摘要：The present study is to carry out the baseline survey on evaluation of Aluminium (Al), Chromium (Cr), Manganese (Mn), Iron (Fe), Nickel (Ni), Copper (Cu), Zinc (Zn), Lead (Pb), Vanadium (V), Cobalt (Co), Arsenic (As), Cadmium (Cd) and Uranium (U) concentrations in chicken samples of the surrounding villages of the Tummalapalle uranium mining site, Andhra Pradesh, India. The trace metal concentrations were estimated using Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (ICP – MS). As per the estimated data, the concentrations of trace metals are found in the range of 23.5 - 309.0 mg/kg for Al, 1.9 – 2.9 mg/kg for Cr, 0.8 – 2.3 mg/kg for Mn, 56.8 – 87.3 mg/kg for Fe, 0.2 – 0.6 mg/kg for Ni, 0.6 – 2.3 mg/kg for Cu, 16.8 – 31.6 mg/kg for Zn, 0.3 – 0.7 mg/kg for Pb, 88.2 – 160.6 μg/kg for V, 30.9 – 55.2 μg/kg for Co, 11.6 – 47.6 μg/kg for As, 7.2 -60.6 μg/kg for Cd and 4.9 – 35.2 μg/kg for U. The average trace metal concentrations of chicken samples are found to be below the permissible limit and are in comparison with the reported literature values from various parts of the world. Further, the estimated trace metal data were subjected to statistical analysis like correlation matrices to examine the interrelationship between the investigated trace elements and source identification of trace metal contamination in chicken samples. The daily intake of trace metals through the ingestion of chicken is also computed
