Food chain risk assessment of cadmium accumulation and the relationships among diversely irrigated pasture-reared ruminants.

ABSTRACT: The contamination of various forage types with augmented concentrations of metal components carries substantial hygienic importance, as it functions as the principal pathway for the assimilation of these constituents into the food web. The purpose of this research was to explore the possible impacts on health hazards linked to cadmium contamination via diverse metrics within the food web, stemming from the ingestion of regularly consumed forages grown on polluted sites in the proximity of district Khushab, Pakistan. Specimens of water (n = 100), forages (n = 240), soil (n = 240), ruminant's blood (n = 100) and milk (n = 100) were procured from two distinct locations; Chabeel (S_1) & Nalli Shumali (S_2) in the winter and summer of 2023-24, and were scrutinized for cadmium levels utilizing a

SUBMITTER: Malik IS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12504736 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature