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Lead in blood and milk from urban Indian cattle and buffalo
1Division of Medicine, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, India.
Veterinary and Human Toxicology
|October 1, 1995
Abstract:
Lead levels were estimated in blood and milk collected from cattle and buffalo in 3 urban areas in India. Mean blood lead concentrations were above background levels. The highest mean blood lead was from Delhi/Ghaziabad (0.43 +/- 0.06) where 11.11% of the samples contained 0.80 ppm lead. Mean milk lead concentrations were 0.28 +/- 0.06 ppm in Ahmedabad, 0.28 +/- 0.05 ppm in Calcutta and 0.27 +/- 0.05 ppm in Delhi. More than 50% of the milk samples from these areas had higher lead concentrations than the background levels suggested for milk.