Levels of Cd (II), Mn (II), Pb (II), Cu (II), and Zn (II) in Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo) from Sicily (Italy) by Derivative Stripping Potentiometry

Table 2

(a)Repeatability (rsd%), (b)LOD (𝜇g/Kg), and (c)accuracy (%) for the determination of Cd(II), Cu(II), Pb(II), Mn(II), and Zn(II) by derivative stripping potentiometry in samples of Buteo buteo.

	Liver	Kidney	Muscle	Lungs	Skin
Cd(II)	(a)1.30	4.01	2.30	3.60	4.20
	(b)0.50	0.40	1.00	0.72	0.30
	(c)94.4	93.8	95.1	96.4	94.0
Cu(II)	(a)4.10	3.70	2.50	1.10	3.90
	(b)2.00	0.71	2.81	1.30	1.20
	(c)95.0	97.2	93.0	97.4	98.8
Pb (II)	(a)1.70	2.82	0.90	3.02	2.80
	(b)2.00	0.71	2.30	1.18	0.40
	(c)92.5	96.6	98.0	95.2	98.4
Mn(II)	(a)2.91	0.70	1.80	0.80	2.30
	(b)2.70	2.51	1.90	1.60	2.30
	(c)97.5	97.1	93.9	95.7	97.3
Zn(II)	(a)4.10	1.01	2.72	2.60	1.61
	(b)2.80	1.70	1.50	2.90	2.02
	(c)95.2	98.0	98.9	93.0	97.7