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Monneron-Gyurits M, Soubrand M, Joussein E, Courtin A, Paineau E, Reguer S, Jubany I, Casas S, Bahí N. Relation between solid phase speciation and oral/lung bioaccessibility of metal(loid)s polluted soils in inhabited area: Contribution of synchrotron-based experiment. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 930:172765. [PMID: 38692323 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2023] [Revised: 04/23/2024] [Accepted: 04/23/2024] [Indexed: 05/03/2024]
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The presence of contaminated sites/soils in or near cities can pose significant risks to public health. The city of Viviez (France) was taken in reference site bears significant industrial responsibility, particularly in zinc metallurgy, with the presence of a now rehabilitated smelter. This has led to soil contamination by zinc (Zn), lead (Pb), arsenic (As), and cadmium (Cd), with concentrations reaching up to 4856 mg kg-1, 1739 mg kg-1, 195 mg kg-1, and 110 mg kg-1, respectively. The aim of this study is to comprehend the contamination patterns of the site post-rehabilitation, the geochemical behavior of each element, and their speciation (analyzed through BCR, XRD, and XANES) in relation to associated health risks due to metals accessibility for oral ingestion and inhalation by the local population. The findings revealed that elements inducing health risks were not necessarily those with the highest metal contents. All results are discussed in terms of the relationship between element speciation, stability of bearing phases, and their behavior in different media. XANES is an important tool to determine and estimate the Pb-bearing phases in garden soils, as well as the As speciation, which consist of Pb-goethite, anglesite, and Pb-humate, with variations in proportions (the main phases being 66 %, 12 % and 22 % for Pb-goethite, anglesite, and Pb-humate, respectively) whereas As-bearing phase are As(V)-rich ferrihydrite-like. A new aspect lies in the detailed characterization of solid phases before and after bioaccessibility tests, to qualify and quantify the bearing phases involved in the mobility of metallic elements to understand the bioaccessibility behavior. Ultimately, the health risk associated with exposure to inhabitants, in terms of particle ingestion and inhalation, was assessed. Only ingestion-related risk was deemed unacceptable due to the levels of As and Pb.
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- Université de Limoges, E2LIM UR 24133, 123 avenue Albert Thomas, 87060 Limoges cedex, France
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- Université de Limoges, E2LIM UR 24133, 123 avenue Albert Thomas, 87060 Limoges cedex, France.
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS UMR 8148 GEOPS, 91405 Orsay cedex, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS UMR 8502 Laboratoire de Physique des Solides, 91405 Orsay cedex, France
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- DIFFABS Beamline, Synchrotron SOLEIL, L'Orme des Merisiers, Saint-Aubin BP 48, 91190 Saint-Aubin, France
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- Eurecat, Centre Tecnològic de Catalunya, Plaça de la Ciència, 2, 08242 Manresa, Spain
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- Eurecat, Centre Tecnològic de Catalunya, Plaça de la Ciència, 2, 08242 Manresa, Spain
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- Eurecat, Centre Tecnològic de Catalunya, Plaça de la Ciència, 2, 08242 Manresa, Spain
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Villarruel CM, Figueroa LA, Ranville JF. Quantification of Bioaccessible and Environmentally Relevant Trace Metals in Structure Ash from a Wildland-Urban Interface Fire. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2024; 58:2502-2513. [PMID: 38277687 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c08446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2024]
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Wildfires at the wildland-urban interface (WUI) are increasing in frequency and intensity, driven by climate change and anthropogenic ignitions. Few studies have characterized the variability in the metal content in ash generated from burned structures in order to determine the potential risk to human and environmental health. Using inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES) and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), we analyzed leachable trace metal concentration in soils and ash from structures burned by the Marshall Fire, a WUI fire that destroyed over 1000 structures in Boulder County, Colorado. Acid digestion revealed that ash derived from structures contained 22 times more Cu and 3 times more Pb on average than surrounding soils on a mg/kg basis. Ash liberated 12 times more Ni (mg/kg) and twice as much Cr (mg/kg) as soils in a water leach. By comparing the amount of acid-extractable metals to that released by water and simulated epithelial lung fluid (SELF), we estimated their potential for environmental mobility and human bioaccessibility. The SELF leach showed that Cu and Ni were more bioaccessible (mg of leachable metal/mg of acid-extractable metal) in ash than in soils. These results suggest that structure ash is an important source of trace metals that can negatively impact the health of both humans and the environment.
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- Carmen M Villarruel
- Department of Chemistry, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
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Min JH, Lee S, Lim HJ, Kang MK, Son H, Kim BG, Hong YS. Characterization of nickel levels considering seasonal and intra-individual variation using three biological matrices. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2024; 31:2546-2554. [PMID: 38063972 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-31252-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2023] [Accepted: 11/22/2023] [Indexed: 01/18/2024]
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Nickel compounds are classified as group 1 carcinogens by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. However, only a few exposure assessment studies have been conducted on such compounds to date. In this study, we investigated the distribution of nickel in three biological types of samples (blood, serum, and urine) and its temporal variability through repeated measurements. From 2020 to 2021, blood and urine samples were collected for four times from 50 healthy participants. Nickel concentrations were determined using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, and inter-individual correlation was calculated from linear mixed model. The overall geometric mean of nickel was 1.028 μg/L in blood, 0.687 μg/L in serum, and 1.464 μg/L in urine. Blood nickel was the highest in November (blood: 1.197 μg/L), and the geometric mean of nickel concentrations in the serum and urine were the highest in March (serum: 1.146 μg/L; urine: 1.893 μg/L). This matched seasonal trends for fine particulate matter concentrations from 2020 to 2021. Thus, seasonal effects significantly affect nickel levels in blood, serum, and urine. The inter-individual correlations were low as 0.081 for blood and 0.064 for urine. In addition, the correlation of nickel levels between each biological sample was low. It was also found that age, gender, commuting time, and different matrices affect concentrations. Blood and serum nickel levels were high in this study compared to other nationwide data, with urinary nickel ranking the second highest among the six countries examined. Therefore, biomonitoring study in the general population should be conducted, and finding a suitable matrix that can reflect nickel exposure to set exposure guideline levels is imperative.
