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Gueroui Y, Bousbia A, Boudalia S, Touati H, Benaissa M, Maoui A. Groundwater quality and hydrochemical characteristics in the upper Seybouse sub-basin, Northeast Algeria. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2024:10.1007/s11356-024-32716-0. [PMID: 38453758 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-32716-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2023] [Accepted: 02/26/2024] [Indexed: 03/09/2024]
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The present study aims to evaluate the groundwater quality in an area characterized by significant human anthropic activities within the upper Seybouse. In order to assess the quality, a total of 20 samples were analyzed to identify the chemical and bacteriological composition of the water, its variations, and their potential impacts on the environment and human health. The results revealed concentrations of the chemical and bacteriological elements exceeding the WHO standards, with high levels of electrical conductivity (EC) (peak = 4210 μS/cm), Ca2+ (peak = 340.68 mg/L), Na+ (peak = 360 mg/L), HCO3- (peak = 287 mg/L), Cl- (peak = 542 mg/L), SO42- (peak = 687 mg/L), NO3- (pek = 65.91 mg/L), fecal coliforms (FC) (peak = 160 UFC/mL), fecal Streptococcus (FS) (peak = 43 UFC/mL), and Clostridium perfringens (CP) (peak = 29 UFC/mL). Within the basin, two different facies have been identified: Cl-SO4-Na type and Cl-SO4-Ca type. The calculated Water Quality Index (WQI) indicates that none of the groundwater samples are suitable for drinking or human consumption. The detection of pathogenic microorganisms through diverse molecular methods has revealed the existence of eight distinct species, encompassing pathogenic strains that can affect human health. Moreover, the dissolution of geologic formations can influence the water's chemistry. In this region, groundwater pollution seems to be influenced by anthropogenic and agricultural factors such as fertilizer application, irrigation practices, and the release of domestic sewage.
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- Yassine Gueroui
- Département des Sciences de la Nature et de la Vie, Université 8 Mai 1945 Guelma, BP 401, 24000, Guelma, Algeria.
- Laboratoire de Génie Civil et d'Hydraulique (LGCH), Université 8 Mai 1945 Guelma, BP 401, 24000, Guelma, Algeria.
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- Département des Sciences de la Nature et de la Vie, Université 8 Mai 1945 Guelma, BP 401, 24000, Guelma, Algeria
- Laboratoire de Biologie, Eau et Environnement, Université 8 Mai 1945 Guelma, BP 401, 24000, Guelma, Algeria
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- Département des Sciences de la Nature et de la Vie, Université 8 Mai 1945 Guelma, BP 401, 24000, Guelma, Algeria
- Laboratoire de Biologie, Eau et Environnement, Université 8 Mai 1945 Guelma, BP 401, 24000, Guelma, Algeria
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- Département d'Ecologie et Génie de l'Environnement, Université 8 Mai 1945 Guelma, BP 401, 24000, Guelma, Algeria
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- Laboratoire de Biologie, Eau et Environnement, Université 8 Mai 1945 Guelma, BP 401, 24000, Guelma, Algeria
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- Département des Sciences de la Nature et de la Vie, Université 8 Mai 1945 Guelma, BP 401, 24000, Guelma, Algeria
- Laboratoire de Génie Civil et d'Hydraulique (LGCH), Université 8 Mai 1945 Guelma, BP 401, 24000, Guelma, Algeria
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Boudebbouz A, Boudalia S, Bousbia A, Gueroui Y, Boussadia MI, Chelaghmia ML, Zebsa R, Affoune AM, Symeon GK. Determination of Heavy Metal Levels and Health Risk Assessment of Raw Cow Milk in Guelma Region, Algeria. Biol Trace Elem Res 2023; 201:1704-1716. [PMID: 35666385 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-022-03308-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2022] [Accepted: 05/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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During the recent decades, adverse effects of unexpected contaminants, such as heavy metals on raw cow milk quality, have threatened human health. The objective of this study was to determine heavy metal levels in raw milk collected from autochthonous bovine breeds in the eastern region of