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Mierzyńska Z, Niemirska M, Zgonina K, Bieńkowski T, Hryniów K, Świder P, Pawlak K. Multi-Elemental Analysis of Hair and Fingernails Using Energy-Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence (ED XRF) Method Supported by Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP MS). Molecules 2024; 29:773. [PMID: 38398525 PMCID: PMC10892256 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29040773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2023] [Revised: 01/31/2024] [Accepted: 02/06/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
Abstract
This work compared the multi-element analysis of human hair and nails using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP MS) with an easy, fast, cheap, non-destructive method using energy-dispersive x-ray fluorescence (ED XRF). The ICP MS-based method was more sensitive (over 30 elements could be quantified) and costly (requiring more time, samples, and chemicals). The EDX-based method required laboratory and certified reference materials made of hair for instrument calibration. It was less sensitive (16 elements could be quantified: S, Si, Ca, Br, Fe, Cu, Cr, Mg, Si, K, Mn, Ni, Zn, Se, Sr, Pb), but it allowed us to replace troublesome grinding with the dissolution of keratin-based material with an alkalic agent (tetramethylammonium hydroxide, TMAH) and the formation of stable-for-days pellets. This method is simple, enables automation, and, due to the modification of wells in the autosampler of the EDX system via the immersion of home-designed inserts, it requires smaller amounts of biological material and binder (down to 70 mg instead of 500 mg required by commercially available instrument) to perform analysis. It was concluded that the EDX-based method offers complementary selectivity and sensitivity to ICP MS with the possibility of sample reuse for further analysis.
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- Zofia Mierzyńska
- Masdiag, Żeromskiego 33, 01-882 Warsaw, Poland (T.B.); (K.H.); (P.Ś.)
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, Noakowskiego 3, 00-664 Warsaw, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, Noakowskiego 3, 00-664 Warsaw, Poland
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- Masdiag, Żeromskiego 33, 01-882 Warsaw, Poland (T.B.); (K.H.); (P.Ś.)
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- Masdiag, Żeromskiego 33, 01-882 Warsaw, Poland (T.B.); (K.H.); (P.Ś.)
- Institute of Control and Industrial Electronics, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, Koszykowa 75, 00-662 Warsaw, Poland
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- Masdiag, Żeromskiego 33, 01-882 Warsaw, Poland (T.B.); (K.H.); (P.Ś.)
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- Masdiag, Żeromskiego 33, 01-882 Warsaw, Poland (T.B.); (K.H.); (P.Ś.)
- Faculty of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, Noakowskiego 3, 00-664 Warsaw, Poland
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Inobeme A, Mathew JT, Jatto E, Inobeme J, Adetunji CO, Muniratu M, Onyeachu BI, Adekoya MA, Ajai AI, Mann A, Olori E, Akhor SO, Eziukwu CA, Kelani T, Omali PI. Recent advances in instrumental techniques for heavy metal quantification. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2023; 195:452. [PMID: 36892610 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-023-11058-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Accepted: 02/23/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Heavy metals (HMs) are ubiquitous; they are found in soil, water, air, and all biological matrices. The toxicity, bioaccumulation potential, and deleterious effects of most of these metals on humans and the environment have been widely documented. Consequently, the detection and quantification of HMs in various environmental samples have become a pressing issue. The analysis of the concentrations of HMs is a vital component of environmental monitoring; hence, the selection of the most suitable analytical technique for their determination has become a topic of great interest in food, environment, and human health safety. Analytical techniques for the quantification of these metals have evolved. Presently, a broad range of HM analytical techniques are available with each having its outstanding merits as well as limitations. Most analytical scientists, therefore, adopt complementation of more than one method, with the choice influenced by the specific metal of interest, desired limits of detection and quantification, nature of the interference, level of sensitivity, and precision among others. Sequel to the above, this work comprehensively reviews the most recent advances in instrumental techniques for the determination of HMs. It gives a general overview of the concept of HMs, their sources, and why their accurate quantification is pertinent. It highlights various conventional and more advanced techniques for HM determination, and as one of its kind, it also gives special attention to the specific merits and demerits of the analytical techniques. Finally, it presents the most recent studies in this regard.
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- Abel Inobeme
- Department of Chemistry, Edo State University Uzairue, Edo State, Nigeria.
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- Department of Chemistry, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University Lapai, Lapai, Nigeria
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- Department of Chemistry, Ambrose Alli University Ekpoma, Ekpoma, Nigeria
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- Department of Geography, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Zaria, Nigeria
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- Applied Microbiology, Biotechnology and Nanotechnology Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Edo State University Uzairue, Edo State, Nigeria
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- Department of Chemistry, Edo State University Uzairue, Edo State, Nigeria
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- Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Technology Minna, Minna, Nigeria
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- Department of Chemistry, Edo State University Uzairue, Edo State, Nigeria
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- Department of Accounting, Edo State University Uzairue, Edo State, Nigeria
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- Department of Chemistry, Edo State University Uzairue, Edo State, Nigeria
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Neshat A, Oghazyan A, Kariminejad F, Mahmudiono T, Fakhri Y, Asadi AMS, Atamaleki A, Khaneghah AM. The concentration of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in human milk: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and health risk assessment. J Food Compost Anal 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2022.104933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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