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- Jae-Hee Min
- Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Dong-A University, 32 Daesingongwon-ro, Seo-gu, Busan, 49201, Korea
- Environmental Health Center for Busan, Dong-A University, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Dong-A University, 32 Daesingongwon-ro, Seo-gu, Busan, 49201, Korea.
- Environmental Health Center for Busan, Dong-A University, Busan, Korea.
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- Environmental Health Center for Busan, Dong-A University, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Dong-A University, 32 Daesingongwon-ro, Seo-gu, Busan, 49201, Korea
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Dong-A University, 32 Daesingongwon-ro, Seo-gu, Busan, 49201, Korea
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Dong-A University, 32 Daesingongwon-ro, Seo-gu, Busan, 49201, Korea
- Environmental Health Center for Busan, Dong-A University, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Dong-A University, 32 Daesingongwon-ro, Seo-gu, Busan, 49201, Korea
- Environmental Health Center for Busan, Dong-A University, Busan, Korea
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Effects of Artificial Sweat Formulation and Extraction Temperature on Estimation of the Dermal Bioaccessibility of Potentially Toxic Elements in a Contaminated Soil from an E-Waste Recycling Site. GEOSCIENCES 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/geosciences12010031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Informal recycling of electronic waste leads to soil contamination that can impact human health. To accurately assess exposure to potentially toxic elements (PTE) in soil it is necessary to consider their bioavailability through ingestion, inhalation and dermal contact. However, bioaccessibility tests that estimate dermal absorption following adhesion of contaminated soil particles to skin are not well established. In this study the concentrations of As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn were estimated in the <45 µm particle size fraction of a bulk composite soil from an e-waste recycling site using five different artificial sweat formulations. Extractions were performed at temperatures ranging from 17 to 47 °C to investigate the effect of ambient temperature on bioaccessibility. Results obtained using the different artificial sweats were not consistent with one another. In particular, the NIHS 96-10 formulation solubilized larger amounts of analytes (ranging from 6.3 times the next most effective extractant for Cu to 1700 times the next most effective for Pb). There was a general increase in release of PTE with increasing temperature, except for As. Although trends varied between analytes and formulations, this highlights the need to consider ambient temperature when estimating dermal bioaccessibility of PTE in soil.
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Hendrix DA, Hurowitz JA, Glotch TD, Schoonen MAA. Olivine Dissolution in Simulated Lung and Gastric Fluid as an Analog to the Behavior of Lunar Particulate Matter Inside the Human Respiratory and Gastrointestinal Systems. GEOHEALTH 2021; 5:e2021GH000491. [PMID: 34849441 PMCID: PMC8609536 DOI: 10.1029/2021gh000491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2021] [Revised: 10/26/2021] [Accepted: 10/30/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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With the Artemis III mission scheduled to land humans on the Moon in 2025, work must be done to understand the hazards lunar dust inhalation would pose to humans. In this study, San Carlos olivine was used as an analog of lunar olivine, a common component of lunar dust. Olivine was dissolved in a flow-through apparatus in both simulated lung fluid and 0.1 M HCl (simulated gastric fluid) over a period of approximately 2 weeks at physiological temperature, 37°C. Effluent samples were collected periodically and analyzed for pH, iron, silicon, and magnesium ion concentrations. The dissolution rate data derived from our measurements allow us to estimate that an inhaled 1.0 μm diameter olivine particle would take approximately 24 years to dissolve in the human lungs and approximately 3 weeks to dissolve in gastric fluid. Results revealed that inhaled olivine particles may generate the toxic chemical, hydroxyl radical, for up to 5-6 days in lung fluid. Olivine dissolved in 0.1 M HCl for 2 weeks transformed to an amorphous silica-rich solid plus the ferric iron oxy-hydroxide ferrihydrite. Olivine dissolved in simulated lung fluid shows no detectable change in composition or crystallinity. Equilibrium thermodynamic models indicate that olivine in the human lungs can precipitate secondary minerals with fibrous crystal structures that have the potential to induce detrimental health effects similar to asbestos exposure. Our work indicates that inhaled lunar dust containing olivine can settle in the human lungs for years and could induce long-term potential health effects like that of silicosis.
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- Environment, Biology, Nuclear Science, & NonproliferationBrookhaven National LaboratoryUptonNYUSA
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Boim AGF, Patinha C, Wragg J, Cave M, Alleoni LRF. Respiratory bioaccessibility and solid phase partitioning of potentially harmful elements in urban environmental matrices. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 765:142791. [PMID: 33097248 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2020] [Revised: 09/28/2020] [Accepted: 09/29/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Studies regarding the role of geochemical processes in urban environmental matrices (UEM) and their influence on respiratory bioaccessibility in humans are scarce in humid tropical regions, especially in Brazil. Contaminated UEM are potentially hazardous to humans if particles <10 μm in diameter are inhaled and reach the tracheobronchial region. In this study, we evaluated samples collected in Brazilian UEMs with a large environmental liability left by former mining industries and in a city with strong industrial expansion. UEM samples were classified into soil, sediment and mine tailings according to the characteristics of the collection sites. The respiratory bioaccessibility of potentially harmful elements (PHE) was evaluated using artificial lysosomal fluid (ALF, pH 4.5), and the BCR-sequential extraction was performed to evaluate how the respiratory bioaccessibility of the PHE was related to the solid phase partitioning. The bioaccessible fraction (BAF) ranged from 54 to 98% for Cd; 21-89% for Cu; 46-140% for Pb, 35-88% for Mn and; 41-84% for Zn. The average BAF of the elements decreased in the following order: Soil: Cd > Pb > Mn > Zn > Cu; Tailing: Pb > Cd > Zn > Mn > Cu; and Sediments: Pb > Mn > Cd > Zn > Cu. BCR-fractions were useful to predict the PHE bioaccessibility (R2 = 0.79-0.98), thus suggesting that particle geochemistry and mineralogy can influence PHE behaviour in the pulmonary fluid. Therefore, this approach provides a combination of quantitative and qualitative data, which allows us to carry out a more realistic assessment of the current situation of the potentially contaminated site and possible alternatives for decision making by the stakeholders.