Algeria. Eighty-eight pooled milk samples were analyzed using atomic absorption spectrometry for Pb, Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Fe, and Zn, and dietary risks were estimated for infants, children, and adults with minimum, average, and maximum milk consumption scenarios. Results revealed that Pb (0.94 ± 0.49 mg/kg), Cd (0.03 ± 0.01 mg/kg), and Cu (0.14 ± 0.08 mg/kg) levels in all analyzed samples were higher than their corresponding maximum residue levels (MRLs). The task hazard quotient (THQ) values suggest potential risk for infants in the three scenarios from Pb, Cd, and Cr; for children in the three scenarios from Pb and in the high scenario from Cr; and for adults in the medium and high scenarios from Pb. The hazard index (HI) values were higher than 1, and the contributions of each metal to the overall HI followed a descending order of Pb, Cr, Cd, Ni, Zn, Cu, and Fe with values of 68.19%, 15.39%, 6.91%, 4.94%, 3.42%, 0.88%, and 0.28%, respectively. Our results indicated that there may be a potential risk of heavy metals, especially Pb, for infants through raw cow milk consumption. Moreover, data actualization and continuous monitoring are necessary and recommended to evaluate heavy metal effects in future studies.
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- Ali Boudebbouz
- Laboratoire de Biologie, Eau Et Environnement, Département d'Écologie Et Génie de L'Environnement, Université 8 Mai 1945 Guelma, BP 4010, Guelma, 24000, Algérie
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- Laboratoire de Biologie, Eau Et Environnement, Département d'Écologie Et Génie de L'Environnement, Université 8 Mai 1945 Guelma, BP 4010, Guelma, 24000, Algérie.
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- Laboratoire de Biologie, Eau Et Environnement, Département d'Écologie Et Génie de L'Environnement, Université 8 Mai 1945 Guelma, BP 4010, Guelma, 24000, Algérie
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- Département de Biologie, Université 8 Mai 1945 Guelma, BP 4010, Guelma, 24000, Algérie
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- Département de Biologie, Université 8 Mai 1945 Guelma, BP 4010, Guelma, 24000, Algérie
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- Laboratoire d'Analyses Industrielles Et Génie Des Matériaux, Université 8 Mai 1945 Guelma, BP 4010, Guelma, 24000, Algérie
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- Laboratoire de Biologie, Eau Et Environnement, Département d'Écologie Et Génie de L'Environnement, Université 8 Mai 1945 Guelma, BP 4010, Guelma, 24000, Algérie
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- Laboratoire d'Analyses Industrielles Et Génie Des Matériaux, Université 8 Mai 1945 Guelma, BP 4010, Guelma, 24000, Algérie
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- Research Institute of Animal Science, HAO-Demeter, 58100, Giannitsa, GR, Greece
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Boudalia S, Bousbia A, Boumaaza B, Oudir M, Canivenc Lavier MC. Relationship between endocrine disruptors and obesity with a focus on bisphenol A: a narrative review. Bioimpacts 2021; 11:289-300. [PMID: 34631491 PMCID: PMC8494257 DOI: 10.34172/bi.2021.33] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2019] [Revised: 04/25/2020] [Accepted: 05/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Introduction: Scientific data suggest that early exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) affect -repro, -neuro, -metabolic systems, to which are added other notions such as mixtures, window and duration of exposure, trans-generational effects, and epigenetic mechanisms. Methods: In the present narrative review, we studied the relationship between exposure to EDCs with the appearance and development of obesity. Results: Exposure to EDCs like Bisphenol A during the early stages of development has been shown to lead to weight gain and obesity. EDCs can interfere with endocrine signaling, affect adipocytes differentiation and endocrine function and disrupt metabolic processes, especially if exposure occurs at very low doses, in the mixture, during early development stages for several generations. Conclusion: Exposure to EDCs is positively associated with obesity development. Moreover, the use of integrative approaches which mimicking environmental conditions are necessary and recommended to evaluate EDCs' effects in future studies.
