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1. Acute Arsenic Toxicosis in Five Horses

Author:
L. W. Pace; S. E. Turnquist; S. W. Casteel; P. J. Johnson; R. L. Frankeny
Source:
Veterinary pathology v.34 no.2 pp. 160-164
ISSN:
1544-2217
Subject:
adults; arsenic; arsenites; ataxia (disorder); blood vessels; cecum; colon; cortex; diarrhea; gastric mucosa; histopathology; horses; hyperemia; kidneys; lead; lead arsenate; liver; muscles; necropsy; necrosis; neutrophils; pastures; poisoning; salivation; signs and symptoms (animals and humans); thrombosis
Abstract:
... Five adult horses presented with acute clinical signs of watery diarrhea, excessive salivation, muscle tremors, ataxia, and depression. Four died within 24 hours and the fifth was euthanatized approximately 48 hours after onset of clinical signs. Necropsy findings in two of the horses included hyperemia of gastric mucosa, intestines filled with green to black watery fluid, and multifocal to coales ...
DOI:
10.1177/030098589703400211

2. Lead poisoning and trace elements in common eiders Somateria mollissima from Finland

Author:
Tuula Hollmén; J. Christian Franson; Robert H. Poppenga; Martti Hario; Mikaei Kilpi
Source:
Wildlife biology 1998 v.4 no.4 pp. 193-203
ISSN:
0909-6396
Subject:
Somateria mollissima; adults; arsenic; blood; blood sampling; breeding sites; cadmium; chromium; copper; ducklings; epithelial cells; hens; iron; lead; lead poisoning; liver; magnesium; males; manganese; mercury; molybdenum; necropsy; nesting; nuclear inclusions; pellets; selenium; zinc; Finland; Gulf of Finland
Abstract:
... We collected carcasses of 52 common eider Somateria mollissima adults and ducklings and blood samples from 11 nesting eider hens in the Gulf of Finland near Helsinki in 1994, 1995 and 1996. Samples of liver tissue were analysed for arsenic, cadmium, chromium, copper, iron, lead, magnesium, manganese, mercury, molybdenum, selenium and zinc. Blood was analysed for lead, mercury and selenium. Most of ...
DOI:
10.2981/wlb.1998.022

3. Accumulation and Selective Maternal Transfer of Contaminants in the Turtle Trachemys scripta Associated with Coal Ash Deposition

Author:
R. D. Nagle; C. L. Rowe; J. D. Congdon
Source:
Archives of environmental contamination and toxicology 2001 v.40 no.4 pp. 531-536
ISSN:
0090-4341
Subject:
Trachemys scripta; adults; arsenic; cadmium; chromium; coal; combustion; eggs; feed contamination; females; habitats; nesting; nests; oxygen consumption; pollutants; polluted soils; progeny; risk; selenium; survival rate; tissues; toxicity; turtles; wastes; South Carolina
Abstract:
... Coal combustion wastes are enriched in a number of potentially toxic compounds and may pose risks to biota exposed to the wastes. Slider turtles (Trachemys scripta) are common inhabitants of coal ash settling basins in South Carolina, USA, where they feed on contaminated prey items and accumulate high levels of potentially toxic compounds in their tissues. Furthermore, female sliders sometimes nes ...
DOI:
10.1007/s002440010206

4. Urinary Bromide Levels Probably Dependent to Intake of Foods Such As Sea Algae

Author:
Z.-W. Zhang; T. Kawai; A. Takeuchi; Y. Miyama; K. Sakamoto; T. Watanabe; N. Matsuda-Inoguchi; S. Shimbo; K. Higashikawa; M. Ikeda
Source:
Archives of environmental contamination and toxicology 2001 v.40 no.4 pp. 579-584
ISSN:
0090-4341
Subject:
derivatization; urine; chromatography; normal distribution; rural areas; nationalities and ethnic groups; adults; rural women; eating habits; bromine; seafoods; cities; sampling; men; monitoring; arsenic; grains; methyl bromide; fumigation; surveys; villages; population; Japan; China
Abstract:
... The purpose of the present study is to examine if the bromide (Br) level in urine (Br-U) varies substantially among adult general populations of either sex or of different dietary habits. For this purpose, morning spot urine samples (about 50 per group) were collected from six groups of people, i.e., one group each of men and women in a city in Japan (thus two groups in Japan) and one group each o ...
DOI:
10.1007/s002440010213

