Assessment of heavy metals level in chicken with indeterminate analysis in localities of Lahore, Pakistan

• Published in: Environmental monitoring and assessment 2024-05, Vol.196 (5), p.458-458, Article 458
• Main Authors: Ahmad, Naveed, Afzal, Usama, Zafar, Ramna, Arslan, Muhammad, Riaz, Saira, Naseem, Shahzad, Naeem, Muhammad, Fatima, Adeena, Ali, Mubashar, Aslam, Muhammad
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Absorption spectroscopy; Animal protein; Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution; Atomic absorption spectroscopy; Cadmium; Chickens; Contamination; Copper; Drinking water; Earth and Environmental Science; Ecology; Ecotoxicology; Environment; Environmental Management; Food sources; Heavy metals; Lead; Liver; Monitoring/Environmental Analysis; Poultry; Poultry feed; Protein sources; Samples; Spectral analysis; Spectroscopy; Statistical analysis; Statistical methods; Statistics; Vitamins; Zinc
• ISSN: 0167-6369; 1573-2959
• DOI: 10.1007/s10661-024-12627-w

The poultry industry is a significant source of animal protein, vitamins, and minerals, particularly through the consumption of chicken meat. In order to conduct the study, 100 samples of liver, chicken feed, and drinking water were collected in nearby areas of Lahore. The investigation aims to detect the presence of specific heavy metals in the collected samples. For this purpose, atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) was used to detect heavy metals after proper preparation of the samples. The experimentally observed data were analyzed through a novel statistical approach known as neutrosophic statistics. It was observed that copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), and cadmium (Cd) were the most prominent metals detected with contamination above the safe limits (for chicken drinking water (Zn = 23.09±13.67 mg/L, Cu = 3.84±3.04 mg/L, Cd = 0.805±0.645 mg/L, Pb = 0.275±0.095 mg/L, As = 0.982±0.978 mg/L), for chicken feed (Zn = 2.705±0.715 mg/kg, Cu = 1.85±0.53 mg/kg, Cd = 3.065±1.185 mg/kg, Pb = 0.215±0.175 mg/kg, As = 0.68±0.22 mg/kg), and chicken’s liver (Zn = 3.93±0.66 mg/kg, Cu = 1.2±0.52 mg/kg, Cd = 0.07±0.05 mg/kg, Pb = 0.805±0.775 mg/kg, As = 1.05±0.8 mg/kg)). Similarly, the statistical analysis leads that the findings emphasize the importance of monitoring and mitigating heavy metal contamination in the poultry industry to ensure the safety and quality of poultry products.