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Heavy Metals Content in Broiler Chicken Tissues and Health Risk Assessment Posed to Consumers in Jazan Region, Saudi Arabia

Heavy Metals Content in Broiler Chicken Tissues and Health Risk Assessment Posed to Consumers in Jazan Region, Saudi Arabia

Sadique A. Javed1*, Mohammed Al Bratty1, Abdul Jabbar Al-Rajab2,3, Hassan A. Alhazmi1,4, Asim Najmi1, Mohammad Firoz Alam5, Hafiz A. Makeen6 and Waquar Ahsan1

1Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia
2Centre for Environmental Research and Studies, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia
3Etcetera Publications, Chesterville, ON, K0C1H0, Canada
4Substance Abuse and Toxicology Research Center, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia
5Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia
6Pharmacy Practice Research Unit, Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia
 
*      Corresponding author: [email protected], [email protected]

Fig. 1.

Percentage contribution of individual toxic elements with respect to A, estimated daily intake (EDIs) and B, health risk (THQ) posed to the adult and children population through broiler chicken consumption in Jazan region, Saudi Arabia.

Fig. 2.

Heat map of the absolute values of the correlation matrix.

Fig. 3.

Component loading scatter plot for the variables showing distribution of variables among the two major principle components.

Fig. 4.

Dendrogram tree obtained after HCA on metals as variables. Two distinct clusters were seen consisting various metal ions. Cd could not be placed in any cluster.

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Pakistan Journal of Zoology

December

Pakistan J. Zool., Vol. 56, Iss. 6, pp. 2501-3000

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