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- Alexys Giorgia Friol Boim
- Department of Soil Science, Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture (ESALQ), University of São Paulo (USP), 13418-900 Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- GEOBIOTEC, Geosciences Department, Aveiro University, Campus de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- British Geological Survey, Environmental Science Centre, Nicker Hill, Keyworth, Nottingham NG12 5GG, UK
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- British Geological Survey, Environmental Science Centre, Nicker Hill, Keyworth, Nottingham NG12 5GG, UK
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- Department of Soil Science, Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture (ESALQ), University of São Paulo (USP), 13418-900 Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil
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Monneron-Gyurits M, Soubrand M, Joussein E, Courtin-Nomade A, Jubany I, Casas S, Bahí N, Faz A, Gabarrón M, Acosta JA, Martínez-Martínez S. Investigating the relationship between speciation and oral/lung bioaccessibility of a highly contaminated tailing: contribution in health risk assessment. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 27:40732-40748. [PMID: 32671706 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-10074-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2020] [Accepted: 07/08/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Anthropogenic activities such as industrial, mining, or agricultural are the main sources of environmental contamination. One of the most problematic contaminations concerns metals and metalloids from mining activities. This contamination raises the question of the environmental risk induced and the spread of this pollution (geographical and trophic) and the associated health risk. The integrated, multi-analytical approach of this study conducted on the mining district of Cartagena-La Union (Murcia, Spain) as part of the Interreg SUDOE European project "Soil Take Care" aims to (i) precisely define the speciation of contaminants of interest (Zn, Pb, Cd, As), (ii) predict the environmental risk related to storage stability, and (iii) establish the link between the speciation of the bearing phases and the associated health risk. To do this, a representative zone in the Cartagena-La Union mining district close to the populations was chosen. A physic-chemical characterization of the samples was performed (pH, electrical conductivity, CEC, and total metal(loid) concentrations), and the mineralogy was determined using XRD and SEM-EDS. The environmental risk was highlighted from sequential BCR-type extractions and EN-12457 leaching tests. Finally, the health risk was defined using the PSF inhalation bioaccessibility test and UBM bioaccessibility protocol (based on an operational chemical methodology mimicking soil ingestion and its residence in the gastrointestinal tract of the human body). These analyses revealed 2 groups of samples with distinct behavior. The first group of samples presents relatively stable bearing phases, mainly found in the residual fraction (As and Pb), presenting only a low health risk (very low bioaccessible). The second group consists of Cd and/or Zn-bearing phases, mainly labile (resulting from dissolution/precipitation phenomena), while gastric bioaccessibility reaches more than 85%. Note that Pb, Cd, and Zn have the potential to cause non-carcinogenic risks to children and As and Pb present a carcinogenic risk for children and adults even if only the bioaccessible fraction is considered. It has therefore been shown that the meteoric alteration of the tailing induces a change in speciation leads to an increase in environmental and health risks. These results are essential because they highlight the need for an integrated approach in order to clearly highlight the presence of risks but also that this approach will allow a better understanding of the potential rehabilitation path of this site.
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- PEIRENE-EAU EA 7500 E2LIM, Université de Limoges, 123 avenue Albert Thomas, 87060, Limoges, France.
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- PEIRENE-EAU EA 7500 E2LIM, Université de Limoges, 123 avenue Albert Thomas, 87060, Limoges, France
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- Centre Tecnològic de Catalunya, Eurecat, Plaça de la Ciència 2, 08242, Manresa, Spain
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- Centre Tecnològic de Catalunya, Eurecat, Plaça de la Ciència 2, 08242, Manresa, Spain
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- Centre Tecnològic de Catalunya, Eurecat, Plaça de la Ciència 2, 08242, Manresa, Spain
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- Sustainable Use, Management and Reclamation of Soil and Water Research Group, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Paseo Alfonso XIII 48, 30203, Cartagena, Spain
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- Sustainable Use, Management and Reclamation of Soil and Water Research Group, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Paseo Alfonso XIII 48, 30203, Cartagena, Spain
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- Sustainable Use, Management and Reclamation of Soil and Water Research Group, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Paseo Alfonso XIII 48, 30203, Cartagena, Spain
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- Sustainable Use, Management and Reclamation of Soil and Water Research Group, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Paseo Alfonso XIII 48, 30203, Cartagena, Spain
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Marante T, Viegas C, Duarte I, Macedo AS, Fonte P. An Overview on Spray-Drying of Protein-Loaded Polymeric Nanoparticles for Dry Powder Inhalation. Pharmaceutics 2020; 12:E1032. [PMID: 33137954 PMCID: PMC7692719 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12111032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2020] [Revised: 10/22/2020] [Accepted: 10/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The delivery of therapeutic proteins remains a challenge, despite recent technological advances. While the delivery of proteins to the lungs is the gold standard for topical and systemic therapy through the lungs, the issue still exists. While pulmonary delivery is highly attractive due to its non-invasive nature, large surface area, possibility of topical and systemic administration, and rapid absorption circumventing the first-pass effect, the absorption of therapeutic proteins is still ineffective, largely due to the immunological and physicochemical barriers of the lungs. Most studies using spray-drying for the nanoencapsulation of drugs focus on the delivery of conventional drugs, which are less susceptible to bioactivity loss, compared to proteins. Herein, the development of polymeric nanoparticles by spray-drying for the delivery of therapeutic proteins is reviewed with an emphasis on its advantages and challenges, and the techniques to evaluate their in vitro and in vivo performance. The protein stability within the carrier and the features of the carrier are properly addressed.
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- Tânia Marante
- Center for Marine Sciences (CCMar), University of Algarve, Gambelas Campus, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal; (T.M.); (C.V.)
- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Algarve, Gambelas Campus, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal
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- Center for Marine Sciences (CCMar), University of Algarve, Gambelas Campus, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal; (T.M.); (C.V.)
- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Algarve, Gambelas Campus, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal
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- Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences (iBB), Department of Bioengineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal;
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- LAQV, REQUIMTE, Department of Chemical Sciences–Applied Chemistry Lab, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Rua Jorge de Viterbo Ferreira 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal;
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- Center for Marine Sciences (CCMar), University of Algarve, Gambelas Campus, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal; (T.M.); (C.V.)
- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Algarve, Gambelas Campus, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal
- Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences (iBB), Department of Bioengineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal;
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Meza-Figueroa D, Barboza-Flores M, Romero FM, Acosta-Elias M, Hernández-Mendiola E, Maldonado-Escalante F, Pérez-Segura E, González-Grijalva B, Meza-Montenegro M, García-Rico L, Navarro-Espinoza S, Santacruz-Gómez K, Gallego-Hernández A, Pedroza-Montero M. Metal bioaccessibility, particle size distribution and polydispersity of playground dust in synthetic lysosomal fluids. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 713:136481. [PMID: 31954252 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.136481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2019] [Revised: 11/25/2019] [Accepted: 12/31/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Inhalation of playground dust-derived fine particles in schoolyards poses a risk from exposure to metal(oids) and minerals. In this work, we obtained the total concentration and bioaccessibility of metal(oids) with Gamble Solution (GS) and Artificial Lysosomal Fluid (ALF) synthetic solutions, simulating the extracellular neutral pH environment of the lung and the intracellular conditions of the macrophage, respectively. Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), and Dynamic Light Scattering analysis (DLS) techniques were used to characterize particles with a size smaller than 2.5 μm, which can be assimilated by macrophages in the deep part of the lung. Arsenic (As), lead (Pb), copper (Cu), manganese (Mn), zinc (Zn), and iron (Fe) showed concentrations of 39.9, 147.9, 286, 1369, 2313, 112,457 mg·kg-1, respectively. The results indicated that all studied elements were enriched when compared to (i) local geochemical background and (ii) findings reported in other cities around the world. Bioaccessibility of metal(oids) in GS was low-moderate for most studied elements. However, in ALF assays, bioaccessibility was high among the samples: for lead (Pb = 34-100%), arsenic (As = 14.7-100%), copper (Cu = 17.9-100%), and zinc (Zn = 35-52%) possibly related to hydrophobic minerals in dust. SEM and DLS image analysis showed that playground dust particles smaller than 2.5 μm are dominant, particularly particles with a size range of 500-600 nm. The polydispersity detected in these particle sizes showed that most of them might be crystalline compounds (elongated shapes) forming agglomerates instead of combustion particles (spheres). Moreover, the circularity detected varies from 0.57 to 0.79 (low roundness), which corroborates this finding. The presence of agglomerates of ultrafine/nanoparticles containing highly bioaccessible metals in playground sites may have severe implications in children's health. Therefore, further studies are required to characterize the size distribution, structure, shape and composition of such minerals which are essential factors related to the toxicology of inhaled dust particles.
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- Diana Meza-Figueroa
- Department of Geology, University of Sonora, Rosales y Encinas, Hermosillo, Sonora 83000, Mexico
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- Department of Physics Research, University of Sonora, Rosales y Encinas, Hermosillo, Sonora 83000, Mexico
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- Institute of Geology, National University of Mexico, Ciudad Universitaria, Delegación Coyoacán, Ciudad de México 04510, Mexico
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- Department of Physics Research, University of Sonora, Rosales y Encinas, Hermosillo, Sonora 83000, Mexico
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- Institute of Geology, National University of Mexico, Ciudad Universitaria, Delegación Coyoacán, Ciudad de México 04510, Mexico
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- Department of Geology, University of Sonora, Rosales y Encinas, Hermosillo, Sonora 83000, Mexico
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- Department of Geology, University of Sonora, Rosales y Encinas, Hermosillo, Sonora 83000, Mexico
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- Center of Research in Food and Development, A.C. Carretera a la Victoria km 0.6, Hermosillo, Sonora 83304, Mexico
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- Nanotechnology PhD Program, University of Sonora, Rosales y Encinas, Hermosillo, Sonora 83000, Mexico
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- Physics Department, University of Sonora, Rosales y Encinas, Hermosillo, Sonora 83000, Mexico
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- Department of Physics Research, University of Sonora, Rosales y Encinas, Hermosillo, Sonora 83000, Mexico
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- Department of Physics Research, University of Sonora, Rosales y Encinas, Hermosillo, Sonora 83000, Mexico.
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Design and Characterizations of Inhalable Poly(lactic- co-glycolic acid) Microspheres Prepared by the Fine Droplet Drying Process for a Sustained Effect of Salmon Calcitonin. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25061311. [PMID: 32183032 PMCID: PMC7144118 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25061311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2020] [Revised: 03/10/2020] [Accepted: 03/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The present study aimed to develop inhalable poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA)-based microparticles of salmon calcitonin (sCT) for sustained pharmacological action by the fine droplet drying (FDD) process, a novel powderization technique employing printing technologies. PLGA was selected as a biodegradable carrier polymer for sustained-release particles of sCT (sCT/SR), and physicochemical characterizations of sCT/SR were conducted. To estimate the in vivo efficacy of the sCT/SR respirable powder (sCT/SR-RP), plasma calcium levels were measured after intratracheal administration in rats. The particle size of sCT/SR was 3.6 µm, and the SPAN factor, one of the parameters to present the uniformity of particle size distribution, was calculated to be 0.65. In the evaluation of the conformational structure of sCT, no significant changes were observed in sCT/SR even after the FDD process. The drug release from sCT/SR showed a biphasic pattern with an initial burst and slow diffusion in simulated lung fluid. sCT/SR-RP showed fine inhalation performance, as evidenced by a fine particle fraction value of 28% in the cascade impactor analysis. After the insufflation of sCT samples (40 µg-sCT/kg) in rats, sCT/SR-RP could enhance and prolong the hypocalcemic action of sCT possibly due to the sustained release and pulmonary absorption of sCT. From these observations, the strategic application of the FDD process could be efficacious to provide PLGA-based inhalable formulations of sCT, as well as other therapeutic peptides, to enhance their biopharmaceutical potentials.
