scholarly journals Blood and hair as non-invasive trace element biological indicators in growing rabbits

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 21
Author(s):  
George Papadomichelakis ◽  
Athanasios C Pappas ◽  
Evangelos Zoidis ◽  
Georgios Danezis ◽  
Konstantinos A Georgiou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Trace Elements ◽  
Trace Element ◽  
Biological Indicators ◽  
Organic Selenium ◽  
Non Invasive ◽  
Trace Element Status ◽  
Element Profile ◽  
Trace Element Contents ◽  
Highly Correlated ◽  
Toxic Trace Element

<p>The suitability of blood and hair as non-invasive tools to monitor trace element contents was studied in 48 Hyla male growing rabbits. Three diets with increasing organic selenium (Se) addition (0.1, 0.5 and 2.5 mg/kg) were used to induce alterations in the concentrations of trace elements vs. an unsupplemented diet. In blood, a linear decrease in Co (P&lt;0.001), Cu (<em>P</em>&lt;0.001), Mn (<em>P</em>&lt;0.05), Zn (<em>P</em>&lt;0.05), Sb (<em>P</em>&lt;0.001), As (<em>P</em>&lt;0.001), Cr (<em>P</em>&lt;0.001), Mo (<em>P</em>&lt;0.001), Ni (<em>P</em>&lt;0.001) and Cd (<em>P</em>&lt;0.001) concentrations with increasing dietary Se was observed. In hair, a cubic effect of dietary Se on Co (<em>P</em>&lt;0.01), Cu (<em>P</em>&lt;0.05), Mn (<em>P</em>&lt;0.001), Pb (<em>P</em>&lt;0.05), Mo (<em>P</em>&lt;0.05) and Cd (<em>P</em>&lt;0.05) concentrations was found, while As, Cr and Ni concentrations decreased linearly (<em>P</em>&lt;0.01, <em>P</em>&lt;0.01 and <em>P</em>&lt;0.001, respectively) with increasing dietary Se. Selenium was negatively correlated to Sb, As, Cr, Mo, Ni and Cd, (P&lt;0.001) in blood, and to As (<em>P</em>&lt;0.05), Cr, Ni (<em>P</em>&lt;0.01) and Pb (P&lt;0.05) in hair. The contents of Se, As, Cr and Ni in blood were highly correlated (<em>P</em>&lt;0.001) to those in hair. Blood appeared to be more sensitive than hair in detecting small changes in the trace element profile in rabbits, as was indicated by the discriminant analysis. In conclusion, blood and hair can be suitable biological indicators of essential, toxic and potentially toxic trace element status in rabbits, particularly when used complementarily.</p>

Environmental assessment of potential toxic trace element contents in the inundated floodplain area of Tablas de Daimiel wetland (Spain)

2016 ◽  
Vol 39 (5) ◽  
pp. 1159-1177 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Jiménez-Ballesta ◽  
F. J. García-Navarro ◽  
S. Bravo ◽  
J. A. Amorós ◽  
C. Pérez-de-los-Reyes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Trace Element ◽  
Environmental Assessment ◽  
Trace Element Contents ◽  
Element Contents ◽  
Floodplain Area ◽  
Toxic Trace Element

scholarly journals Trace elements geochemistry in high-incidence areas of liver-related diseases, northwestern Ethiopia

2019 ◽  
Vol 42 (5) ◽  
pp. 1235-1254
Author(s):  
Jemal Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Trace Elements ◽  
Trace Element ◽  
Selenium Deficiency ◽  
Stream Sediments ◽  
Low Grade ◽  
Geochemical Background ◽  
Water Stream ◽  
Icp Ms ◽  
History Of ◽  
Trace Element Contents

