Table 4. Comparison of elemental concentrations (mg/kg FW) in chicken meat with the reported values in the literature.

Region	Pb	Cd	Cr	Fe	Cu	Zn	References
Bangladesh	0.37	0.23	2.17	N/A	1.99	N/A	[10]
Bangladesh	0.75	0.01	0.223	16.87	N/A	10.37	[32]
Saudi Arab	2.72	0.46	N/A	66.33	6.56	10.37	[68]
Nigeria	0.215	0.016	N/A	N/A	N/A	1.57	[72]
Bangladesh	0.17	0.03	1.4	N/A	2.5	N/A	[73]
Egypt	0.25	0.03	N/A	6.77	0.15	N/A	[74]
Turkey	0.40	0.006	0.07	8.2	1.2	19.9	[11]
France	0.15	N/A	0.03	N/A	0.6	16.23	[75]
Pakistan	3.1	0.31	N/A	N/A	12.86	28.52	[45]
Bangladesh	0.657	0.021	0.236	6.13	0.182	5.817	This study