Analysis of lead levels in local Jordanian and imported sheep meat and organs using atomic absorption spectrometry

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 115, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 87-93

  Massadeh, Adnan ^a   Al Sharif, Labib ^a   Dalale'H, Raed ^a   Hassan, Mohammad ^b  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^b Zagazig University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Analysis; Atomic absorption spectrometery; Lead; Meat

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; SHEEP MEAT; SHEEP ORGANS;

ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEALTH RISKS; LEAD;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS;

LEAD;

ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; LEAD; MEAT; SHEEP;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; AUSTRALIA; CHINA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD SAFETY; JORDAN; KIDNEY; LIVER; MARKET; NONHUMAN; SHEEP; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TISSUE LEVEL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHINA; FOOD CONTAMINATION; JORDAN; LEAD; MEAT; SHEEP; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33745955420     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-006-6497-9     Document Type: Article

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