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Soleimani Z, Haghshenas R, Farzi Y, Taherkhani A, Shokri Varniab Z, Naserinjad M, Abedinjad P, Salehyan S, Maeiyat A, Gorgani F, Mirzaei S, Abbasi-Kangevari M, Naddafi K, Yunesian M, Mesdaghina A, Farzadfar F. Reference values for metal(loid)s concentrations in the urine samples of healthy Iranian adults: Results from the first nationally representative human biomonitoring study. J Trace Elem Med Biol 2024; 84:127424. [PMID: 38507981 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2024.127424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2023] [Revised: 02/21/2024] [Accepted: 03/03/2024] [Indexed: 03/22/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND This study measured the concentrations of arsenic (As), aluminum (Al), cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), mercury (Hg), nickel (Ni), and lead (Pb) in the urine samples of the Iranian adult population. METHODS This nationally representative study was conducted on 490 participants in six provinces of Iran who were selected based on the clustering method. Participants included healthy Iranian adults aged above 25 years without a history of illness and non-smokers. Fasting urine sampling, body composition, and demographic measurements were performed for each participant. Urine samples were analyzed by acid digesting method using Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS). The analysis included descriptive statistics and multiple linear regression using Python programming language. RESULTS The geometrical mean (with corresponding reference values, µg/l) concentrations of metal(loid)s in urine for women, men, and both were 198.2 (625.3), 163.5 (486.1), and 192.5(570.4) for Al, 15.6(51.7), 28.8(71.1), and 21.9 (61.64) for As, 18.5(55.2), 20.7(56.5), and 19.22(55.75) for Pb, 17.9(57.6), 17.9 (53.9), and 17.9(56) for Ni, 13.95(47.5), 20.3(62.2) and 16(51.6) for Cr, 3.5(12.2), 2.9(11.5), and 3.3(12) for Hg, 0.74(2.7), 0.95 (3.6), and 0.81(3.1) for Cd. There was a direct relationship between the concentration of metal(loid)s and demographic indicators and body composition (P<0.05). Moreover, there was a direct relationship between the concentration of As, Cr, Hg, Ni, and Pb with age and wealth index (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS The concentrations found could be used as the reference range for As, Al, Cd, Cr, Hg, Ni, and Pb for human biomonitoring studies on the Iranian adult population.
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- Zahra Soleimani
- Center for Air Pollution Research (CAPR), Institute for Environmental Research (IER), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Non-Communicable Diseases Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Population Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Non-Communicable Diseases Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Population Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Non-Communicable Diseases Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Population Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinical Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Non-Communicable Diseases Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Population Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Non-Communicable Diseases Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Population Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Health and Work Environment Group, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran
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- Environmental Health Group, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran
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- Non-Communicable Diseases Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Population Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Institute of methodologies for Environmetal Analysis, Italian National Research Council, 85050 Potenza, Italy
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- Non-Communicable Diseases Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Population Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Center for Air Pollution Research (CAPR), Institute for Environmental Research (IER), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Department of Research Methodology and Data Analysis, Institute for Environmental Research (IER), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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- Non-Communicable Diseases Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Population Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Pirutin SK, Jia S, Yusipovich AI, Shank MA, Parshina EY, Rubin AB. Vibrational Spectroscopy as a Tool for Bioanalytical and Biomonitoring Studies. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24086947. [PMID: 37108111 PMCID: PMC10138916 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24086947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2023] [Revised: 03/30/2023] [Accepted: 04/04/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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The review briefly describes various types of infrared (IR) and Raman spectroscopy methods. At the beginning of the review, the basic concepts of biological methods of environmental monitoring, namely bioanalytical and biomonitoring methods, are briefly considered. The main part of the review describes the basic principles and concepts of vibration spectroscopy and microspectrophotometry, in particular IR spectroscopy, mid- and near-IR spectroscopy, IR microspectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, resonance Raman spectroscopy, Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy, and Raman microscopy. Examples of the use of various methods of vibration spectroscopy for the study of biological samples, especially in the context of environmental monitoring, are given. Based on the described results, the authors conclude that the near-IR spectroscopy-based methods are the most convenient for environmental studies, and the relevance of the use of IR and Raman spectroscopy in environmental monitoring will increase with time.
