Residual Levels of Toxic Metals and Estimation of their Dietary Intakes, and Non-Carcinogenic Risks Associated with the Consumption of Meat and Edible Offal of Camel in Egypt and Saudi Arabia
Residual Levels of Toxic Metals and Estimation of their Dietary Intakes, and Non-Carcinogenic Risks Associated with the Consumption of Meat and Edible Offal of Camel in Egypt and Saudi Arabia
Saad Ibrahim Al-Sultan1, Mariam H.E. Khedr2, Ahmed S. Abdelaziz3, Mostafa M. Abdelhafeez4, Tamer Mohamed Gad5, Sabry Mohamed El-Bahr6,7*, Sherief Abdel-Raheem1,8 and Hesham A. Khalifa3
A) lead (Pb), B) cadmium (Cd), C) arsenic (As), D) mercury (Hg) residual contents (µg/g ww) in camels’ liver, kidney, tongue, and muscle retailed in Egypt and Saudi Arabia. Columns carrying different letters (a, b, and c) are significantly different among Egyptian samples; while columns carrying different letters (A, B, and C) are significantly different among Saudi samples. Star marks refers to significant difference between Egyptian and Saudi samples, P < 0.05.