Occurrence of selected elements (Ti, Sr, Ba, V, Ga, Sn, Tl, and Sb) in deposited dust and human hair samples: implications for human health in Pakistan

Eqani, Syed Ali Musstjab Akber Shah; Tanveer, Zafar Iqbal; Chi, Qiaoqiao; Cincinelli, Alessandra; Saqib, Zafeer; Mulla, Sikandar I.; Ali, Nadeem; Katsoyiannis, Ioannis A.; Shafqat, Mustafa Nawaz; Shen, Heqing

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“…In the recent global collective against environmental pollution, road dust and roadside soil have been useful indicators of metals pollution in metropolitan cities and urban areas (Ferreira-Baptista and De-Miguel 2005;Shi et al 2008;Johansson et al 2009;Li et al 2016;Chang et al 2009;Benhaddya et al 2016;Eqani et al 2018). The metals occur naturally in the earth's crust, but as a result of anthropogenic activities, their natural levels have exceeded over many years of development in cities and urban areas (Malkoc et al 2010).…”

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First Assessment of Metals Contamination in Road Dust and Roadside Soil of Suva City, Fiji

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Chandra

2019

Arch Environ Contam Toxicol

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First Assessment of Metals Contamination in Road Dust and Roadside Soil of Suva City, Fiji

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Chandra

2019

Arch Environ Contam Toxicol

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“…Also, studies have identified that the human colostrum and breast milk generally contained less than 1.0 ng/g of vanadium of dry weight [143]. Additionally, vanadium concentrations in scalp hair of healthy adults have been found in the range of 433 pg/g to 90 ng/g [144][145][146][147]. In general, the evidence has demonstrated that the most tissues contain less than 10 ng vanadium/g wet weight.…”

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Vanadium in Biological Action: Chemical, Pharmacological Aspects, and Metabolic Implications in Diabetes Mellitus

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Vanadium compounds have been primarily investigated as potential therapeutic agents for the treatment of various major health issues, including cancer, atherosclerosis, and diabetes. The translation of vanadium-based compounds into clinical trials and ultimately into disease treatments remains hampered by the absence of a basic pharmacological and metabolic comprehension of such compounds. In this review, we examine the development of vanadium-containing compounds in biological systems regarding the role of the physiological environment, dosage, intracellular interactions, metabolic transformations, modulation of signaling pathways, toxicology, and transport and tissue distribution as well as therapeutic implications. From our point of view, the toxicological and pharmacological aspects in animal models and humans are not understood completely, and thus, we introduced them in a physiological environment and dosage context. Different transport proteins in blood plasma and mechanistic transport determinants are discussed. Furthermore, an overview of different vanadium species and the role of physiological factors (i.e., pH, redox conditions, concentration, and so on) are considered. Mechanistic specifications about different signaling pathways are discussed, particularly the phosphatases and kinases that are modulated dynamically by vanadium compounds because until now, the focus only has been on protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B as a vanadium target. Particular emphasis is laid on the therapeutic ability of vanadium-based compounds and their role for the treatment of diabetes mellitus, specifically on that of vanadate-and polioxovanadate-containing compounds. We aim at shedding light on the prevailing gaps between primary scientific data and information from animal models and human studies.

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“…Moreover, some authors reported the contamination of the vicinity by radionuclides and other rare elements as a consequence of the waste from the tin industry smokestacks 6,44 . Some recently published studies on dust were not suitable for comparison as they did not assess tin concentration or disregarded indoor domestic dust 45,46 .…”

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Spatial pattern of the environmental exposure to tin in the vicinity of an alloy industry in Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil

2019

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Despite being widely used in industry, the literature on tin and its effects in humans is scarce, especially regarding reference values in biological indicators such as blood and urine. Similarly, environmental limits are also rare. This study sought to assess the spatial distribution of hotspots in the environmental exposure to tin in the vicinity of an alloy industry in the south region of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The study population consisted of 74 adults. Graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry determined tin in all samples. Households and points around the industry were georeferenced with the use of GPS to identify the most intense tin sites. Results of the first and second campaigns ranged from 0.022 to 0.153 and 0.003 to 0.445µg m-3 for the atmospheric air, whereas such ranges were 0.64 to 1.61 and 1.97 to 8.54µg m-2 for household dust, respectively. The mean tin concentration found in the blood of the population was 3.85 ± 1.57µg L-1. In urine the value was 3.56 ± 1.88µg L-1. The kernel map showed the highest spatial concentrations of tin in household dust in the eastern region of the industry. In the first sampling, atmospheric air samples presented the most elevated concentrations in the southwest and southeast. Although the direction of the wind was northwest, potentially high risks were concentrated in the central area in the second collection. The largest hotspots were in the north, south and southeast regions; however, urine samples showed medium to high levels in the west and east regions. Regarding blood samples, the greatest difference was the absence of hotspot areas in the west. Environmental monitoring becomes necessary to better assess the exposure to tin.

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Occurrence of selected elements (Ti, Sr, Ba, V, Ga, Sn, Tl, and Sb) in deposited dust and human hair samples: implications for human health in Pakistan

Cited by 13 publications

References 61 publications

First Assessment of Metals Contamination in Road Dust and Roadside Soil of Suva City, Fiji

First Assessment of Metals Contamination in Road Dust and Roadside Soil of Suva City, Fiji

Vanadium in Biological Action: Chemical, Pharmacological Aspects, and Metabolic Implications in Diabetes Mellitus

Spatial pattern of the environmental exposure to tin in the vicinity of an alloy industry in Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil

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