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Gosselin M, Zagury GJ. Metal(loid)s inhalation bioaccessibility and oxidative potential of particulate matter from chromated copper arsenate (CCA)-contaminated soils. CHEMOSPHERE 2020; 238:124557. [PMID: 31422311 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.124557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2019] [Revised: 08/07/2019] [Accepted: 08/09/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Field-collected chromated copper arsenate (CCA)-contaminated soils and associated particulate matter (PM) were characterized for their total metal(loid)s content (As, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn) and physicochemical properties. Copper, Ni, Pb and Zn fractionation (using sequential extraction) and inhalation bioaccessibility (using two lung fluids) of trace elements were assessed in PM samples. In Gamble's solution (GS), low average bioaccessibility (up to 12%) was observed for As, Cu, Mn, and Ni. A strong correlation (r = 0.92, p < 0.005, n = 9) between the soluble and exchangeable fraction (F1) and bioaccessibility in GS was observed for Cu. Inhalation bioaccessibility in artificial lysosomal fluid (ALF) was higher for Cu (avg. 78.5 ± 4.2%), Mn (avg. 56.8 ± 12.1%), Zn (avg. 54.8 ± 24.5%) and As (avg. 45.4 ± 18.8%). Strong correlations between inhalation bioaccessibility in ALF and the mobile (i.e. F1+F2) metal fraction were observed for all tested metals (i.e. (Cu (r = 0.95, p < 0.005), Ni (r = 0.79, p < 0.05), Pb (r = 0.92, p < 0.005) and Zn (r = 0.98, p < 0.005)), n = 9). The oxidative potential (OP) of PM was also assessed using an ascorbate (AA) depletion assay (OPAA). Mobile Cu fractions were deemed to be the main factor influencing OPAA ((F1 (r = 0.99, p < 0.005), F2 (r = 0.97, p < 0.005)), n = 9) in PM samples. A strong correlation (r = 0.94, p < 0.005, n = 10) was also observed between Cu bioaccessibility in GS and OPAA.
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- Mathieu Gosselin
- Department of Civil, Geological and Mining Engineering, Polytechnique Montréal (QC), H3C 3A7, Canada
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- Department of Civil, Geological and Mining Engineering, Polytechnique Montréal (QC), H3C 3A7, Canada.
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Morais MA, Gasparon M, Delbem ID, Caldeira CL, Freitas ETF, Ng JC, Ciminelli VST. Gastric/lung bioaccessibility and identification of arsenic-bearing phases and sources of fine surface dust in a gold mining district. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 689:1244-1254. [PMID: 31466163 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2018] [Revised: 05/29/2019] [Accepted: 06/23/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Bioaccessibility (BAC) of fine surface dust (FSD, particle size ≤10 μm) and surface dust samples (particle size ≤250 μm) collected from a gold mining district was used as a tool to determine the portion of arsenic that would be available via simulated lung and gastrointestinal (G.I) fluids. BAC was considered low for both tests (lung 2.7 ± 1%, n = 5 and G.I 3.4 ± 2%, n = 14 for residential surface dust samples). An analytical procedure was developed to further identify arsenic-bearing phases found in FSD samples and analyze the main components that regulate arsenic solubility. Up to five different arsenic-bearing phases were identified among a total of 35 minerals surveyed by scanning electron microscopy-based automated image analysis (Mineral Liberation Analyzer - MLA). Arsenic-bearing Fe oxy-hydroxides and mixed phases comprised the main arsenic phases encountered in FSD samples, thus likely being responsible for regulating arsenic bioaccessibility. Transmission electron microscopy showed that the mixed phases comprised a mix of oriented nanostructure aggregates formed by hematite and goethite entangled with phyllosilicates. The main As-bearing phases identified in FSD samples are similar to those reported in soil samples in the same region. The predominant arsenic-bearing phase encountered in the ore was arsenopyrite, mostly in large particles (>10 μm in size), and therefore unlikely to be found in residential dust. Arsenic intake from both inhalation and ingestion were minimal when compared to total arsenic intake (considering food and water ingestion), which itself was <7% of the value established by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Benchmark Dose Lower Confidence Limit (BMDL0.5) of 3.0 μg per kg-1 body weight per day. These results indicated that the relative risks associated with arsenic exposure by inhalation and oral ingestion in this region are low.
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- Marcos A Morais
- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 31270901, MG, Brazil; Kinross Brasil Mineração, Paracatu 38609899, MG, Brazil
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- National Institute of Science and Technology on Minerals Resources, Water and Biodiversity, INCT-Acqua, Brazil; The University of Queensland, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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- National Institute of Science and Technology on Minerals Resources, Water and Biodiversity, INCT-Acqua, Brazil; Center of Microscopy, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 31270901, MG, Brazil; National Institute of Science and Technology on Minerals Resources, Water and Biodiversity, INCT-Acqua, Brazil
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- National Institute of Science and Technology on Minerals Resources, Water and Biodiversity, INCT-Acqua, Brazil; Center of Microscopy, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- National Institute of Science and Technology on Minerals Resources, Water and Biodiversity, INCT-Acqua, Brazil; The University of Queensland, Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Sciences (QAEHS), Brisbane, QLD 4102, Australia
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- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 31270901, MG, Brazil; National Institute of Science and Technology on Minerals Resources, Water and Biodiversity, INCT-Acqua, Brazil.
