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High arsenic (As) contents have been reported in numerous Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary (KPB) clays worldwide including those from Spain (at Caravaca and Agost) and N. Zealand (at Woodside Creek). The Deccan Traps (India) enormous volcanism is one of the interpretations which have been offered to explain this anomaly. This report shows that the estimated surface densities of As in the boundary clays...
Background. Arsenic is widely distributed in the environment. The main routes of absorption of inorganic arsenic compounds are the lungs and the gastrointestinal tract. Arsenates both (III) and (V) are absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract in 55-95%, while the organic arsenic compounds in 75-85%. Arsenic poisoning leads to damage the activities and morphological changes in the stomach and intestines,...
During the past two decades, Arsenic (As) contamination via groundwater has become a serious issue worldwide and is now a major concern in the Indo-Bangladesh Gangetic delta. Arsenic enters human body through contaminated groundwater consumed as drinking water. Food safety in this region is also facing severe consequences as bio-accumulation of Arsenic is occurring in food crops irrigated with As-contaminated...
Background. Inorganic forms of arsenic are much more highly toxic to humans than organic species. Their effects include being carcinogenic, genotoxic and neurotoxic, where in the latter case, above all, they affect nervous system development in the foetus, infants and children. The main foodstuffs contributing significantly to its total dietary intake are drinking water, rice (and its products), fish,...
Background. Since arsenic compounds have an affinity to thiol groups their greatest amounts can then be found in the tissues containing sulphur - rich proteins, like beta- keratin in skin, hair and nails. Accumulation of arsenic also depends on the macronutrient content in daily food ration. The deficiency and excess of both the protein and fat may contribute to a higher content of arsenic in the...
Arsenic (As) is a metalloid that causes severe water pollution due to its extravagant toxicity. Ceriodaphnia dubia, a freshwater crustacean, was selected as a model system to evaluate the degree of time and dosage dependent acute toxicity caused by pentavalent As [As(V)]. C. dubia were collected from a natural pond and treated with different concentrations of As(V) for 24 hours and 48 hours. For both...
This paper describes the results of research concerning the binding of heavy metals and arsenic (HM+As) by [3-(2-Aminoethylamino)propyl]trimethoxysilane. The studies have been carried out on soils sampled from areas affected by emissions from the Głogów Copper Smelter and Refinery. The currently applied technique of soil stabilization of HMs by pH changing does not guarantee their permanent blocking...
Contamination of soils around mines by heavy metals has not yet received the serious attention that it deserves in South Africa. The current study evaluated the concentrations and levels of pollution by trace metals in soils around a Ferro-chromium mine in South Africa. Soil samples were collected from 20 locations in four different directions, namely southwest, southeast, northwest, and northeast...
Seydisuyu Basin, which contains very important agricultural areas and boron deposits of Turkey, is located in Eskişehir province. In this paper, the groundwater quality of Seydisuyu Basin was evaluated by using some physiochemical (temperature, conductivity, salinity, and demanded oxygen) and chemical (boron and arsenic) parameters. Groundwater samples were collected seasonally (2011-12) from 14 wells...
In this paper, an attempt is made to characterize PM₁₀ imission field in the area of Warszawa with regard to PM content of the metals As, Cd, and Ni. Particulate matter concentration measurements were performed within this agglomeration with the use of many measuring methods, different not only in respect of the sampler operation rules, but also of the accuracy, sampling frequency, and separation...
Omówiono wyniki 5-letniego (2004-2008) cyklu badań monitoringowych żywności w zakresie zanieczyszczenia pierwiastkami szkodliwymi dla zdrowia, obejmujących zawartość ołowiu, kadmu, rtęci, arsenu i cyny w wodach mineralnych i napojach bezalkoholowych (226 próbek), owocach i ich przetworach (467 próbek), ryżu (234 próbki), ziarnie sojowym (236próbek), orzechach i orzechach ziemnych (237próbek) oraz...
The aim of the study has been to determine the effect of some substances such as dolomite, loam, compost, pinewood bark, peat, lime, charcoal, natural and synthetic zeolite on reducing the impact of soil contamination with arsenic on the content of manganese in some plant species. The content of manganese in the test plants depended on the degree of soil contamination with arsenic, application of...
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