Trace metal accumulation in black shales from the Cenomanian/Turonian Boundary Event

The application of organic fertilizer could be accompanied by potential hazards to soil and humans caused by trace metals. A wide survey of organic fertilizers was carried out in northern China. A total of 117 organic fertilizer samples were collected to analyze the concentrations of seven trace metals. Simulation models were used to estimate the trace metal accumulation risk in soil and non-carcinogenic and carcinogenic risks to the human body. The concentrations of trace metals varied widely (Cr: 2.74–151.15; Ni: 2.94–49.35; Cu: 0.76–378.32; Zn: 0.50–1748.01; As: 1.54–23.96; Cd: 2.74–151.15; and Pb: 1.60–151.09 mg·kg−1). Chinese organic fertilizer standard limits were exceeded by0.85% for Cr, 5.98% for As, 1.71% for Cd, and 4.27% for Pb. Monte Carlo simulations showed that repeated application of organic fertilizer likely significantly increased the concentrations of Zn, Cd, and As in soil compared with the soil background levels according to the Soil Environmental Quality Standards of China. As and Cr pose high risks to human health, especially as carcinogenic risk factors with a skin exposure pathway. Reducing the content of Cr, Cu, Zn, As, and Cd in organic fertilizer would be of great significance for minimizing the damage caused by trace metals.

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Modification of trace metal accumulation in the green mussel Perna viridis by exposure to Ag, Cu, and Zn

Environmental Pollution ◽

10.1016/j.envpol.2004.04.023 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 132 (2) ◽

pp. 265-277 ◽

Cited By ~ 28

Author(s):

Dalin Shi ◽

Wen-Xiong Wang

Keyword(s):

Trace Metal ◽

Metal Accumulation ◽

Perna Viridis ◽

Green Mussel ◽

Cu And Zn

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Trace metal accumulation by the shrew Sorex araneus,

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety ◽

10.1016/0147-6513(92)90040-a ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 24 (1) ◽

pp. 118-130 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

M.E. Dodds-Smith ◽

M.S. Johnson ◽

D.J. Thompson

Keyword(s):

Trace Metal ◽

Metal Accumulation ◽

Sorex Araneus

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A prospective study on long-term trace metal accumulation in hair: Is there any difference between minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum and carinatum?

Journal of Pediatric Surgery ◽

10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2021.01.024 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Yunus Seyrek ◽

Murat Akkuş

Keyword(s):

Minimally Invasive ◽

Trace Metal ◽

Prospective Study ◽

Pectus Excavatum ◽

Metal Accumulation ◽

A Prospective Study

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Trace Metal Accumulation in Marine Invertebrates: Marine Biology or Marine Chemistry?

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom ◽

10.1017/s0025315400033877 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 77 (1) ◽

pp. 195-210 ◽

Cited By ~ 100

Author(s):

Philip S. Rainbow

Keyword(s):

Trace Metal ◽

Marine Biology ◽

Metal Accumulation ◽

Marine Invertebrates ◽

Sea Water ◽

Short Review ◽

Equivalent Weight ◽

Closely Related Species ◽

Metal Chemistry ◽

Invertebrate Species

Trace metals are accumulated by marine invertebrates to body concentrations higher, in many cases orders of magnitude higher, than the concentrations in an equivalent weight of the surrounding sea-water (Eisler, 1981; Rainbow, 1990; Phillips & Rainbow, 1993). Specific details of trace metal accumulation processes vary within the same invertebrate species between metals, and for the same trace metal between invertebrates, often between closely related species (Rainbow, 1990, 1993). This short review attempts to highlight some of the comparative aspects of the processes involved that are expected and explicable in terms of the chemistry of the respective elements, and those where the physiology of the species involved intervenes to offset predictions from purely chemical principles. Although an appreciation of trace metal chemistry is crucial to an understanding of trace metal accumulation, idiosyncrasies in the biology of the invertebrate (at any taxon level) may intervene to bring about significant and unexpected comparative differences in metal accumulation patterns.

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