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- Sergey K Pirutin
- Faculty of Biology, Shenzhen MSU-BIT University, No. 1, International University Park Road, Dayun New Town, Longgang District, Shenzhen 518172, China
- Faculty of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, GSP-1, Leninskie Gory, 119991 Moscow, Russia
- Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Biophysics of Russian Academy of Sciences, Institutskaya St. 3, 142290 Pushchino, Russia
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- Faculty of Biology, Shenzhen MSU-BIT University, No. 1, International University Park Road, Dayun New Town, Longgang District, Shenzhen 518172, China
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- Faculty of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, GSP-1, Leninskie Gory, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Faculty of Biology, Shenzhen MSU-BIT University, No. 1, International University Park Road, Dayun New Town, Longgang District, Shenzhen 518172, China
- Faculty of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, GSP-1, Leninskie Gory, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Faculty of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, GSP-1, Leninskie Gory, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Faculty of Biology, Shenzhen MSU-BIT University, No. 1, International University Park Road, Dayun New Town, Longgang District, Shenzhen 518172, China
- Faculty of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, GSP-1, Leninskie Gory, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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Chen P, Liu H, Xing Z, Wang Y, Zhang X, Zhao T, Zhang Y. Cometabolic degradation mechanism and microbial network response of methanotrophic consortia to chlorinated hydrocarbon solvents. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2022; 230:113110. [PMID: 34971998 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2021.113110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2021] [Revised: 12/17/2021] [Accepted: 12/18/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The cometabolism mechanism of chlorinated hydrocarbon solvents (CHSs) in mixed consortia remains largely unknown. CHS biodegradation characteristics and microbial networks in methanotrophic consortia were studied for the first time. The results showed that all CHSs can efficiently be degraded via cometabolism with a maximum degradation rate of 4.8 mg/(h·gcell). Chloroalkane and chloroethylene were more easily degraded than chlorobenzenes by methanotrophic consortia, especially nonfully chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbons, which were converted to Cl- with a production rate of 0.29-0.36 mg/(h·gcell). In addition, the microecological response results indicated that Methylocystaceae (49.0%), Methylomonas (65.3%) and Methylosarcina (41.9%) may be the major functional degraders in methanotrophic consortia. Furthermore, the results of the microbial correlation network suggested that interactive relationships constructed by type I methanotrophs and heterotrophs determined biodegradability. Additionally, PICRUSt analysis showed that CHSs could increase the relative abundance of CHS degradation genes and reduce the relative abundance of methane oxidation genes, which was in good agreement with the experimental results.
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- Peipei Chen
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University of Technology, Chongqing 400054, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University of Technology, Chongqing 400054, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University of Technology, Chongqing 400054, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University of Technology, Chongqing 400054, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University of Technology, Chongqing 400054, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University of Technology, Chongqing 400054, China
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- School of Pharmacy and Bioengineering, Chongqing University of Technology, Chongqing 400054, China
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Zalakeviciute R, Alexandrino K, Mejia D, Bastidas MG, Oleas NH, Gabela D, Chau PN, Bonilla-Bedoya S, Diaz V, Rybarczyk Y. The effect of national protest in Ecuador on PM pollution. Sci Rep 2021; 11:17591. [PMID: 34475460 PMCID: PMC8413373 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-96868-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2021] [Accepted: 08/03/2021] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
Abstract
Particulate matter (PM) accounts for millions of premature deaths in the human population every year. Due to social and economic inequality, growing human dissatisfaction manifests in waves of strikes and protests all over the world, causing paralysis of institutions, services and circulation of transport. In this study, we aim to investigate air quality in Ecuador during the national protest of 2019, by studying the evolution of PM2.5 (PM ≤ 2.5 µm) concentrations in Ecuador and its capital city Quito using ground based and satellite data. Apart from analyzing the PM2.5 evolution over time to trace the pollution changes, we employ machine learning techniques to estimate these changes relative to the business-as-usual pollution scenario. In addition, we present a chemical analysis of plant samples from an urban park housing the strike. Positive impact on regional air quality was detected for Ecuador, and an overall − 10.75 ± 17.74% reduction of particulate pollution in the capital during the protest. However, barricade burning PM peaks may contribute to a release of harmful heavy metals (tire manufacture components such as Co, Cr, Zn, Al, Fe, Pb, Mg, Ba and Cu), which might be of short- and long-term health concerns.
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- Rasa Zalakeviciute
- Grupo de Biodiversidad Medio Ambiente y Salud (BIOMAS), Universidad de Las Américas, calle José Queri y Av. de los Granados / Bloque 7, 170125, Quito, EC, Ecuador.
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- Grupo de Biodiversidad Medio Ambiente y Salud (BIOMAS), Universidad de Las Américas, calle José Queri y Av. de los Granados / Bloque 7, 170125, Quito, EC, Ecuador
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- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas de La Universidad de Cuenca, Cuenca, Ecuador.,Centro de Estudios Ambientales (CEA) de la Universidad de Cuenca, Cuenca, Ecuador
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- Grupo de Biodiversidad Medio Ambiente y Salud (BIOMAS), Universidad de Las Américas, calle José Queri y Av. de los Granados / Bloque 7, 170125, Quito, EC, Ecuador
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- Centro de Investigación de la Biodiversidad y Cambio Climático (BioCamb) e Ingeniería en Biodiversidad y Recursos Genéticos, Facultad de Ciencias de Medio Ambiente, Universidad Tecnológica Indoamérica, Machala y Sabanilla, 170301, Quito, EC, Ecuador
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- Grupo de Biodiversidad Medio Ambiente y Salud (BIOMAS), Universidad de Las Américas, calle José Queri y Av. de los Granados / Bloque 7, 170125, Quito, EC, Ecuador
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- Faculty of Data and Information Sciences, Dalarna University, 791 88, Falun, Sweden
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- Research Center for the Territory and Sustainable Habitat, Universidad Tecnológica Indoamérica, Machala y Sabanilla, 170301, Quito, Ecuador
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- Faculty of Data and Information Sciences, Dalarna University, 791 88, Falun, Sweden
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