Lead levels in whole blood of sheep from different areas of the Nile delta
Takla, P.G.; Mohamed, H.A.; Wright, J.; Fahmy, F.
Veterinary Record 124(12): 300-302
1989
ISSN/ISBN: 0042-4900 PMID: 2728270 Document Number: 329821
The concentration of lead was determined in samples of whole blood from Osimi and Rahmani sheep grazing near main highways in three areas of the Nile delta region of Egypt. Between 117 and 200 blood samples were collected from each area. The mean values for the blood lead content were 0.062, 0.067 and 0.083 micro g/ml, and were low in all the locations. The value of 0.083 micro g/ml obtained for the samples taken from the partly industrialised Enshass region was significantly higher than the mean values from the other sites.