The world is facing one of the major outbreaks of viral infection of the modern history, however, as vaccine development workflow is still tedious and can not control the infection spreading, researchers are turning to passive immunization as a good and quick alternative to treat and contain the spreading. Within passive immunization domain, raising specific immunoglobulin (Ig)Y against acute respiratory tract infection has been developing for more than 20 years. Far from being an obsolete chapter we will revise the IgY-technology as a new frontier for research and clinic. A wide range of IgY applications has been effectively confirmed in both human and animal health. The molecular particularities of IgY give them functional advantages recommending them as good candidates in this endeavor. Obtaining specific IgY is sustained by reliable and nature friendly methodology as an alternative for mammalian antibodies. The aria of application is continuously enlarging from bacterial and viral infections to tumor biology. Specific anti-viral IgY were previously tested in several designs, thus its worth pointing out that in the actual COVID-19 pandemic context, respiratory infections need an enlarged arsenal of therapeutic approaches and clearly the roles of IgY should be exploited in depth.
Identifying potentially carcinogenic substances in the environment represents the primary action step that should be taken in order for us to claim to have a healthy and safe agriculture. Unfortunately, this is not always the case and our foods and waters may not be as safe as we believe them to be. The present elaborate had the purpose of identifying possible carcinogenic contaminants, in a direct correlation with the culture environment -water source and soil, in Ilfov county, Romania. Water: 14 samples were collected from household wells, targeted for the analysis of various chemical and physical parameters, including nitrates, nitrites, pesticides, dioxins, furans, etc. The results have shown a scattered level of pollution with nitrates of the groundwater aquifers, due to the incorrect administration of fertilizers that has especially affected the individual wells from the investigated areas. Soil: 32 crop soil samples were harvested from the upper level (0-20cm, belonging to the same areas as the water samples. Various quantities of mineral nitrogen were determined, either as nitrates or as nitrites. No carcinogens, from the groundwater aquifers investigated, with sufficient levels to contaminate the soil and affect the agricultural products were identified. The analysed water is fit for agricultural irrigations, but is not to be used for human consumption. For soils, the extremely spread distribution of the nitrogen proves that the nitrogen based fertilizers are being used in an irrational manner, thus the danger for environment pollution and for the alteration of animal and human health. The presence of potentially toxic metals was also investigated, elements that, except for arsenic, turned out to be within normal limits.The investigated elements from the Berceni, Glina, Popeşti-Leordeni and Ulmi areas do not present any significant dangerous quantities which proved the fact that the local agricultural technology is functioning normally, producing vegetal and animal foods free of elements with a potentially carcinogenic effect. The rest of the investigated areas, respectively Buda, Bragadiru, Măgurele, Vidra and Copăceni, have shown the presence of potentially carcinogenic elements that exceed the normal limit, most likely based on an improperly implemented agricultural technology.
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