Distribution of toxic and essential elements in various chicken organs |
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Authors: | I Fatima S Waheed A Mannan IH Qureshi |
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Institution: | Nuclear Chemistry Division , Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology , P.O. Nilore, Rawalpindi, Pakistan |
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Abstract: | An instrumental neutron activation technique was applied to determine toxic, essential and other elements in various chicken organs namely; liver, heart, gizzard, breast and leg. The range, arithmetic mean, geometric mean and median were computed which indicate normal distribution pattern for Hg, Se, Cl, Fe, Zn, Mn, Na, K and Cs in the five chicken organs. The concentration of Hg, Se, As, Fe, Zn and Mn in local chicken liver were also compared with the literature values. Dietary intake value for toxic and essential elements were also computed and compared with the recommended values. |
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Keywords: | Toxic elements essential elements instrumental neutron activation analysis chicken organs and dietary intake |
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