Abstract This paper reports the results of trace elements geochemistry from Tigray national state, northwestern Ethiopia. The area is part of the Arabian-Nubian Shield, where the dominant exposure is low-grade metamorphic rocks and has a long history of liver-related diseases. The increase in the number of liver-related disease patients of the area has been an environmental health issue of national concern. The aim of the study is to determine the level of trace element concentrations and distributions in water and stream sediments of the area and identify the possible sources in relation to human health. Water, stream sediment and rocks samples (20 water, 20 stream sediments, and 6 rock samples) were collected in March 2011 and analyzed for major and trace element contents using ICP-MS, ICP-OES, ion Chromatography, and XRF methods. Bromine, aluminum, fluorine, arsenic, and nitrate values exceed the WHO maximum acceptable concentration (MAC) for drinking purpose. Bromine ranges from 0.11 to 1.48 mg/l show higher values in all samples, and fluorine ranges from 0.21 to 16.49 mg/l show higher values in 20% of the samples. Other trace elements are aluminum—30%, arsenic—10%, and nitrate (NO3)—10%, and they are examples of elements which have above MAC for drinking water. Selenium deficiency may be the other problematic element in the area for which its deficiency is associated with liver damage and heart muscle disorder. The concentration of cobalt and chromium exceeded world geochemical background value in average shale at most sample stations indicated that these stations were in potential risk.

Baseline Concentrations of Trace Metals in Grassland Topsoils from West Jilin Province, Northeast China

2011 ◽  
Vol 347-353 ◽  
pp. 2140-2145
Author(s):  
Qing Wei Zhang ◽  
She Li Chai ◽  
Jing Cai ◽  
Li Na Gao
Keyword(s):  
Trace Elements ◽  
Trace Metal ◽  
Trace Element ◽  
Northeast China ◽  
Quality Standard ◽  
Jilin Province ◽  
Anthropogenic Sources ◽  
Baseline Concentrations ◽  
Highly Correlated ◽  
West Jilin Province

The objective of this study was to determine the baseline concentrations of trace elements in grassland topsoils from 155 soil sampling sites in West Jilin province, Northeast China, to establish the relationships between the trace metal contents and soil physicochemical properties and major oxide contents and among trace metal concentrations themselves, and to identify the possible sources of trace element in soils. The baseline concentrations of trace elements(mg/kg) were: As 3.12-14.18, B 16.17-49.08, Cd 0.037-0.127, Co 0.96-15.28, Cr 18.87-60.83, Cu 10.81-24.75, Hg 0.004-0.035, Mn 171.25-657.87, Mo 0.08-1.15, Ni 6.79-30, Pb 12.58 -26.08, Se 0.03-0.36, and Zn 18.93-61.03. The upper baseline limits of these elements were all less than the Chinese Environmental Quality Standard for Soils, the Dutch Intervention Values for Soils, implying that trace element contents in the studied soils were of the safety levels.Fe2O3 and Al2O3 had stronger correlations with most trace elements than other oxides, and Co,Cr,Cu,Mn, Ni were highly correlated one another. Three types of geochemical associations were distinguished from this study:the first association involving As,Co,Cr,Cu,Mn,Mo,Ni,Pb,Zn,Al2O3 and Fe2O3 was mainly associated with Al,Fe-Mn oxides and/or with the Al-bearing clay minerals, suggesting that the trace elements were mainly derived from lithogenic and pedogenic processes; the second association including Se, Hg, Cd, CaO and organic carbon was mainly associated with organic matter and calcium oxides, showing that Se,Hg and Cd were mainly contributed by anthropogenic sources; the third association containing B, Na2O, K2O, MgO, pH, and electrical conductivity was mainly associated salinization processes of soils, implying that alkaline pH and high Na contents would enhance B concentration of soils.

scholarly journals Trace element nutrition in the tropical zebu cattle type. Lessons from the Gilgel Gibe catchment, Ethiopia

Afrika Focus ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Veronique Dermauw
Keyword(s):  
Trace Elements ◽  
Trace Element ◽  
Bos Indicus ◽  
Zebu Cattle ◽  
Health Production ◽  
Animal Products ◽  
Trace Element Status ◽  
Trace Element Nutrition ◽  
The Tropics ◽  
The Impact

In the tropics, cattle are majorly dependent on natural pastures growing on poor soils and as a result prone to trace element deficiencies. This work investigated several aspects of trace element nutrition in zebu (Bos indicus) cattle, the most widely used cattle type in the tropics. Through several trials conducted at the Gilgel Gibe catchment, Ethiopia, we aimed to study factors influencing the flow of trace elements from soil to plant and grazing zebu cattle, and to investigate the impact of trace element status on health, production and trace elements in animal products. Overall, trace element, e.g., Cu, deficiencies were widely prevalent. Environment and certain grazing strategies were intimately related and affected trace element supply whereas cattle type affected trace element status. The effect of trace element status on trace elements in animal products was obvious, whereas the impact on health and production was less clear-cut. Key words: trace elements, minerals, cattle, zebu, Bos indicus, Ethiopia, tropics 

scholarly journals Cumulative Effect and Content Variation of Toxic Trace Elements in Human Hair around Xiaoqinling Gold Mining Area, Northwestern China

