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Concentration of selected elements in the hair of Madagascar girls in relation to nutritional status and place of residence. Br J Nutr 2022; 128:1927-1937. [PMID: 34913424 DOI: 10.1017/s0007114521004967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Although the children malnutrition in Madagascar and the environmental pollution of this country has been widely discussed, there is no research on the differences in toxic elements accumulation in human body in dependence on nutritional status of Malagasy. Nine elements concentration (Al, As, Cd, Cr, Hg, Ni, Pb, Sn and Sb) was determined in scalp hair of 103 schoolgirls (8–15 years old), living in two areas: urban – close to Antananarivo (UR) and rural Berevo region (RU). Samples were analysed by an inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometer. The nutritional status was evaluated by Cole’s index. Underweight was related to higher accumulation of Al, Cd and Cr in the hair girls, and more common among girls living in RU than UR region (42 % v. 28 %). Two-factor ANOVA showed differences in the Al and Cr content in the girls’ hair depending both on their place of residence and nutritional status. This indicates additional consequence of malnutrition to the girls development and health.
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Geochemistry Study of Soil Affected Catastrophically by Tsunami Disaster Triggered by 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake Using a Fourth Harmonics (λ=266 nm) Nd:YAG Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy. ARAB J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.arabjc.2022.103847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Zielińska-Dawidziak M, Czlapka-Matyasik M, Wojciechowska Z, Proch J, Kowalski R, Niedzielski P. Rare Earth Elements Accumulation in the Hair of Malagasy Children and Adolescents in Relation to Their Age and Nutritional Status. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19010455. [PMID: 35010715 PMCID: PMC8744718 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19010455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2021] [Revised: 12/16/2021] [Accepted: 12/30/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Due to undesired influence, the accumulation of rare earth elements (REE) in the human body has been discussed recently. However, it is usually limited to the study of the population living where REE ores and mines are located. The aim of the experiment presented was to analyse the concentration of REE in the hair of children and teenagers living in two areas of Madagascar in relation to the place of residence, nutritional status, age and sex. REE concentration was determined in scalp hair of 262 of subjects (5–19 years old) by an inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometer. The content of total REE in the Malagasy hair was in the range of 0.79–44.15 mg/kg. The nutritional status was evaluated by Cole’s index, and malnutrition of children was observed more often in village areas. The concentration of these elements was also determined in 20 samples for the estimation of environmental exposure. No significant differences were detected in the content of these elements in the studied regions, although the mean value was always higher in soil samples from the Antananariva region. The obtained data suggest dependence between REE concentration in the hair and age, and nutritional status of the examined subjects. Even if the observed correlations are weak, they contribute significant knowledge on the accumulation of REE in the bodies of children living in areas that are not recognised as deposits of these elements.
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- Magdalena Zielińska-Dawidziak
- Department of Food Biochemistry and Analysis, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 28, 60-637 Poznan, Poland;
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 28, 60-637 Poznan, Poland;
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- Department of Food Biochemistry and Analysis, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 28, 60-637 Poznan, Poland;
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University, 89b Umultowska Street, 61-614 Poznan, Poland; (J.P.); (P.N.)
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University, 89b Umultowska Street, 61-614 Poznan, Poland; (J.P.); (P.N.)
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- Department of Meat Technology, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 28, 60-637 Poznan, Poland;
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University, 89b Umultowska Street, 61-614 Poznan, Poland; (J.P.); (P.N.)
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Kozak L, Michałowski A, Proch J, Krueger M, Munteanu O, Niedzielski P. Iron Forms Fe(II) and Fe(III) Determination in Pre-Roman Iron Age Archaeological Pottery as a New Tool in Archaeometry. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26185617. [PMID: 34577087 PMCID: PMC8472336 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26185617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2021] [Revised: 09/11/2021] [Accepted: 09/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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This article presents studies on iron speciation in the pottery obtained from archaeological sites. The determination of iron forms Fe(II) and Fe(III) has been provided by a very simple test that is available for routine analysis involving the technique of molecular absorption spectrophotometry (UV–Vis) in the acid leachable fraction of pottery. The elemental composition of the acid leachable fraction has been determined by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES). Additionally, the total concentration of the selected elements has been determined by X-ray fluorescence spectrometry with energy dispersion (EDXRF). The results of the iron forms’ determinations in archaeological pottery samples have been applied in the archaeometric studies on the potential recognition of the pottery production technology, definitely going beyond the traditional analysis of the pottery colour.
