Review Article

Monitoring of Lead in Topsoil, Forage, Blood, Liver, and Kidneys in Cows in a Lead-Polluted Area in Slovenia (1975–2002) and a Case of Lead Poisoning (1993)

Table 1

The examined biological material, total number of samples , and measurements units from 1975 to 2002 on farms around the mine area and smelter in the Upper Meža Valley.

Samples of biological materialsSamples ( )Measurement units(mg/kg)

Topsoil to 10 cm116mg of lead/kg
Hay samples259mg of lead/kg DM
Silage samples35mg of lead/kg DM
Liver samples23mg of lead/kg WW
Kidney samples23mg of lead/kg WW
Whole blood of cows samples1,279mg of lead/kg WW
Total number1,735