Heavy metal analysis of cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), lead (Pb) and zinc (Zn) in water buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) infected by liver flukes (Fasciola gigantica)

• Main Authors: Acosta, Adrian Gabriel D., Ongsiako, Juan Rocco Martin J., Tsoi, Joachim N., Camara, Camille Noelle M.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2018
• Subjects: Heavy metals; Poisons; Water buffalo; Bubalus; Biology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/7918
• Institution: De La Salle University

The study aimed to identify the species of liver flukes present in the liver tissue of water buffaloes and determine the concentration of heavy metals (cadmium, copper, lead, and zinc) present in both the liver tissue and liver flukes using atomic absorption spectrophotometry. It also aimed to deter...