Monitoring of Heavy Metals in Raw Milk of Vet Husbandries in Industrial Regions of Isfahan Province of Iran

Abstract

In this study the concentration of heavy metals in raw milk samples collected from 10 vet farms with 1000 number of vets near Isfahan city and pollutant industries like steel and iron factories, cement, tile and petroleum plants were determined using atomic absorption spectrometry after wet digestion method. According to the obtained results the mean concentrations that identified of Cu, Pb, Zn, Ni and Cd were 343.35, 1021, 2806.65, 275.15 and 192.27 μg/L, respectively.