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 2074
Author(s):  
Min Yang ◽  
Youning Xu ◽  
Hailing Ke ◽  
Huaqing Chen
Keyword(s):  
Trace Elements ◽  
Trace Element ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Human Hair ◽  
Gold Mining ◽  
Polluted Area ◽  
Toxic Trace Elements ◽  
Mining Areas ◽  
Hair Samples ◽  
Toxic Trace Element

The harm of toxic trace element polluted living environments to human health in mining areas has attracted extensive attention. In this study, human hair samples from a toxic trace element polluted area (village A) in a mineral processing area collected in 2015 and 2019 were studied in detail and the nonpolluted human hair samples from a contrast area (village B) with a relatively clean environment were also collected for comparison. The Hg and As in human hair samples were analyzed by Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry (AFS) and the Pb, Cd, Cr, and Cu in human hair samples were analyzed by Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS). The single cumulative index (Pi) and the Nemerrow index (Pz) were used to evaluate the single and comprehensive cumulative pollution index. The results indicated that the average toxic trace element contents in human hair from different ages in the polluted area exhibited certain statistical significance. The average single cumulative indexes indicated a significant accumulation of Hg, Pb, and Cd in human hair of both genders and different ages from the polluted area, and the comprehensive cumulative pollution indexes revealed higher accumulation of toxic trace elements in the hair of males than in females. In general, the content of toxic trace elements in human hair from polluted area was still growing in accumulation. The high content of toxic trace elements in human hair shows a notable correlation with human health, and the environmental pollution in gold mining areas is seriously harmful to human health.

scholarly journals Trace element nutrition in the tropical zebu cattle type. Lessons from the Gilgel Gibe catchment, Ethiopia

Afrika Focus ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-95
Author(s):  
Veronique Dermauw
Keyword(s):  
Trace Elements ◽  
Trace Element ◽  
Bos Indicus ◽  
Zebu Cattle ◽  
Health Production ◽  
Animal Products ◽  
Clear Cut ◽  
Trace Element Status ◽  
The Tropics ◽  
The Impact

In the tropics, cattle are majorly dependent on natural pastures growing on poor soils and as a result prone to trace element deficiencies. This work investigated several aspects of trace element nutri¬tion in zebu (Bos indicus) cattle, the most widely used cattle type in the tropics. Through several trials conducted at the Gilgel Gibe catchment, Ethiopia, we aimed to study factors influencing the flow of trace elements from soil to plant and grazing zebu cattle, and to investigate the impact of trace element status on health, production and trace elements in animal products. Overall, trace element, e.g., Cu, deficiencies were widely prevalent. Environment and certain grazing strategies were inti-mately related and affected trace element supply whereas cattle type affected trace element status. The effect of trace element status on trace elements in animal products was obvious, whereas the impact on health and production was less clear-cut.

The Influence of Trace Elements in Consolidated Sedimentary Rocks on the Migration Behaviour of Radionuclides

1990 ◽  
Vol 212 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Bode ◽  
B. Bode
Keyword(s):  
Trace Elements ◽  
Organic Carbon ◽  
Trace Element ◽  
Sedimentary Rocks ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Distribution Coefficients ◽  
Rock Matrix ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Trace Element Contents ◽  
Element Contents

