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. 2024 Feb 29;14(2):640–651. doi: 10.5455/OVJ.2024.v14.i2.4

Table 2. Percentage of milk samples containing higher heavy metal contents than the normal range.

Location Milk samples containing higher heavy metals than the normal range
(%) (number)
Copper Cadmium Lead Iron
Alexandria (n = 50) 24 (n = 12) 84 (n = 42) 8 (n = 4) 20 (n = 10)
Cairo (n = 50) 84 (n = 42) 8 (n = 4) 0 (n = 0) 12 (n = 6)
Total (%) 54% 46% 4% 16%