5. Cancer and Non-Cancer Health Risk from Eating Cassava Grown in Some Mining Communities in Ghana

Author:
Obiri, S.; Dodoo, D. K.; Okai-Sam, F.; Essumang, D. K.; Adjorlolo-Gasokpoh, A.
Source:
Environmental monitoring and assessment 2006 v.118 no.1-3 pp. 37-49
ISSN:
0167-6369
Subject:
Colocasia esculenta; United States Environmental Protection Agency; adults; arsenic; cadmium; cassava; food crops; guidelines; human health; ingestion; mining; neoplasms; people; risk; risk assessment; soil; towns; toxic substances; toxicity; Ghana
Abstract:
... Food crops such as cassava, cocoyam and other tuber crops grown in mining communities uptake toxic or hazardous chemicals such as arsenic, and cadmium, from the soil. Cassava is a stable food for Ghanaians. This study evaluated human health risk from eating cassava grown in some mining communities in Ghana such as Bogoso, Prestea, Tarkwa and Tamso, which are important mining towns in the Western R ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10661-006-0799-9

6. Folate and arsenic metabolism: a double-blind, placebo-controlled folic acid-supplementation trial in Bangladesh

Author:
Gamble, Mary V.; Liu, Xinhua; Ahsan, Habibul; Pilsner, J. Richard; Ilievski, Vesna; Slavkovich, Vesna; Parvez, Faruque; Chen, Yu; Levy, Diane; Factor-Litvak, Pam; Graziano, Joseph H.
Source:
American journal of clinical nutrition 2006 v.84 no.5 pp. 1093-1101
ISSN:
0002-9165
Subject:
human nutrition; dietary supplements; folic acid; protective effect; toxic substances; arsenic; inorganic compounds; dietary exposure; methylation; randomized clinical trials; placebos; adults; nutrient uptake; biomarkers; blood plasma; homocysteine; urine; metabolites; nutrient deficiencies; diet therapy; disease prevention; Bangladesh
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: Populations in South and East Asia and many other regions of the world are chronically exposed to arsenic-contaminated drinking water. To various degrees, ingested inorganic arsenic (InAs) is methylated to monomethylarsonic acid (MMA) and dimethylarsinic acid (DMA) via folate-dependent one-carbon metabolism; impaired methylation is associated with adverse health outcomes. Consequently, ...
PubMed:
17093162
PubMed Central:
PMC2046214

7. Screening high-fluoride and high-arsenic drinking waters and surveying endemic fluorosis and arsenism in Shaanxi province in western China [Erratum: 2007 Mar., v. 41, issue 5, p. 1168.]

Author:
Zhu, C.; Bai, G.; Liu, X.; Li, Y.
Source:
Water research 2006 v.40 no.16 pp. 3015-3022
ISSN:
0043-1354
Subject:
water pollution; drinking water; fluorides; arsenic; fluorosis; human diseases; musculoskeletal diseases; screening; villages; disease prevalence; children; adults; chemical concentration; water quality; toxicity; springs (water); alluvial plains; mining; China
DOI:
10.1016/j.watres.2006.06.026

8. Arsenic in Oregon community water systems: Demography matters

Author:
Stone, D.; Sherman, J.; Hofeld, E.
Source:
Science of the total environment 2007 v.382 no.1 pp. 52-58
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
sociodemographic characteristics; household income; Hispanic Americans; groundwater contamination; arsenic; water quality standards; rural water supply; rural sociology; dietary exposure; drinking water; adults; Oregon
Abstract:
... Recently, the maximum contaminate level (MCL) for arsenic was lowered to 10 μg/L in community water systems (CWS) throughout the United States. In this study, CWS in Oregon were assessed for the occurrence and magnitude of arsenic > 10 μg/L between the effective and compliance dates for the new MCL. Ten CWS, with a combined population of 49,395, met the criteria for this study. Arsenic levels abov ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2007.04.020

