Adel A. M. Saeed, Alkhader Salem Kassem , Mansoor Mohammed Hassan
Abstract
Hen's egg is an inexpensive but very nutritious component within the human diet. It is one of the few foods that are used widely
worldwide and are healthy and safe for consumers but if contaminated by toxic heavy metals due to industrial waste, geochemical
structures and agricultural activities is a serious problem for environmental and human health. The aim of our study is focused on
determining the levels of the concentrations of some essential elements in three kinds of the hen eggs (i.e. home, street and market hen
eggs) were collected from four regions at Aden city including Al-Buraiqeh, Al-Hiswah, Khormaksar and Shaikh Othman at Yemen. The
concentrations of Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Cu, Zn, Se and Mo elements were measured using the Inductively Coupled Plasma-Optical Emission
Spectrometer (ICP-OES) technique. Omitting not detected values (ND), the mean concentrations (ppm) of elements in hen’s eggs were in
the range 0.029±0.004─8.903±0.420 for Cr, 0.217±0.002─0.976±0.001 for Mn, 3.749±0.040─20.52±0.19 for Fe,
0.010±0.001─4.795±0.265 for Co, 0.251±0.002─2.528±0.029 for Cu, 10.26±0.05─48.07±0.06 for Zn, 12.15±0.25─55.00±0.01 for Se, and
2.208±0.008─5.923±0.059 for Mo. Because Yemen country does not monitor the investigated elements in this foodstuff, the recent work
was compared with other values reported in literature and in international standards. The mean concentrations of some studied elements
such as zinc and selenium in some samples were exceeded the permissible limits as stated by available international specifications and
standards. The regular national checking of hen's eggs producing and the quality of environment and hen's feeds should be taken into
account with the intention of protection public health.
Publication Date
4/1/2021
Publisher
International Journal of Scientific and Engineering Research
د. عادل أحمد محمد سعيد | Dr. Adel Ahmed Mohammed Seaad | 13620