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- Sofiane Boudalia
- Faculté des Sciences de la Nature et de la Vie et Sciences de la Terre et de l'Univers, Université 8 Mai 1945 Guelma BP 4010 Guelma 24000, Algérie.,Laboratoire de Biologie, Eau et Environnement, Université 8 Mai 1945 Guelma BP 4010 Guelma 24000, Algérie
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- Faculté des Sciences de la Nature et de la Vie et Sciences de la Terre et de l'Univers, Université 8 Mai 1945 Guelma BP 4010 Guelma 24000, Algérie.,Laboratoire de Biologie, Eau et Environnement, Université 8 Mai 1945 Guelma BP 4010 Guelma 24000, Algérie
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- Laboratoire de Biologie, Eau et Environnement, Université 8 Mai 1945 Guelma BP 4010 Guelma 24000, Algérie.,Département des Sciences Agronomiques, Faculté des Sciences de la Nature et de la Vie, Université Ibn Khaldoun, Tiaret 14000, Algérie
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- Laboratoire de Génie Chimique, Département de Génie des Procédés, Faculté de Technologie, Université Saâd Dahlab, USDB. BP 270, Route de Soumâa, 09000 Blida, Algérie
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- Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l'Alimentation, INRA, CNRS, Université de Bourgogne - Franche-Comté, Dijon, 21000, France
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Bousbia A, Boudalia S, Gueroui Y, Hadded K, Bouzaoui A, Kiboub D, Symeon G. Use of multivariate analysis as a tool in the morphological characterization of the main indigenous bovine ecotypes in northeastern Algeria. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0255153. [PMID: 34310659 PMCID: PMC8312925 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0255153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2020] [Accepted: 07/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Sustainability in livestock farming requires monitoring of autochthonous breeds which are well adapted to the local environment. The morphometric measurements seem to be the first approach which can provide useful information on the suitability of animal genetic resources for selection. In this work, thirteen morphometric variables were used for the phenotypic characterization of 130 adult autochthones cattle randomly selected from 30 local farms in Guelma. There were cases from four commonly accepted and traditional ecotypes: Guelmois, Cheurfa, Sétifien and Fawn. The results showed several and significant positive correlations between the different variables. Correlations were analyzed using Varimax orthogonal rotation PCA and three factors were extracted, which explain more than 75% of the total variation in the four ecotypes. Stepwise discriminant analysis showed that 6 of the 13 variables had discriminatory power to define the phenotypic profile of the ecotypes. Canonical discriminant analysis indicated that the Sétifien ecotype is separate from the other three ecotypes. Mahalanobis distances were significant between the different ecotypes except for the distance between the Guelmois and Fawn ecotypes. The cross-validation procedure assigned 91.42% of the Sétifien animals to their genetic group, while the percentages of animals assigned to the Cheurfa, Guelmois and Fawn ecotypes were 80.00%, 65.71% and 53.33% respectively. The multivariate approach has proven to be effective in differentiating the four ecotypes, with clear morphological differences from the Sétifien ecotype that may benefit from a genetic improvement program for more sustainable genetic resources preservation.