9. Consumption of folate-related nutrients and metabolism of arsenic in Bangladesh

Author:
Heck, Julia E.; Gamble, Mary V.; Chen, Yu; Graziano, Joseph H.; Slavkovich, Vesna; Parvez, Faruque; Baron, John A.; Howe, Geoffrey R.; Ahsan, Habibul
Source:
American journal of clinical nutrition 2007 v.85 no.5 pp. 1367-1374
ISSN:
0002-9165
Subject:
adults; drinking water; arsenic; water pollution; folic acid; arsenicals; metabolism; metabolites; urine; risk assessment; adverse effects; nutrient intake; nutritional status; food frequency questionnaires; biomarkers; methylation; cysteine; methionine; niacin; vitamin B12; choline; Bangladesh
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND:Inorganic arsenic (InAs) is metabolized to monomethylarsonic acid (MMA) and dimethylarsinic acid (DMA), and this methylation facilitates urinary arsenic excretion. Previous studies suggest that persons with more complete methylation, characterized as greater proportions of DMA and lesser proportions of MMA and InAs in urine, have a lower risk of adverse arsenic-related health outcomes. ...
PubMed:
17490975

10. Folic acid supplementation lowers blood arsenic

Author:
Gamble, Mary V.; Liu, Xinhua; Slavkovich, Vesna; Pilsner, J. Richard; Ilievski, Vesna; Factor-Litvak, Pam; Levy, Diane; Alam, Shafiul; Islam, Mominul; Parvez, Faruque; Ahsan, Habibul; Graziano, Joseph H.
Source:
American journal of clinical nutrition 2007 v.86 no.4 pp. 1202-1209
ISSN:
0002-9165
Subject:
folic acid; vitamin supplements; blood chemistry; arsenic; chronic toxicity; methylation; inorganic compounds; cacodylic acid; adults; randomized clinical trials; nutritional intervention; nutrition assessment; nutritional status; Bangladesh
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: Chronic arsenic exposure currently affects >100 million persons worldwide. Methylation of ingested inorganic arsenic (InAs) to monomethylarsonic (MMAs) and dimethylarsinic (DMAs) acids relies on folate-dependent one-carbon metabolism and facilitates urinary arsenic elimination. OBJECTIVE: We hypothesized that folic acid supplementation to arsenic-exposed Bangladeshi adults would increa ...
PubMed:
17921403
PubMed Central:
PMC2042963

11. Genomic methylation of peripheral blood leukocyte DNA: influences of arsenic and folate in Bangladeshi adults

Author:
Pilsner, J. Richard; Liu, Xinhua; Ahsan, Habibul; Ilievski, Vesna; Slavkovich, Vesna; Levy, Diane; Factor-Litvak, Pam; Graziano, Joseph H.; Gamble, Mary V.
Source:
American journal of clinical nutrition 2007 v.86 no.4 pp. 1179-1186
ISSN:
0002-9165
Subject:
epigenetics; nutritional status; DNA methylation; nutrition-genotype interaction; DNA; arsenic; leukocytes; folic acid; environmental exposure; adults; Bangladesh
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: Studies in cell culture and animal models indicate that arsenic exposure induces modifications in DNA methylation, including genome-wide DNA hypomethylation. It is not known whether arsenic exposure influences genomic DNA methylation in human populations chronically exposed to arsenic-contaminated drinking water. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to determine whether arsenic i ...
PubMed:
17921400

12. Biomonitoring of urinary metals in a population living in the vicinity of industrial sources: A comparison with the general population of Andalusia, Spain

Author:
Aguilera, Inmaculada; Daponte, Antonio; Gil, Fernando; Hernández, Antonio F.; Godoy, Patricia; Pla, Antonio; Ramos, Juan Luis
Source:
Science of the total environment 2008 v.407 no.1 pp. 669-678
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
urine; heavy metals; gender; age; adults; public health; industry; cadmium; environmental exposure; copper; arsenic; pollutants; chromium; lifestyle; diet; regression analysis; nickel; reference standards; urban population; environmental monitoring; Spain
Abstract:
... The Ria of Huelva (south-west Spain) is one of the most polluted fluvial-estuarine systems in the world. Industrial activity delivers huge amounts of pollutants to the local environment, particularly heavy metals and arsenic. Here we aimed to determine urinary levels of As, Cd, Cr, Cu and Ni in a representative sample (n =857) of adults living in the Ria of Huelva. Levels were compared to those fr ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2008.08.041
PubMed:
18842289

