve from Akçalar and ten samples from Bursa Meat and Fish Foundation (EBK) slaughterhouses were provided All of the samples were ashed by nitric acid perchloric acid (4:2 v/v) and lead levels were measured by Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer with graphite furnace. The estimated liver lead levels in Çalı, Akçalar and E.B.K samples were 0.397 mg/kg, 0.270 mg/kg and 0.248 mg/kg, respectively. Comparing to these values with other published data, it was observed that all samples had high lead levels. As conclusion, Bursa and surrounding are getting more polluted. These results were prompted us to carry out further investigation.