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- Lidia Kozak
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, 8 Uniwersytetu Poznanskiego Street, 61-614 Poznań, Poland; (L.K.); (J.P.)
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- Faculty of Archaeology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, 7 Uniwersytetu Poznanskiego Street, 61-614 Poznań, Poland; (A.M.); (M.K.)
- Interdisciplinary Research Group Archaeometry, Faculty of Archaeology and Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, 7–8 Uniwersytetu Poznanskiego Street, 61-614 Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, 8 Uniwersytetu Poznanskiego Street, 61-614 Poznań, Poland; (L.K.); (J.P.)
- Interdisciplinary Research Group Archaeometry, Faculty of Archaeology and Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, 7–8 Uniwersytetu Poznanskiego Street, 61-614 Poznań, Poland
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- Faculty of Archaeology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, 7 Uniwersytetu Poznanskiego Street, 61-614 Poznań, Poland; (A.M.); (M.K.)
- Interdisciplinary Research Group Archaeometry, Faculty of Archaeology and Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, 7–8 Uniwersytetu Poznanskiego Street, 61-614 Poznań, Poland
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- World History Department, State Pedagogical University, 1 Ion Creanga Street, MD-2069 Chisinau, Moldova;
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, 8 Uniwersytetu Poznanskiego Street, 61-614 Poznań, Poland; (L.K.); (J.P.)
- Interdisciplinary Research Group Archaeometry, Faculty of Archaeology and Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, 7–8 Uniwersytetu Poznanskiego Street, 61-614 Poznań, Poland
- Correspondence:
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Yamaguchi T, Sato T, Katoh M. Post-depositional changes in elemental leaching from recovered soils separated from disaster waste and tsunami deposits generated by the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2019; 233:89-96. [PMID: 30572267 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.12.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2018] [Revised: 12/08/2018] [Accepted: 12/10/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent tsunami in 2011 generated massive amounts of disaster waste and tsunami deposits, one-third of which comprised soil and sediment, which are expected to be re-used; however, there has been no previous experience or knowledge of recovered soil. In this study, up-flow column leaching tests were conducted to investigate the elemental leaching behavior in this soil and sediment following its separation and treatment (hereafter termed "recovered soil") to assess whether it can be safely re-used without posing any environmental risk. The pH of the leaching water was slightly alkaline throughout the test period, regardless of the source of the recovered soil. Concentrations of calcium and sulfate ions in the leaching water varied in a similar way to the electrical conductivity (EC), with a stable state being observed initially followed by a rapid decrease until typical concentrations were reached, whereas sodium and chloride ions derived from seawater made a relatively small contribution to the EC. In terms of toxic elements, zinc and copper concentrations decreased as the volume of leaching water increased, whereas lead, fluoride, and arsenic concentrations increased as the concentration of calcium and sulfate ions decreased, indicating that the dissolution of large quantities of compounds such as calcium sulfate controlled the toxic element behavior in the recovered soils. Consequently, there is a need for continuous and careful monitoring of areas where recovered soil is re-used or treatment of the recovered soil prior to its re-use.
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- Takuya Yamaguchi
- Department of Civil Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Gifu University, 1-1, Yanagido, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Gifu University, 1-1, Yanagido, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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- Department of Agricultural Chemistry, School of Agriculture, Meiji University, 1-1-1, Higashimita, Tama, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 214-8571, Japan.
