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 5

Lead concentration in soil of pasture, drinking water, blood, liver, kidney, and feces of one dead cow, and mean ±SD and min-max blood lead concentration in cows from the farm with acute lead poisoning two months after incident.

Samples Lead concentration mg/kgLead concentration in the blood of cows two months after poisoning

Blood0.350 ↑
Liver6.32 (WW) ↑
Kidney11.28 (WW) ↑
Feces14.71 (DM) ↑
Pasture soil where cows licked it295 ↑
Drinking water 0.050 mg/L

↑ Increase concentration [7, 32].