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Ettler V, Polák L, Mihaljevič M, Ratié G, Garnier J, Quantin C. Oral bioaccessibility of inorganic contaminants in waste dusts generated by laterite Ni ore smelting. ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND HEALTH 2018; 40:1699-1712. [PMID: 27629409 DOI: 10.1007/s10653-016-9875-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2016] [Accepted: 09/06/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The laterite Ni ore smelting operations in Niquelândia and Barro Alto (Goiás State, Brazil) have produced large amounts of fine-grained smelting wastes, which have been stockpiled on dumps and in settling ponds. We investigated granulated slag dusts (n = 5) and fly ash samples (n = 4) with a special focus on their leaching behaviour in deionised water and on the in vitro bioaccessibility in a simulated gastric fluid, to assess the potential exposure risk for humans. Bulk chemical analyses indicated that both wastes contained significant amounts of contaminants: up to 2.6 wt% Ni, 7580 mg/kg Cr, and 508 mg/kg Co. In only one fly ash sample, after 24 h of leaching in deionised water, the concentrations of leached Ni exceeded the limit for hazardous waste according to EU legislation, whereas the other dusts were classified as inert wastes. Bioaccessible fractions (BAF) of the major contaminants (Ni, Co, and Cr) were quite low for the slag dusts and accounted for less than 2 % of total concentrations. In contrast, BAF values were significantly higher for fly ash materials, which reached 13 % for Ni and 19 % for Co. Daily intakes via oral exposure, calculated for an adult (70 kg, dust ingestion rate of 50 mg/day), exceeded neither the tolerable daily intake (TDI) nor the background exposure limits for all of the studied contaminants. Only if a higher ingestion rate is assumed (e.g. 100 mg dust per day for workers in the smelter), the TDI limit for Ni recently defined by European Food Safety Authority (196 µg/day) was exceeded (324 µg/day) for one fly ash sample. Our data indicate that there is only a limited risk to human health related to the ingestion of dust materials generated by laterite Ni ore smelting operations if appropriate safety measures are adopted at the waste disposal sites and within the smelter facility.
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- Vojtěch Ettler
- Institute of Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Mineral Resources, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Albertov 6, Prague 2, 128 43, Czech Republic.
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- Institute of Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Mineral Resources, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Albertov 6, Prague 2, 128 43, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Mineral Resources, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Albertov 6, Prague 2, 128 43, Czech Republic
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- UMR 8148 GEOPS, Univ. Paris-Sud, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, Rue du Belvédère, Bât. 504, 91405, Orsay, France
- University of Brasilia, UnB, Campus Universitario Darcy Ribeiro, Brasilia, DF, 70910-970, Brazil
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- University of Brasilia, UnB, Campus Universitario Darcy Ribeiro, Brasilia, DF, 70910-970, Brazil
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- UMR 8148 GEOPS, Univ. Paris-Sud, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, Rue du Belvédère, Bât. 504, 91405, Orsay, France
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Knight DC, Ramos NA, Iceman CR, Hayes SM. Is Unpaved Road Dust Near Fairbanks, Alaska a Health Concern? Examination of the Total and Bioaccessible Metal(loid)s. JOURNAL OF YOUNG INVESTIGATORS 2017; 33:8-18. [PMID: 30393469 PMCID: PMC6208360 DOI: 10.22186/jyi.33.1.8-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Recent studies highlight the health risks associated with toxic metal(loid)s [e.g., arsenic (As), zinc (Zn), and lead (Pb)] in dust from mining operations, urban settings, and rural roads. To have a deleterious health effect, inhaled or ingested metal(loid)s must dissolve under conditions in the lung or gastrointestinal tract. In this study, we determined total and physiologically-soluble fractions of metal(loid)s in road dust from four sites in east-central interior Alaska. Total As and antimony (Sb) were enriched up to 26.2 and 53.7, respectively in dusts relative to average crustal abundance. Several elements such as nickel (Ni), As, and Sb were highly to moderately soluble in simulated lung fluids (7-80%, 15-51%, and 5-42%, respectively). Nickel and As exceeded the EPA inhalation risk unit, which is an exposure level of minimal risk. Despite several elements being highly soluble in simulated gastric fluids, including Ni, Cu, As, and Pb, only As samples exceeded the oral reference dose for children (based on total elemental concentrations) in some samples. The highest exposure risks identified in this study are inhalation of As and Ni present in road dust and ingestion of As-containing dust, especially by children. Additional studies would be needed to further quantify the health risk posed by road dust in this region.
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- Dallon C. Knight
- University of Alaska Fairbanks, 900 Yukon Dr., Rm. 194, Fairbanks, AK 99775
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- University of Alaska Fairbanks, 900 Yukon Dr., Rm. 194, Fairbanks, AK 99775
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- University of Alaska Fairbanks, 900 Yukon Dr., Rm. 194, Fairbanks, AK 99775
- Valparaiso University, 1610 Campus Drive East, Neils Science Center 210, Valparaiso, IN 46383
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- University of Alaska Fairbanks, 900 Yukon Dr., Rm. 194, Fairbanks, AK 99775
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Zhong MS, Jiang L. Refining health risk assessment by incorporating site-specific background concentration and bioaccessibility data of Nickel in soil. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2017; 581-582:866-873. [PMID: 28089532 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.01.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2016] [Revised: 01/05/2017] [Accepted: 01/05/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Risk assessment of Nickel (Ni) in a brownfield site contaminated was refined by incorporating the site-specific background level (SSBL) derived using multiple lines of evidence technology and bioaccessibility measured by the Unified Bioaccessibility Method (UBM) and Inhalation Bioaccessibility Method (IBM). The results revealed that the SSBL was 80mg/kg, which was much higher than the general soil screening value (GSSL) (50mg/kg) and more than two times regional background level reported for Tianjing (33mg/kg). The average bioaccessibility for the gastric and intestinal phases was 24.2% (8.6%-54.4%) and 12.6% (7.7%-17.1%), respectively. In simulated lung fluid, only 2.1% (1.0%-4.6%) of Ni in the soil particle was bioaccessible. The amount of samples exceeding the acceptable level was reduced by 50% when SSBL, other than GSSL, was used as the screening value. Moreover, the site-specific target level (SSTL) under acceptable risk level was increased from 94mg/kg to 283mg/kg when bioaccessibility was considered, and the amount of samples above SSTL was reduced to 10%. The study indicated that incorporating site-specific background levels and bioaccessibility data of contaminants in a given site has the potential to support health risk assessment decisions and can reduce the remediation cost greatly.
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- Mao-Sheng Zhong
- Beijing Municipal Research Institute of Environmental Protection, Beijing, China; National Engineering Research Centre of Urban Environmental Pollution Control, Beijing, China; Beijing Key Laboratory for Risk Modeling and Remediation of Contaminated Sites, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Municipal Research Institute of Environmental Protection, Beijing, China; National Engineering Research Centre of Urban Environmental Pollution Control, Beijing, China; Beijing Key Laboratory for Risk Modeling and Remediation of Contaminated Sites, Beijing, China.