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- Aissam Bousbia
- Faculté des Sciences de la Nature et de la Vie et Sciences de la Terre et de l’Univers, Université 8 Mai 1945 Guelma, Guelma, Algérie
- Laboratoire de Biologie, Eau et Environnement, Université 8 Mai 1945 Guelma, Guelma, Algérie
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- Faculté des Sciences de la Nature et de la Vie et Sciences de la Terre et de l’Univers, Université 8 Mai 1945 Guelma, Guelma, Algérie
- Laboratoire de Biologie, Eau et Environnement, Université 8 Mai 1945 Guelma, Guelma, Algérie
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- Faculté des Sciences de la Nature et de la Vie et Sciences de la Terre et de l’Univers, Université 8 Mai 1945 Guelma, Guelma, Algérie
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- Faculté des Sciences de la Nature et de la Vie et Sciences de la Terre et de l’Univers, Université 8 Mai 1945 Guelma, Guelma, Algérie
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- Faculté des Sciences de la Nature et de la Vie et Sciences de la Terre et de l’Univers, Université 8 Mai 1945 Guelma, Guelma, Algérie
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- Faculté des Sciences de la Nature et de la Vie et Sciences de la Terre et de l’Univers, Université 8 Mai 1945 Guelma, Guelma, Algérie
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- Research Institute of Animal Science, HAO-DEMETER, Paralimni Giannitsa, Greece
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Aissani F, Grara N, Bensouici C, Bousbia A, Ayed H, Idris MHM, Teh LK. Algerian Sonchus oleraceus L.: a comparison of different extraction solvent on phytochemical composition, antioxidant properties and anti-cholinesterase activity. ADV TRADIT MED (ADTM) 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s13596-021-00553-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Boudebbouz A, Boudalia S, Bousbia A, Habila S, Boussadia MI, Gueroui Y. Heavy metals levels in raw cow milk and health risk assessment across the globe: A systematic review. Sci Total Environ 2021; 751:141830. [PMID: 33182002 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2020] [Revised: 08/15/2020] [Accepted: 08/18/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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This systematic review presents the potential toxicity of heavy metals such as lead (Pb), mercury (Hg), cadmium (Cd), iron (Fe), nickel (Ni), aluminum (Al), and copper (Cu) in raw cow milk, focusing on their contamination sources and on the assessment of the related human health risk. Multiple keywords such as "raw cow milk, heavy metals, and human health" were used to search in related databases. A total of 60 original articles published since 2010 reporting the levels of these metals in raw cow's milk across the world were reviewed. Data showed that the highest levels of Ni (833 mg/L), Pb (60 mg/L), Cu (36 mg/L) were noticed in raw cow milk collected in area consists of granites and granite gneisses in India, while the highest level of Cd (12 mg/L) was reported in barite mining area in India. Fe values in raw cow milk samples were above the WHO maximum limit (0.37 mg/L) with highest values (37.02 mg/L) recorded in India. The highest Al level was (22.50 mg/L) reported for raw cow's milk collected close to food producing plants region in Turkey. The Target Hazard Quotients (THQ) values of Hg were below 1 suggesting that milk consumers are not at a non-carcinogenic risk except in Faisalabad province (Pakistan) where THQ values = 7.7. For the other heavy metals, the THQ values were >1 for Pb (10 regions out of 70), for Cd (6 regions out of 59), for Ni (3 out of 29), and for Cu (3 out of 54). Exposure to heavy metals is positively associated with diseases developments. Moreover, data actualization and continuous monitoring are necessary and recommended to evaluate heavy metals effects in future studies.
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- Ali Boudebbouz
- Département d'Écologie et Génie de l'Environnement, Université 8 Mai 1945 Guelma, BP 4010, Guelma 24000, Algeria; Laboratoire de Biologie, Eau et Environnement, Université 8 Mai 1945 Guelma, BP 4010, Guelma 24000, Algeria
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- Département d'Écologie et Génie de l'Environnement, Université 8 Mai 1945 Guelma, BP 4010, Guelma 24000, Algeria; Laboratoire de Biologie, Eau et Environnement, Université 8 Mai 1945 Guelma, BP 4010, Guelma 24000, Algeria.
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- Département d'Écologie et Génie de l'Environnement, Université 8 Mai 1945 Guelma, BP 4010, Guelma 24000, Algeria; Laboratoire de Biologie, Eau et Environnement, Université 8 Mai 1945 Guelma, BP 4010, Guelma 24000, Algeria
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- Laboratoire de Pharmocologie et de Phytochimie, Université Mohammed Seddik Benyahia Jijel, Algeria
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- Département de Biologie, Université 8 Mai 1945 Guelma, BP 4010, Guelma 24000, Algeria
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- Département de Biologie, Université 8 Mai 1945 Guelma, BP 4010, Guelma 24000, Algeria
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