| Title: | Oral bioaccessibility of potentially toxic elements in various environmental media |
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| Authors: | ID Gaberšek, Martin (Author)
ID Gosar, Mateja (Author) |
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| Files: |  PDF - Presentation file, download (2,95 MB)
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| Language: | English |
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| Typology: | 1.01 - Original Scientific Article |
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| Organization: |  GeoZS - Geological Survey of Slovenia
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| Abstract: | An important aspect of geochemical studies is determining health hazard of potentially toxic elements (PTEs). Key information on PTEs behaviour in the human body in case of their ingestion is provided with the use of in vitro bioaccessibility tests. We analysed and compared oral bioaccessibility of a wide range of PTEs (As, Cd, Ce, Cr, Cu, Hg, La, Li, Ni, Pb, Sb, Sn, Zn), including some that are not often studied but might pose a human health hazard, in soil, attic dust, street dust, and household dust, using Unified BARGE Method (UBM). Additionally, feasibility of usage of scanning electron microscope techniques in analyses of solid residuals of UBM phases was tested. Results show that bioaccessible fractions (BAFs) of PTEs vary significantly between individual samples of the same medium, between different media and between the gastric and gastro-intestinal phases. In soil, attic dust and street dust, bioaccessibility of individual PTE is mostly higher in gastric than in gastro-intestinal phase. The opposite is true for PTEs in household dust. In all four media, with the exception of Pb in household dust, among the most bioaccessible PTEs in gastric phase are Cd, Cu, Pb, and Zn. During the transition from the stomach to small intestine, the mean BAFs of most elements in soil, attic dust, and street dust decreases. The most bioaccessible PTEs in gastro-intestinal phase are Cu, Cd, Ni, and As. Micromorphological and chemical characterisation at individual particle level before and after bioaccessibility test contribute significantly to the understanding of oral bioaccessibility. |
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| Keywords: | urban geochemistry, UBM, soil, attic dust, street dust, household dust |
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| Publication status: | Published |
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| Publication version: | Version of Record |
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| Publication date: | 20.06.2024 |
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| Publisher: | Springer Nature |
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| Year of publishing: | 2024 |
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| Number of pages: | 21 str. |
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| Numbering: | vol. 46 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DiRROS-19189  |
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| UDC: | 504.5 |
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| ISSN on article: | 0269-4042 |
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| DOI: | 10.1007/s10653-024-02073-5 |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 200919811 |
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| Publication date in DiRROS: | 10.07.2024 |
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