Rare earth elements in human and animal health: State of art and research priorities

Pagano, Giovanni; Aliberti, Francesco; Guida, Marco; Oral, Rahime; Siciliano, Antonietta; Trifuoggi, Marco; Tommasi, Franca

doi:10.1016/j.envres.2015.06.039

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“…They represent an emerging group of pollutants whose emissions, and consequently exposures, have increased over recent decades due to certain human activities (Pagano et al 2015). Therefore, it is imperative that their content in different types of biological material be systematically investigated, yet information in this regard is still scarce.…”

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“…A sheer number of REE applications in the industrial, medical, and agricultural sector have been developed over recent decades, resulting in their increasing environmental spread (Pagano et al 2015). The data concerning the toxicity of REEs is mostly limited to Nd, La, Ce, and Gd, and is based predominantly on animal studies and observations of occupational human exposures with no comprehensive observation on the effects of long-term exposure (Pagano et al 2015). It is however known that REEs can accumulate in humans at increased levels in certain populations at higher exposure risk, e.g., those residing in the vicinity of mining areas Wei et al 2013;Hao et al 2015;Rzymski et al 2017a).…”

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Rare-earth elements in human colostrum milk

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Rare-earth elements (REEs) are used in a growing number of applications, and their release to environment has increased over the decades. Knowledge of REEs in human milk and factors that could possibly influence their concentration is scarce. This study evaluated the concentrations of 16 REEs (Ce, Eu, Er, Gd, La, Nd, Pr, Sc, Sm, Dy, Ho, Lu, Tb, Tm, Y, and Yb) in human colostrum milk collected from Polish women (n = 100) with the ICP-OES technique. The concentrations (mean ± SD) of Pr (41.9 ± 13.2 μg L −1 ), Nd (11.0 ± 4.0 μg L −1 ), La (7.1 ± 5.2 μg L −1 ), and Er (2.2 ± 0.8 μg L −1 ) were found above detection limits. The total mean ± SD concentration of detected REEs was 60.9 ± 17.8 μg L −1 . Current smokers displayed significantly increased Nd concentrations compared to women who had never smoked. No other associations between REEs in colostrum milk and age, diet in pregnancy (food supplement use and frequency of fish, meat, and vegetable consumption) or place of living (urban/rural) were found. This study adds to general understanding of the occurrence and turnover of REEs in women and human fluids.

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“…A few reports have shown that REE occupational exposure resulted in bioaccumulation and adverse effects to respiratory tracts (Sabbioni et al 1982;McDonald et al 1995;Gong 1996;Yoon et al 2005). The lack of epidemiological studies about the possible long-term effects of occupational REE exposures represents a major knowledge gap and should remain an outstanding research priority in industrial medicine (Pagano et al 2015b). Additionally, one may recognize a major role for redox imbalance as a relevant feature of REE-associated toxicity, by reading the mechanistic details provided in Chapter 2 (by Paola Manini).…”

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“…In addition, REE-associated health effects have been highlighted in a report by the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work in 2013 (EU-OSHA 2013). Although it is clear that studies about REE-associated health effects have thrived in recent years, thus one may recognize that publications have thus far been confined to journal reports based on individual laboratory studies and with a limited number of review articles (Rim et al 2013;Pagano et al 2015a;Pagano et al 2015b). The book that I introduced here, "Rare Earth Elements in Human and Environmental Health; At the Crossroads between Toxicity and Safety" edited by Giovanni Pagano (Pan Stanford Publishing Pte.…”

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A book review; "Rare earth elements in human and environmental health; at the crossroads between toxicity and safety"

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It is introduced an outstanding book about an important topic in occupational and environmental sciences i.e., the opportunities and challenges that may be connected with increasing the use and distribution of rare earth elements. These chemically similar elements, comprising the lanthanides, scandium, and yttrium, are involved in a number of essential technological applications, and their effects raise a number of human health issues of relevance to the occupational and environmental sciences. The book that I introduced here, "Rare Earth Elements in Human and Environmental Health; At the Crossroads between Toxicity and Safety" edited by Giovanni Pagano (Pan Stanford Publishing Pte. Ltd., Temasek Boulevard, Singapore) represents a break from that situation. It is essential to increase our knowledge about the environmental fate and biological effects of these technologically important metals in order to prevent unforeseen long-term manmade consequences to human health. This book is likely to become an important resource for scientists, engineers, and decision makers who understand the need for sensible exploitation of this resource.

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