Determination of heavy metals in various tissues of locally reared (country) chicken in major districts of Karnataka, India: Assessment of potential health risks
- Title
- Determination of heavy metals in various tissues of locally reared (country) chicken in major districts of Karnataka, India: Assessment of potential health risks
- Creator
- Shreenivasa S.A.; Velayudhannair K.; Arockiasamy J.P.; Shama G.; Sivakumar R.
- Description
- Food is one of the most prevalent ways that humans are exposed to metals. Heavy metals including cadmium, iron, zinc, lead, and mercury are harmful to humans and have a detrimental impact on health because they accumulate in biological organs. The concentration levels of these heavy metals were tested in different edible parts of the country (locally raised) chicken from various districts in Karnataka, India, namely Bengaluru, Tumakuru, Mangaluru, and Udupi, using an Atomic-Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS). Heavy metal concentrations in various chicken parts were found to be below detectable limits (BDL)-0.0062, 0.027-3.178, and 0.262-2.103 ppm for Cd, Fe, and Zn, respectively, whereas Hg and Pb were BDL. The content of Zn was found to be significantly higher in all chicken samples from all examined districts, followed by Fe and Cd. Hg and Pb concentrations, on the other hand, were below the detection level in all samples. The estimated daily intakes (EDIs) of the observed metals from country chicken consumption were found to be lower than their respective FAO/WHO reference oral doses (RfD). The non- carcinogenic health hazards posed by the tested metals to the target population were estimated using the Hazard Quotient (HQ) and Hazard Index (HI) values. The HQ and HI values observed in this estimation were less than one, indicating that exposure to these heavy metals through the consumption of country chicken is unlikely to provide possible health concerns to the examined regions human population. 2023, Universidade Federal do Parana. All rights reserved.
- Source
- Archives of Veterinary Science, Vol-28, No. 4, pp. 1-10.
- Date
- 2023-01-01
- Publisher
- Universidade Federal do Parana
- Subject
- Country chicken; Food safety; Health hazards; Metal exposure; Permissible Limit; Toxicity
- Coverage
- Shreenivasa S.A., Department of Life Sciences, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore Central Campus, Hosur Road, Dharmaram Post, Karnataka, Bengaluru-, 560 029, India; Velayudhannair K., Department of Life Sciences, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore Central Campus, Hosur Road, Dharmaram Post, Karnataka, Bengaluru-, 560 029, India; Arockiasamy J.P., Department of Zoology, St. Josephs College, 36 Lalbagh Road, Karnataka, Bengaluru, India; Shama G., Department of Life Sciences, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore Central Campus, Hosur Road, Dharmaram Post, Karnataka, Bengaluru-, 560 029, India; Sivakumar R., Department of Zoology, Kongunadu Arts and Science College (Autonomous), GN Mills, Tamilnadu, Coimbatore, 641029, India
- Rights
- All Open Access; Gold Open Access
- Relation
- ISSN: 1517784X
- Format
- Online
- Language
- English
- Type
- Article
Collection
Citation
Shreenivasa S.A.; Velayudhannair K.; Arockiasamy J.P.; Shama G.; Sivakumar R., “Determination of heavy metals in various tissues of locally reared (country) chicken in major districts of Karnataka, India: Assessment of potential health risks,” CHRIST (Deemed To Be University) Institutional Repository, accessed February 25, 2025, https://archives.christuniversity.in/items/show/14469.