• Malojirao S Bhosale
• Preeti P. Wandhare
• Bhupeshkumar V. Nanhe

Dogs and humans share the same environment and are exposed to same trace metals therefore dogs can be used as a reliable indicator of metal burden in humans. Animal hairs grow at a constant rate and are easy to obtain. They tend to bio-accumulate the trace metals, the analysis of trace metals content from hair can be used to detect recent exposure to trace metals. Hair sample from seven breeds of dogs were analysed using AAS and Flame Photometer for ten metals. Among the metals studied, concentration of Manganese, Cadmium, Cobalt and Nickel was found to be Zero, only Pomeranian breed has highest concentration of iron and other breeds have higher concentration of sodium. The area of Nagpur city was not polluted with Cd. The absence of Mn, Co and Ni might be the result of interference by other trace metals in the biological function of these traces metals.

Atomic Absorption spectrometry, Flame Photometry, Hair, Dog breeds, Trace metals

"DOG HAIRS AS A SENTINEL OF TRACE METALS ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 12, page no.177-180, December-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1812527.pdf

"DOG HAIRS AS A SENTINEL OF TRACE METALS ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 12, page no. pp177-180, December-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1812527.pdf