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Pelfrêne A, Cave MR, Wragg J, Douay F. In Vitro Investigations of Human Bioaccessibility from Reference Materials Using Simulated Lung Fluids. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2017; 14:E112. [PMID: 28125027 PMCID: PMC5334666 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph14020112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2016] [Revised: 01/10/2017] [Accepted: 01/20/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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An investigation for assessing pulmonary bioaccessibility of metals from reference materials is presented using simulated lung fluids. The objective of this paper was to contribute to an enhanced understanding of airborne particulate matter and its toxic potential following inhalation. A large set of metallic elements (Ba, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb, Sr, and Zn) was investigated using three lung fluids (phosphate-buffered saline, Gamble's solution and artificial lysosomal fluid) on three standard reference materials representing different types of particle sources. Composition of the leaching solution and four solid-to-liquid (S/L) ratios were tested. The results showed that bioaccessibility was speciation- (i.e., distribution) and element-dependent, with percentages varying from 0.04% for Pb to 86.0% for Cd. The higher extraction of metallic elements was obtained with the artificial lysosomal fluid, in which a relative stability of bioaccessibility was observed in a large range of S/L ratios from 1/1000 to 1/10,000. For further investigations, it is suggested that this method be used to assess lung bioaccessibility of metals from smelter-impacted dusts.
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- Aurélie Pelfrêne
- Laboratoire Génie Civil et géo-Environnement (LGCgE), ISA Lille, Yncréa Hauts-de-France, 48 Boulevard Vauban, Lille Cedex 59046, France.
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- British Geological Survey, Keyworth, Nottingham NG12 5GG, UK.
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- British Geological Survey, Keyworth, Nottingham NG12 5GG, UK.
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- Laboratoire Génie Civil et géo-Environnement (LGCgE), ISA Lille, Yncréa Hauts-de-France, 48 Boulevard Vauban, Lille Cedex 59046, France.
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Suzuki H, Ueno K, Mizumoto T, Seto Y, Sato H, Onoue S. Self-micellizing solid dispersion of cyclosporine A for pulmonary delivery: Physicochemical, pharmacokinetic and safety assessments. Eur J Pharm Sci 2017; 96:107-114. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2016.09.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2016] [Revised: 09/07/2016] [Accepted: 09/11/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Guney M, Chapuis RP, Zagury GJ. Lung bioaccessibility of contaminants in particulate matter of geological origin. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2016; 23:24422-24434. [PMID: 27080406 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-6623-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2016] [Accepted: 04/03/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Human exposure to particulate matter (PM) has been associated with adverse health effects. While inhalation exposure to airborne PM is a prominent research subject, exposure to PM of geological origin (i.e., generated from soil/soil-like material) has received less attention. This review discusses the contaminants in PM of geological origin and their relevance for human exposure and then evaluates lung bioaccessibility assessment methods and their use. PM of geological origin can contain toxic elements as well as organic contaminants. Observed/predicted PM lung clearance times are long, which may lead to prolonged contact with lung environment. Thus, certain exposure scenarios warrant the use of in vitro bioaccessibility testing to predict lung bioavailability. Limited research is available on lung bioaccessibility test development and test application to PM of geological origin. For in vitro tests, test parameter variation between different studies and concerns about physiological relevance indicate a crucial need for test method standardization and comparison with relevant animal data. Research is recommended on (1) developing robust in vitro lung bioaccessibility methods, (2) assessing bioaccessibility of various contaminants (especially polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)) in PM of diverse origin (surface soils, mine tailings, etc.), and (3) risk characterization to determine relative importance of exposure to PM of geological origin.
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- Mert Guney
- Department of Civil, Geological and Mining Engineering, École Polytechnique de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, H3C 3A7, Canada
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- Department of Civil, Geological and Mining Engineering, École Polytechnique de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, H3C 3A7, Canada
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- Department of Civil, Geological and Mining Engineering, École Polytechnique de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, H3C 3A7, Canada.
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da Silva LID, Yokoyama L, Maia LB, Monteiro MIC, Pontes FVM, Carneiro MC, Neto AA. Evaluation of bioaccessible heavy metal fractions in PM10 from the metropolitan region of Rio de Janeiro city, Brazil, using a simulated lung fluid. Microchem J 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2014.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Hamad SH, Schauer JJ, Shafer MM, Al-Rheem EA, Skaar PS, Heo J, Tejedor-Tejedor I. Risk assessment of total and bioavailable potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in urban soils of Baghdad-Iraq. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2014; 494-495:39-48. [PMID: 25029503 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2014] [Revised: 05/30/2014] [Accepted: 06/02/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The solubility of soil-associated potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in surrogate biological fluids provides valuable information about their potential health hazard. This work addresses the concentrations and bioaccessibility of nine PTEs (As, Co, Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb, V, and Zn) in thirty eight agricultural land and playground soils collected from a semi-arid urban area of Baghdad-Iraq. Two surrogate biological fluids (SBFs), macrophage vacuole (MS) and gastric (GS) solutions, were used to extract the metals to simulate the biological availability of the PTEs via inhalation and ingestion exposure routes. ICP/AES was used to quantify PTEs in both strong acid digests (for total concentration), and in the SBF extracts. Soil contamination factors showed that some sites exhibited elevated levels of As (36 ± 10 mg/kg), however, these levels of As are not likely to have significant human health impacts whether the particulate arsenic is ingested or/and inhaled. Soil-geochemical variables (including: pH, EC, CO3(=), soil organic carbon (SOC)) and major elements (e.g. Al, Ca, and Fe) were used to interpret the lability of PTEs in the soils. Hazardous index (HI) based non-cancer risk of inhalation and ingestion of PTEs was estimated to be 2-fold higher for that based on total element concentrations compared with that for bioavailable fractions for both children and adults. A similar conclusion was reached for the estimated cancer risk (which was lower than the threshold level of concern for children and adults). A sensitivity analysis showed that there is a 97% chance for children and 90% for adults to have hazardous indices of the total PTEs >1 (the acceptable value); the corresponding metrics for the bioavailable fraction of the elements were 39% for children, and 3% for adults; these results were sensitive to the concentrations of "airborne" soil particles.
