Study of the Some Heavy Metals Residues in the Camel Meat in different regions of Kirkuk governorate during the spring and Summer Seasons

Abstract

For the purpose of searching for levels of some heavy contamination in muscle, liver and kidney meat for Camel in Kirkuk governorate in spring and summer seasons, samples were collected randomly from males (aged 4-5 years) from three reigns of Kirkuk governorate (Kirkuk center, Shwan and Laylan) During the March and April (spring season) and May and July months of (summer season) in 2020. There was a significant effect (p ≤ 0.05) on the factors (meat type, location and season) in the concentration of lead, Kidney meat in the Kirkuk center in the spring season recorded the highest concentration of lead and significant difference (8.008 ppm) The lowest concentration (2.211 ppm) was found in Liver in Spring. The highest concentration level of cadmium in muscle in summer season from Kirkuk center (4.191 ppm) in muscle, and lowers Concentration of cadmium (2.961 ppm) recorded in kidney from Laylan in summer season. The concentration of zinc in the Liver at the Kirkuk center in the summer season was the highest concentration (138.221 ppm), while the Kidney in the spring season from Kirkuk center recorded the lowest concentration (28.347 ppm). For Copper the liver in the Kirkuk center in the spring season had the highest concentration (26.754 ppm), while the Liver from the Kirkuk center at summer was recorded lowest concentration (4.663 ppm). For Cobalt, in spring season in Kirkuk, the Muscle recorded the highest concentration of cobalt (8.194 ppm) in summer, while the lowest concentration was recorded in Kidney the spring season from Kirkuk center (1.913 ppm). All types of metals recorded levels higher than the internationally accepted limits.