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Beni-Suef University Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences

Table 2 Concentrations of Pb in tap water boiled in clay pots

From: Evaluated the lead levels at boiling water in clay pots and impact of the lead contaminated diet on nutritional, biochemical status of male rats

Parameters

Tap water (Sp 2) (positive control) (Pb μg/L)

Clay pot natural (unglazed) (Sp 3) (Pb μg/L)

Clay pot (ceramic with glaze) (Pb μg/L)

Groups

13.00 ± 2.3*

After 2 h (Sp 7)

After 4 h (Sp 8)

After 2 h (Sp 9)

After 4 h (Sp 10)

13.00 ± 0.5*

16.00 ± 0.3*

36.00 ± 0.8*

52.00 ± 0.6*

  1. All data represented as mean ± SD
  2. *p < 0.01
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