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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022

Evaluation of Potentially Toxic Trace Metals and Associated Health Risk Assessment in Buffalo Milk.

Aqsa Rafiq, Munir H Shah, Mohamed Mohany, Adnan Ahmad Tahir, Mohamed Farouk Elsadek, Muhammad Abdul Qayyum, Arshad Mehmood Abbasi

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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7 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Aqsa RafiqDepartment of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan.
Munir H ShahDepartment of Chemistry, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0003-4445-4293
Mohamed MohanyDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-7709-5253
Adnan Ahmad TahirDepartment of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0002-6679-1197
Mohamed Farouk ElsadekDepartment of Community Health Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 10219, Riyadh 11433, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-5955-7311
Muhammad Abdul QayyumDepartment of Chemistry, Division of Science & Technology, University of Education, Lahore 54770, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0001-6910-1609
Arshad Mehmood AbbasiDepartment of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0001-9978-3866
COMSATS University Islamabad · PKKing Saud University · SAQuaid-i-Azam University · PKUniversity of Okara · PK

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Abstract

The contamination of toxic trace metals in the food chain is one of the major threats to human health. Milk is part of a balanced diet, which is essential for proper growth, but the ingestion of contaminated milk may cause chronic health disorders. The present study is focused on the assessment of contamination of toxic trace metals in buffalo milk and the associated health risks to the consumers of Abbottabad, Pakistan. Standard analytical methods were employed to quantify the metal contents in the milk samples collected from various shops and homes in the months from June 2021 to October 2021. Health risk assessment was accomplished by computing estimated daily intake (EDI), health risk index (HRI), target hazard quotient (THQ), hazard index (HI), and target cancer risk (TCR). On a comparative basis, the mean concentration of Cr was found to be highest in both shop and home milk samples (101.3 ± 45.33 and 54.11 ± 24.20 mg/L, respectively), followed by Pb, Zn, Ni, and Cd levels. In buffalo milk collected from homes, the highest concentration of the metals was found in October, followed by July, September, June, and August. In shop milk, the increasing trend of metal contents was July > October > September > June > August. Significantly strong positive relationships were noted between the metal concentrations in the milk samples. Multivariate cluster analysis and principal component analysis exhibited significant anthropogenic contributions of the metals in buffalo milk. Mostly, the EDI and HRI values were exceeding the recommended limits; however, THQ, HI, and TCR showed that the intake of these metals through milk consumption was within the safe limit and thus revealed no significant carcinogenic or non-carcinogenic risks to the consumers. It is high time to ensure the continuous monitoring of organic/inorganic toxins in the milk and concerned authorities should take strict measures to control the contamination of milk and other food products.

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Metals, HeavyTrace ElementsAnimalsBuffaloesHumansMilkReceptors, Antigen, T-CellRisk AssessmentMetals, HeavyReceptors, Antigen, T-CellTrace Elementsbuffalo milkcancer riskhealth riskpotentially toxic metalsstatistical analysis

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PMID36429397
PMCPMC9691157
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