Potentially harmful elements (PHEs) in scalp hair, soil and metallurgical wastes in Mitrovica, Kosovo: The role of oral bioaccessibility and mineralogy in human PHE exposure

Boisa, Ndokiari; Bird, Graham; Brewer, Paul; Dean, John R.; Entwistle, Jane; Kemp, Simon J.; Macklin, Mark G.

doi:10.1016/j.envint.2013.07.014

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“…34,35 In comparison, Pb (n = 56) showed a marked decrease in the measured bioaccessible concentrations due to its lower solubility at the higher pH of the STOM+INT phase. The compiled concentrations (Table 1 and 36 . In both studies, the UBM method was modified for 0.3 g soil as opposed to the 0.6 g specified in the UBM protocol.…”

Section: Repeatability Of Ubm Measurements For Certified Elements (Asmentioning

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Bioaccessibility performance data for fifty-seven elements in guidance material BGS 102

Hamilton

Barlow

Gowing

et al. 2015

Microchemical Journal

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BGS 102, a guidance material for bioaccessible arsenic (As) and lead (Pb), was produced during validation of the in vitro Unified Bioaccessibility Method (UBM). This paper reports a compilation of reproducible bioaccessible guidance values for fifty-five additional elements in BGS 102, providing guidance for analysts to broaden the scope of UBM analyses for a wider range of elements based on data collected over an average of 60 separate analytical batches per element. Data are presented in categories for both gastric (STOM) and gastrointestinal (STOM+INT) extraction phases, where reproducibility, measured as relative standard deviation (RSD) was; ≤10% RSD for 27 elements (Mg,

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Section: Repeatability Of Ubm Measurements For Certified Elements (Asmentioning

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Bioaccessibility performance data for fifty-seven elements in guidance material BGS 102

Hamilton

Barlow

Gowing

et al. 2015

Microchemical Journal

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“…This is an area associated with uncontained mine waste dumps and metal/metalloid contaminated soil [44][45][46][47]. Surface (1-10 cm) soil samples (n = 33) included 4 smelter samples, 24 soil samples and 5 tailing samples were obtained [48], Table 1.…”

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A new simple, low-cost approach for generation of the PM10 fraction from soil and related materials: Application to human health risk assessment

Boisa

Entwistle

Dean

2014

Analytica Chimica Acta

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A new simple, robust and low-cost wet laboratory method for the generation of the <10 μm (PM10) particle size fraction is reported. A sedimentation method is directly compared with a centrifugation method for generation of the PM10 fraction. Both approaches are based on an integrated form of Stokes' law. Subsequently the sedimentation method was adopted. The results from the sedimentation method were corroborated using particle size distribution measurements. This approach for the generation of the PM10 fraction was applied to soil and mine waste samples from Mitrovica, Kosovo as part of an investigation in to the human risk assessment from inhalation of the PM10 fraction containing potentially harmful elements (PHEs). The average daily dose for Cd from the inhalation of suspended soil particles was calculated to be 0.021 and 0.010 μg kg(-1) BW d(-1) for a child and an adult, respectively. This corresponded to an inhalation dose of 0.50 and 0.70 μg Cdd(-1) for a child (20 kg) and an adult (70 kg), respectively.

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“…The study was conducted in an area of northern Kosovo around the town of Kosovska Mitrovica affected by severe and widespread soil contamination by heavy elements such as Cd, Pb, Sb and Zn, mainly due to deposition of particles emitted by the Zvecan smelter and the Trepca industrial complex, and blown by wind from the waste dumps near these plants (Borgna et al 2009;Sta lov et al 2010b;Nannoni et al 2011;Boisa et al 2013;Šajn et al 2013;Aliu et al 2016Aliu et al , 2017Brewer et al 2016;Nannoni et al 2016;Aliu et al 2017;Prathumratana et al, 2020). Soil contamination by heavy elements is very intense in a large area including the smelter and industrial site, as well as the towns of Kosovska Mitrovica and Zvecan, and extends up to about 20 km from this hotspot, north along the Ibar valley and south-east along the Sitnica valley.…”

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“…The previous studies in the Kosovska Mitrovica area mostly determined concentrations of Pb and other heavy elements in topsoil (normally up to a depth of 10 cm) to de ne their surface distribution in the entire Mitrovica region or in selected areas. Heavy element enrichment in the soil was quanti ed using reference values from outside the Kosovska Mitrovica area such as the average concentration in European topsoil, Dutch target and intervention values and CLEA (Contaminated Land Exposure Assessment) soil guideline values (Boisa et al 2013;Šajn et al 2013;Aliu et al 2016;Brewer et al 2016). However, some data is available on the top-to-bottom distribution of heavy elements in soil of this sector of northern Kosovo (Borgna et al 2009), and a few attempts have been made to assess the local geochemical background of heavy elements in soil.…”

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Exploring heavy element distribution in soil profiles to assess the geochemical background and contamination extent in soils of a metallurgical and industrial area in Kosovo

Protano

Lella

Nannoni

2021

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This paper reports the results of a geochemical study focused on the distribution of heavy elements (As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, Sb, Tl, U, Zn) in soil profiles, with the aim of defining their geochemical background, contamination threshold, surface and vertical extent of contamination in soils of a metallurgical and industrial area in Kosovo. The geochemical background of heavy elements in soil was assessed by exploratory data analysis of their concentrations in soil profiles, and the contamination threshold was used as reference value to quantify their anthropogenic enrichment. Cadmium, Pb, Sb, Zn were the primary soil contaminants, As, Cu, Tl the secondary ones. The main sources of soil contaminants were the Zvecan smelter for Pb, Sb, As, Cu, Tl, and the Trepca industrial complex for Cd and Zn. The highest levels of Pb and Sb contamination were found up to depths between 30 and 60 cm in soil profiles within 5 km north and south-east of the Zvecan smelter. Contamination by Pb and Sb decreased with depth in soil profiles and affected the whole thickness of soils closer the metallurgical plant. Cadmium and Zn contamination declined with distance from the Trepca industrial complex and decreased with depth, generally extending down to depths of 40–90 cm and 30–70 cm, respectively. Cobalt, Cr, Ni, U were geogenic heavy elements. Anomalous natural concentrations of Co, Cr, Ni were found in soils collected in the northern part of the study area, where the geology consists mainly of ultrabasic and basic magmatic rocks.

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Potentially harmful elements (PHEs) in scalp hair, soil and metallurgical wastes in Mitrovica, Kosovo: The role of oral bioaccessibility and mineralogy in human PHE exposure

Cited by 32 publications

References 90 publications

Bioaccessibility performance data for fifty-seven elements in guidance material BGS 102

Bioaccessibility performance data for fifty-seven elements in guidance material BGS 102

A new simple, low-cost approach for generation of the PM10 fraction from soil and related materials: Application to human health risk assessment

Exploring heavy element distribution in soil profiles to assess the geochemical background and contamination extent in soils of a metallurgical and industrial area in Kosovo

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