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Niedzielski P, Kozak L. Iron's fingerprint of deposits-iron speciation as a geochemical marker. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2018; 25:242-248. [PMID: 29030832 PMCID: PMC5756553 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-017-0387-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2017] [Accepted: 10/02/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The article describes the studies of the iron speciation (the occurrence of Fe(II), Fe(III), and complexed iron) in acid leachable fraction of deposits. The speciation of iron was diverse for deposits of different origins and was the specific "fingerprint"-marker of deposition processes. The higher occurrence of Fe(II) may be connected with decantation which has been observed for lake sediments, the majority of Fe(III) with upper flow regime erosion-deposition processes, observed for river sediment deposition during flood episodes. As verification for this hypothesis, the explanation for the iron speciation in the different river sediment samples has been used.
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- Przemysław Niedzielski
- Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University, 89b Umultowska Street, 61-614, Poznan, Poland.
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University, 89b Umultowska Street, 61-614, Poznan, Poland
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Kozak L, Niedzielski P. The long term tsunami impact: Evolution of iron speciation and major elements concentration in tsunami deposits from Thailand. CHEMOSPHERE 2017; 181:37-43. [PMID: 28419899 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.03.139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2016] [Revised: 03/27/2017] [Accepted: 03/29/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The article describes the unique studies of the chemical composition changes of new geological object (tsunami deposits in south Thailand - Andaman Sea Coast) during four years (2005-2008) from the beginning of formation of it (deposition of tsunami transported material, 26 December 2004). The chemical composition of the acid leachable fraction of the tsunami deposits has been studied in the scope of concentration macrocompounds - concentration of calcium, magnesium, iron, manganese and iron speciation - the occurrence of Fe(II), Fe(III) and non-ionic iron species described as complexed iron (Fe complex). The changes of chemical composition and iron speciation in the acid leachable fraction of tsunami deposits have been observed with not clear tendencies of changes direction. For iron speciation changes the transformation of the Fe complex to Fe(III) has been recorded with no significant changes of the level of Fe(II).
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- Lidia Kozak
- Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Analytical Chemistry, 89B Umultowska Street, 61-614, Poznan, Poland
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- Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Analytical Chemistry, 89B Umultowska Street, 61-614, Poznan, Poland.
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Nakamura K, Kuwatani T, Kawabe Y, Komai T. Extraction of heavy metals characteristics of the 2011 Tohoku tsunami deposits using multiple classification analysis. CHEMOSPHERE 2016; 144:1241-1248. [PMID: 26469936 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.09.078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2015] [Revised: 08/31/2015] [Accepted: 09/22/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Tsunami deposits accumulated on the Tohoku coastal area in Japan due to the impact of the Tohoku-oki earthquake. In the study reported in this paper, we applied principal component analysis (PCA) and cluster analysis (CA) to determine the concentrations of heavy metals in tsunami deposits that had been diluted with water or digested using 1 M HCl. The results suggest that the environmental risk is relatively low, evidenced by the following geometric mean concentrations: Pb, 16 mg kg(-1) and 0.003 ml L(-1); As, 1.8 mg kg(-1) and 0.004 ml L(-1); and Cd, 0.17 mg kg(-1) and 0.0001 ml L(-1). CA was performed after outliers were excluded using PCA. The analysis grouped the concentrations of heavy metals for leaching in water and acid. For the acid case, the first cluster contained Ni, Fe, Cd, Cu, Al, Cr, Zn, and Mn; while the second contained Pb, Sb, As, and Mo. For water, the first cluster contained Ni, Fe, Al, and Cr; and the second cluster contained Mo, Sb, As, Cu, Zn, Pb, and Mn. Statistical analysis revealed that the typical toxic elements, As, Pb, and Cd have steady correlations for acid leaching but are relatively sparse for water leaching. Pb and As from the tsunami deposits seemed to reveal a kind of redox elution mechanism using 1 M HCl.
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- Kengo Nakamura
- Graduate School of Environmental Sciences, Tohoku University, 6-6-20 Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8579, Japan.
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- Department of Solid Earth Geochemistry, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, 2-15 Natsushima-cho, Yokosuka 237-0061, Japan
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- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Higashi1-1-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8567, Japan
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- Graduate School of Environmental Sciences, Tohoku University, 6-6-20 Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8579, Japan
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