Investigation of heavy metal contents in Cow milk samples from area of Dhaka, Bangladesh

Food Safety and Risk

Table 3 Concentration of Cd, Cr, Pb, Mn, Cu and Fe in Milk samples

Metal	Brand Cow Milk (ppm)			Dairy Cow Milk (ppm)			Domestic Cow Milk (ppm)
Metal	Min	Max	Mean ± SD	Min	Max	Mean ± SD	Min	Max	Mean ± SD
Cd	BDL^a	0.075	0.053±0.022	BDL	0.073	0.024±.009	BDL	0.081	0.047±0.026
Cr	0.165	1.099	0.672±0.010	BDL	1.233	0.373±.008	0.081	1.533	0.539±0.013
Pb	BDL	0.200	0.033±0.006	BDL	0.200	0.015±0.002	BDL	0.204	0.012±0.001
Mn	0.032	0.167	0.092±0.02	0.069	0.173	0.126±0.02	0.042	0.198	0.130±0.023
Cu	0.042	1.778	0.163±0.031	0.008	0.224	0.064±0.013	0.040	0.184	0.127±0.029
Fe	0.250	0.861	0.486±0.077	0.196	0.624	0.333±0.054	0.355	0.949	0.631±0.101

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