ABSTRACTThe effects of trace contents of 15 elements in the sedimentary rocks on the Rs- and Rd-values (Maass, 1983) of the dissolved radionuclides of the elements C (as carbonates), Se, Sr, Tc, I, Cs, Pb, Ra, Ac, Pa, U, Np, Pu, Am. and Cm were investigated and discussed. For this purpose Sr, Ba, B, Corg., Pb, P, F, Cu, Zn, Cd, V, Mn, Fe, Co and N1 contents in the rocks were compared to the sorptlon/desorption coefficients of the above mentioned 15 radionuclides and plotted in x-y diagrammes (a total of 225). While the magnitude of most trace element contents has no or only a slight influence on the retention properties of most radionuclides, a distinct correlation between the trace element contents and the magnitude of the distribution coefficients was found for some radionuclides. Particularly copper, organic carbon, and barium are found to take a positive influence on the Rs-/Rd-values of certain radionuclides. The presence of other trace elements (eg. B and F) can have a negative effect on the retention behaviour of the rock matrix as regards certain dissolved radionuclides. Seen as a whole, the magnitude of the desorption coefficients (Rd-val-ues) appears to be more closely correlated to the trace element contents than to the sorption coefficients (Rs-values).

The Characteristics of Trace Metal Elements Accumulation and Distribution in Elsholtzia Harchowensis

2013 ◽  
Vol 690-693 ◽  
pp. 1543-1546
Author(s):  
Shui Xiong Xiong ◽  
Wei Yi Xie ◽  
Cheng Cai Huang ◽  
Mu Qing Qiu
Keyword(s):  
Trace Elements ◽  
Trace Metal ◽  
Trace Element ◽  
Copper Tolerance ◽  
Metal Elements ◽  
Cu Content ◽  
Trace Metal Elements ◽  
Trace Element Contents ◽  
Element Contents ◽  
Different Parts

In this paper, the characteristics o f trace metal elements were studied in Elsholtzia harchowensis. The relation of trace elements between plant and soil was studied, and the copper tolerance and mechanism of the plant was discussed in details. The results showed that the trace element contents of the soil was higher, Cu content was highest in these elements, and it was as more 200 times as that of control sites. Cu in the plant was highest in these elements and Cd was lowest. The elements sequence in plant was: Cu> Mn> Zn> Pb> Cd. Element contents in different parts of the plant were: Cu, root> flower> leaf> stem; Cd, leaf> flower> root> stem; Mn, leaf> root > flower> stem; Zn, leaf> flower> stem> root; Pb, root> leaf> stem> flower. There is positive correlation in Cu between plant and soil. The tolerance capacity is higher in the plant.

scholarly journals PLASMA TRACE ELEMENT STATUS IN BETA-THALASSEMIA TRAIT PATIENTS

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 232
Author(s):  
Prabhakaran N ◽  
Sudha K ◽  
Reshma K ◽  
Durgarao Y
Keyword(s):  
Trace Elements ◽  
Trace Element ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Absorption Spectrometry ◽  
Beta Thalassemia ◽  
Plasma Zinc ◽  
Trace Element Status ◽  
Apparent Decrease ◽  
Thalassemia Trait ◽  
Student’S T

Objective: The study aims to evaluate the plasma trace element status in beta-thalassemia trait (BTT) patients and demonstrate the correlation between trace elements and hemoglobin (Hb)-A1, HbA2, and HbF.Methods: The study population consisted of 20 normal individuals and 40 patients with BTT aged between 25 and 55 years of both the sex. Hemoglobin variant analysis was performed in blood samples using cation exchange high-performance liquid chromatography. Patients were labeled as beta-thalassemia trait only if they had HbA2 >3.5% or HbF >2.0%. Plasma zinc was estimated by atomic absorption spectrometry, copper by bathocuproine disulfonate method, and iron by ferrozine method spectrophotometrically. Data were analyzed statistically by Student’s t -test and Pearson’s correlation using software SPSS version 20. p<0.05 was considered statistically significant.Results: Plasma zinc and copper decreased significantly in BTT patients compared to healthy controls. There was an apparent decrease in plasma iron in these patients. Degree of decline in zinc (p<0.001) was much greater than that of copper (p<0.04). Moreover, there was significant elevation of copper-zinc ratio and iron-zinc ratio (p<0.001) in BTT patients compared to controls. Both HbA1 and HbA2 correlated positively with both copper and iron. Interestingly, HbF showed negative correlation with all the three trace elements in BTT patients.Conclusion: The study highlights marked deficiency of plasma trace elements, hence, the need for periodic assessment and prompt administration of these micronutrients to reduce the complications in BTT patients. Further, ratios are more valuable markers in the determination of trace element status than individual elements.

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