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- Samera H Hamad
- Environmental Chemistry and Technology Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 660 N. Park Str., Madison, WI 53706, USA.
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- Environmental Chemistry and Technology Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 660 N. Park Str., Madison, WI 53706, USA; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1415 Engineering Drive, Madison, WI 53706, USA; Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, 2601 Agricultural Drive, Madison, WI 53718, USA.
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- Environmental Chemistry and Technology Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 660 N. Park Str., Madison, WI 53706, USA; Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, 2601 Agricultural Drive, Madison, WI 53718, USA.
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- Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, 2601 Agricultural Drive, Madison, WI 53718, USA.
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- Environmental Chemistry and Technology Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 660 N. Park Str., Madison, WI 53706, USA.
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- Environmental Chemistry and Technology Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 660 N. Park Str., Madison, WI 53706, USA.
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Ettler V, Vítková M, Mihaljevič M, Šebek O, Klementová M, Veselovský F, Vybíral P, Kříbek B. Dust from Zambian smelters: mineralogy and contaminant bioaccessibility. ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND HEALTH 2014; 36:919-933. [PMID: 24729052 DOI: 10.1007/s10653-014-9609-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2013] [Accepted: 02/19/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Metal smelting is often responsible for local contamination of environmental compartments. Dust materials escaping from the smelting facilities not only settle in the soil, but can also have direct effects on populations living close to these operations (by ingestion or inhalation). In this particular study, we investigate dusts from Cu-Co metal smelters in the Zambian Copperbelt, using a combination of mineralogical techniques (XRD, SEM/EDS, and TEM/EDS), in order to understand the solid speciation of the contaminants, as well as their bioaccessibility using in vitro tests in simulated gastric and lung fluids to assess the exposure risk for humans. The leaching of metals was mainly dependent on the contaminant mineralogy. Based on our results, a potential risk can be recognized, particularly from ingestion of the dust, with bioaccessible fractions ranging from 21 to 89% of the total contaminant concentrations. In contrast, relatively low bioaccessible fractions were observed for simulated lung fluid extracts, with values ranging from 0.01% (Pb) up to 16.5% (Co) of total contaminant concentrations. Daily intakes via oral exposure, calculated for an adult (70 kg, ingestion rate 50 mg dust per day), slightly exceeded the tolerable daily intake limits for Co (1.66× for fly ash and 1.19× for slag dust) and occasionally also for Pb (1.49×, fly ash) and As (1.64×, electrostatic precipitator dust). Cobalt has been suggested as the most important pollutant, and the direct pathways of the population's exposures to dust particles in the industrial parts of the Zambian Copperbelt should be further studied in interdisciplinary investigations.
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- Vojtěch Ettler
- Institute of Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Mineral Resources, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Albertov 6, 128 43, Prague 2, Czech Republic,
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Boisa N, Elom N, Dean JR, Deary ME, Bird G, Entwistle JA. Development and application of an inhalation bioaccessibility method (IBM) for lead in the PM10 size fraction of soil. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2014; 70:132-42. [PMID: 24934854 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2014.05.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2014] [Revised: 05/23/2014] [Accepted: 05/28/2014] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
Abstract
An approach for assessing the inhalation bioaccessibility of Pb in the PM10 size fraction is presented, using an in vitro simulated epithelial lung fluid to represent the extracellular environment of the lung. The developed inhalation bioaccessibility method (IBM) is applied to a range of urban surface soils and mining wastes obtained from Mitrovica, Kosovo, a site where impacts upon human health following exposure to Pb have been internationally publicised. All Pb determinations were undertaken by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). The pseudo-total concentration of Pb (microwave acid digestion using aqua-regia) varied between matrices: smelter (20,900-72,800mgkg(-1)), topsoil (274-13,700mgkg(-1)), and tailings (2990mgkg(-1)-25,300mgkg(-1)). The in vitro inhalation bioaccessibility was typically several orders of magnitude lower: smelter (7.0-965mgkg(-1)), topsoil (9.8-1060mgkg(-1)), and tailings (0.7mgkg(-1)-49.2mgkg(-1)). The % inhalation bioaccessibility ranged from 0.02 to 11.0%, with the higher inhalation bioaccessible Pb concentrations being observed for samples from the Bosniak Mahalla area of Mitrovica (an area proposed for the relocation of internally displaced peoples). The estimated inhalation dose (for adults) calculated from the PM10 pseudo-total Pb concentration ranged from 0.369 to 1.284μgkg(-1)BWday(-1) (smelter), 0.005-0.242μgkg(-1)BWday(-1) (topsoil), and 0.053-0.446μgkg(-1)BWday(-1) (tailings). When daily inhalation doses were calculated using the bioaccessible Pb concentration the modelled exposure doses were much lower: smelter (0.0001-0.0170μgkg(-1)BWday(-1)), topsoil (0.0002-0.0187μgkg(-1)BWday(-1)) and tailings (0.0001-0.0009μgkg(-1)BWday(-1)). Modelled for the neutral pH conditions of the interstitial lung environment, the results indicate a low potential inhalation bioaccessibility for Pb in these samples. Given the already elevated environmental Pb burden experienced by the local population, where significant prolonged dust or particulate generating activities are taking place, or where the inhaled particles are phagocytized, then inhalation exposure has the potential to significantly add to the overall Pb burden. Such data are important for local policy makers to better enable them to assess risk, especially in areas where soils/dusts have elevated levels of contamination.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ndokiari Boisa
- Engineering and Environment, Northumbria University, Ellison Building, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 8ST, UK
| | - Nwabueze Elom
- Department of Applied Sciences, Northumbria University, Ellison Building, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 8ST, UK
| | - John R Dean
- Department of Applied Sciences, Northumbria University, Ellison Building, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 8ST, UK
| | - Michael E Deary
- Engineering and Environment, Northumbria University, Ellison Building, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 8ST, UK
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- School of Environment, Natural Resources and Geography, Bangor University, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2UW, UK
| | - Jane A Entwistle
- Engineering and Environment, Northumbria University, Ellison Building, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 8ST, UK.
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