Lithium in groundwater used for drinking-water supply in the United States

Lindsey, Bruce D.; Belitz, Kenneth; Cravotta, Charles A.; Toccalino, Patricia L.; Dubrovsky, Neil M.

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144691

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“…The highest concentration of Li in water was identified in GWR27 and GWR28, the sampling sites characterized by sandstone, while the lowest Li concentration was in GN and GWR6, characterized by areas with a limestone-confined aquifer. Similar results were reported in the United State, where carbonate rocks had low Li content, while unconsolidated sandstone and crystalline-rock aquifer had high Li content [ 4 ].…”

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“…Li concentration in the studied water samples differed among aquifer lithotypes because of the difference in Li abundance among rock types. Moreover, Lindsey et al stated that aridity and aquifer age and its proximity to geothermal features are also definitory factors in controlling the evaluation of Li concentrations in water [ 4 ]. The highest concentration of Li in water was identified in GWR27 and GWR28, the sampling sites characterized by sandstone, while the lowest Li concentration was in GN and GWR6, characterized by areas with a limestone-confined aquifer.…”

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“…Lithium (Li) is one of the most “critical” metals for modern society used in many fields such as manufacturing electronic devices, glass and ceramics, as well in medical and cosmetics products [ 1 ]. It is the 30th most abundant element in the upper continent crust with similar abundance to Pb and Cu, naturally occurring in waters, soils, rocks, and minerals (such as lithium micas, amblygonite, petalite, lepidolite, spodumene, eucryptite) [ 2 , 3 , 4 ]. The average concentrations in shale and granitic rocks are 5 to 10 times higher than those in carbonate-based rocks [ 3 ].…”

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Assessment of Lithium, Macro- and Microelements in Water, Soil and Plant Samples from Karst Areas in Romania

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Lithium is a critical element for the modern society due to its uses in various industrial sectors. Despite its unequal distribution in the environment, Li occurrence in Romania was scarcely studied. In this study a versatile measurement method using ICP-MS technique was optimized for the determination of Li from various matrixes. Water, soil, and plant samples were collected from two important karst areas in the Dobrogea and Banat regions, Romania. The Li content was analyzed together with other macro- and microelement contents to find the relationship between the concentration of elements and their effect on the plants’ Li uptake. In Dobrogea region, half of the studied waters had high Li concentration, ranging between 3.00 and 12.2 μg/L in the case of water and between 0.88 and 11.1 mg/kg DW in the case of plants, while the Li content in the soil samples were slightly comparable (from 9.85 to 11.3 mg/kg DW). In the Banat region, the concentration of Li was lower than in Dobrogea (1.40–1.46 μg/L in water, 6.50–9.12 mg/kg DW in soil, and 0.19–0.45 mg/kg DW in plants). Despite the high Li contents in soil, the Li was mostly unavailable for plants uptake and bioaccumulation.

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“…As mentioned before, D. melanogaster feeds on yeast on fermenting fruits as their naturally occurring food source. Therefore, the Li supply from its natural diet will most likely depend on the Li content of the ground water, which generally varies between geographic regions [ 88 , 93 ]. Under laboratory conditions, the basal entry of Li from ingredients of the fly diet should be monitored as well as the Li content of the water used.…”

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Drosophila melanogaster as a Model Organism to Study Lithium and Boron Bioactivity

Jans¹,

Lüersen²,

Rimbach³

2021

IJMS

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The fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster has become a valuable model organism in nutritional science, which can be applied to elucidate the physiology and the biological function of nutrients, including trace elements. Importantly, the application of chemically defined diets enables the supply of trace elements for nutritional studies under highly standardized dietary conditions. Thus, the bioavailability and bioactivity of trace elements can be systematically monitored in D. melanogaster. Numerous studies have already revealed that central aspects of trace element homeostasis are evolutionary conserved among the fruit fly and mammalian species. While there is sufficient evidence of vital functions of boron (B) in plants, there is also evidence regarding its bioactivity in animals and humans. Lithium (Li) is well known for its role in the therapy of bipolar disorder. Furthermore, recent findings suggest beneficial effects of Li regarding neuroprotection as well as healthy ageing and longevity in D. melanogaster. However, no specific essential function in the animal kingdom has been found for either of the two elements so far. Here, we summarize the current knowledge of Li and B bioactivity in D. melanogaster in the context of health and disease prevention.

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“…Lithium salts serve as mood-stabilizing and psychotropic agents (Dangana et al, 2019;Hart et al, 2020;Menshanov et al, 2016;Vosahlikova et al, 2020;Zhang et al, 2021) in patients with bipolar disorders (BDs) (Gehrmann et al, 2021;Luu & Rodway, 2018;Sung et al, 2019;Uwai et al, 2018), mania (Manto, 2012) and chronic depression (Medi c et al, 2020;Zhang et al, 2021). Lithium salts are also found in groundwater and drinking water, as recorded in the USA (Lindsey et al, 2021) and China (Shanghai) (Shen et al, 2020). Lithium salts can hinder several aggressive behaviours in animals and humans (Sheard, 1978).…”

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Maternal LiCl exposure disrupts thyroid–cerebral axis in neonatal albino rats

Mohammed

Ahmed

2021

Intl J of Devlp Neuroscience

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This work aimed to elucidate whether maternal lithium chloride (LiCl) exposure disturbs the thyroid-cerebral axis in neonatal albino rats. 50 mg of LiCl/ kg b.wt. is orally given for pregnant Wistar rats from gestational day (GD) 1 to lactation day (LD) 28. The maternal administration of LiCl induced follicular dilatation and degeneration, hyperplasia, lumen obliteration and colloid vacuolation in the maternal and neonatal thyroid gland at postnatal days (PNDs) 14, 21 and 28. Neuronal degeneration (spongiform), gliosis, nuclear pyknosis, perivascular oedema, and meningeal hyperaemia were observed in the neonatal cerebral cortex of the maternal LiCl-treated group at examined PNDs. This disturbance appears to depend on intensification in the neonatal cerebral malondialdehyde (MDA), nitric oxide (NO), and hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 ) levels, and attenuation in the glutathione (GSH), total thiol (t-SH), catalase (CAT), and superoxide dismutase (SOD) levels. In the neonatal cerebrum, the fold change in the relative mRNA expression of deiodinases (DII and DIII) increased significantly at PNDs 21 and 14, respectively, in the maternal LiCltreated group. These data suggest that maternal LiCl may perturb the thyroidcerebrum axis generating neonatal neurodevelopmental disorder.

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Lithium in groundwater used for drinking-water supply in the United States

Cited by 71 publications

References 47 publications

Assessment of Lithium, Macro- and Microelements in Water, Soil and Plant Samples from Karst Areas in Romania

Assessment of Lithium, Macro- and Microelements in Water, Soil and Plant Samples from Karst Areas in Romania

Drosophila melanogaster as a Model Organism to Study Lithium and Boron Bioactivity

Maternal LiCl exposure disrupts thyroid–cerebral axis in neonatal albino rats

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