13. A Body-Weight-Based Method to Estimate Inorganic Arsenic Body Burden Through Tilapia Consumption in Taiwan

Author:
Chen, B.-C.; Liao, C.-M.
Source:
Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology 2008 v.80 no.3 pp. 289-293
ISSN:
0007-4861
Subject:
adolescents; adults; arsenic; children; cities; exposure models; fish consumption; human health; ingestion; refining; simulation models; temporal variation; Taiwan
Abstract:
... In the present study, a stage-classified exposure model is developed to better characterize long-term arsenic (As) accumulation of both genders of children, adolescents, and adults through tilapia consumption in Taiwan. Ingestion rate as well as elimination rate of As are treated dynamically and are used to parameterize the stage-classified accumulation model. Model simulations are carried out to ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00128-008-9365-1
PubMed:
18297225

14. Concentrations of Metals in Liver, Muscle and Feathers of Tree Sparrow: Age, Inter-Clutch Variability, Gender, and Species Differences

Author:
Chao Pan; Guangmei Zheng; Yanyun Zhang
Source:
Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology 2008 v.81 no.6 pp. 558-560
ISSN:
0007-4861
Subject:
Passer montanus; adults; arsenic; cadmium; chicks; cobalt; diet; eggs; feathers; females; habitats; interspecific variation; lead; liver; males; manganese; mercury; muscles; nickel
Abstract:
... Metal (arsenic, mercury, cadmium, lead, nickel, cobalt and manganese) concentrations were analyzed in muscles, livers and ventral plumage of Tree Sparrows (Passer montanus). Differences in metal concentrations between adults and chicks, inter-clutch and species were studied. The levels of metals accumulated with age, and the adults have higher concentrations of metals. Female had lower mercury lev ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00128-007-9168-9
PubMed:
18854908

15. Dose-dependent uptake, elimination, and toxicity of monosodium methanearsonate in adult zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata)

Author:
Albert, C.A.; Williams, T.D.; Morrissey, C.A.; Lai, V.W.M.; Cullen, W.R.; Elliott, J.E.
Source:
Environmental toxicology and chemistry 2008 v.27 no.3 pp. 605-611
ISSN:
0730-7268
Subject:
Pinus; wild birds; toxicity testing; MSMA (herbicide); adults; dose response; brain; tissue distribution; forest stands; Passeriformes; pollution; uptake mechanisms; blood plasma; laboratories; bioaccumulation; indicator species; arsenic; Dendroctonus ponderosae; weight loss; excretion; cacodylic acid; sublethal effects; British Columbia
DOI:
10.1897/07-147.1
PubMed:
17988177

16. Element contents and food safety of water spinach (Ipomoea aquatica Forssk.) cultivated with wastewater in Hanoi, Vietnam

Author:
Helle Marcussen; Karin Joergensen; Peter E. Holm; Daniela Brocca; Robert W. Simmons; Anders Dalsgaard
Source:
Environmental monitoring and assessment 2008 v.139 no.1-3 pp. 77-91
ISSN:
0167-6369
Subject:
Ipomoea aquatica; World Health Organization; adults; agricultural soils; arsenic; average daily intake; cadmium; carbon; chromium; cobalt; copper; food safety; guidelines; humans; iron; lead; manganese; nickel; risk; sampling; soil pH; soil water; toxic substances; wastewater; zinc; Vietnam
Abstract:
... Extensive aquatic or semi-aquatic production of water spinach (Ipomoea aquatica Forssk.) for human consumption takes place in Southeast Asia. The aim of this study was to assess the concentrations of 38 elements in soil and water spinach cultivated under different degrees of wastewater exposure in Hanoi, Vietnam. The results showed no effect of wastewater use on the overall element concentrations ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10661-007-9817-9

