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Influence of heavy metals from wild boar meat on consumers health in Croatia

Based on the findings of the monitoring of heavy metals in the meat of wild animals (wild boar, deer and roe ieer), witch was implemented in the 2006 and 2007 in Republic of Croatia, in Virovitica-podravska Cpounty and Osijek-Baranja County (The transitional zone between two counties) in a number of samples were found elevated amounts of heavy metals (lead, cadmium, mercury and arsenic). In order to determine their impact on the health of consumers, the Croatian Food Agency launched the development of scientific study witch included all three wildlife species listed in three counties (including Vukovar-Srijemska County) in the three gender clasess (mature, middle age and the young), and both gender (males and females). The amounts of the heavy metals were determined by apsorbic atomic spetrophotometry (AAS).

heavy metals; wild boar

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