17. Arsenic levels in rice grain and assessment of daily dietary intake of arsenic from rice in arsenic-contaminated regions of Bangladesh--implications to groundwater irrigation

Author:
Rahman, Mohammad Mahmudur; Owens, Gary; Naidu, Ravi
Source:
Environmental geochemistry and health 2009 v.31 no.1 pp. 179-187
ISSN:
0269-4042
Subject:
adults; arsenic; chronic exposure; drinking water; exposure pathways; females; food contamination; groundwater; households; human health; humans; ingestion; irrigated farming; males; rice; risk; sales; skin diseases; supermarkets; villages; water pollution; Australia; Bangladesh; India; Pakistan
Abstract:
... Chronic exposure to arsenic (As) causes significant human health effects, including various cancers and skin disorders. Naturally elevated concentrations of As have been detected in the groundwater of Bangladesh. Dietary intake and drinking water are the major routes of As exposure for humans. The objectives of this study were to measure As concentrations in rice grain collected from households in ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10653-008-9238-x

18. Concentrations of Selected Essential and Non-essential Elements in Blood of Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina) Pups of the German North Sea

Author:
Kakuschke, Antje; Griesel, Simone; Fonfara, Sonja; Rosenberger, Tanja; Prange, Andreas
Source:
Biological trace element research 2009 v.127 no.1 pp. 28-36
ISSN:
0163-4984
Subject:
Phoca vitulina; X-radiation; adults; aluminum; arsenic; blood; blood sampling; cadmium; calcium; case studies; chromium; fetus; fish; fluorescence; health status; immune system; iron; lead; manganese; mass spectrometry; molybdenum; neonates; nickel; pups; seals; selenium; toxicity; zinc; Germany; North Sea
Abstract:
... This study on harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) pups of the North Sea evaluated concentrations of 14 essential and non-essential elements (Al, As, Be, Ca, Cd, Cr, Fe, Mn, Mo, Ni, Pb, Se, Sn, and Zn) in whole blood samples. The essential elements are analyzed to give references for health status determinations of pups. The measurement of classic toxic metals, like Pb or Cd, and other elements that may b ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12011-008-8220-x
PubMed:
18802673

19. Dietary Exposure to Metals by Individuals Living Near a Hazardous Waste Incinerator in Catalonia, Spain: Temporal Trend

Author:
Martí-Cid, Roser; Perelló, Gemma; Domingo, José L.
Source:
Biological trace element research 2009 v.131 no.3 pp. 245-254
ISSN:
0163-4984
Subject:
adults; arsenic; beryllium; cadmium; chromium; detection limit; dietary exposure; fish; food intake; hazardous waste; lead; manganese; mercury; nickel; seafoods; surveys; thallium; tin; toxic substances; vanadium; Spain
Abstract:
... The concentrations of arsenic (As), beryllium (Be), cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), mercury (Hg), manganese (Mn), nickel (Ni), lead (Pb), tin (Sn), thallium (Tl), and vanadium (V) were determined in a number of foodstuffs purchased during 2006 in various localities of Tarragona County (Catalonia, Spain), near a hazardous waste incinerator, which has been operating since 1999. The dietary intake of th ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12011-009-8368-z
PubMed:
19399373

20. Environmental contaminants in Canadian shorebirds

Author:
Braune, Birgit M.; Noble, David G.
Source:
Environmental monitoring and assessment 2009 v.148 no.1-4 pp. 185-204
ISSN:
0167-6369
Subject:
Charadriidae; adults; arsenic; birds; cadmium; coasts; diet; foraging; lakes; mercury; organochlorine pesticides; pollution; polychlorinated biphenyls; seasonal variation; selenium; Canada
Abstract:
... Canadian shorebirds are exposed to environmental contaminants throughout their annual cycle. Contaminant exposure among species varies with diet, foraging behaviour and migration patterns. We sampled twelve species of shorebirds from four locations across Canada to assess their exposure to PCBs, organochlorine pesticides, as well as four trace elements (Hg, Se, Cd, As). ΣPCB and ΣDDT followed by Σ ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10661-007-0150-0
PubMed:
18340543