Copper, Zinc, Cadmium, and Lead in Sheep Grazing in North Greece

1999 ◽  
Vol 62 (6) ◽  
pp. 691-699 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Zantopoulos ◽  
V. Antoniou ◽  
E. Nikolaidis
1987 ◽  
Vol 18 (4-5) ◽  
pp. 301-312 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Sandén ◽  
S. Karlsson ◽  
U. Lohm

Variations in metal concentrations in a heavily polluted stream receiving acidic leachates from an old mine tailings deposit are analysed from a hydrological perspective. From an extensive data material, collected during three years, the variations in concentrations of four metals (copper, zinc, cadmium and lead) are discussed. The deposit is the principal source for these metals in the watershed. The variation in metal concentrations in the vicinity of the deposit can to a large extent be explained by simple dilution of contaminated water with uncontaminated water from the surrounding area. Further downstream the deposit, other processes become increasingly important for the metal concentrations in the water bodies.


1987 ◽  
Vol 19 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 1013-1019 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. H. Frimmel ◽  
J. Geywitz

The elimination of dissolved copper, zinc, cadmium and lead by coprecipitation with iron(III) hydroxide was investigated. The reaction conditions of the batch experiments were adopted from water treatment. Conditional distribution coefficients show the order Cd < Zn < Cu < Pb for increasing interaction of the metals with the ferric hydroxide. The presence of nitrilotriacetate (NTA) decreases the efficiency of the metal elimination. NTA is also able to remobilize metals from the metal enriched precipitation. There is a significant effect, even at low concentrations of a few µmol/l. Remobilization of Cu, Zn and Cd increases, remobilization of Pb decreases with reaction time. The “ageing” of the precipitation plays an important role for the yield of the reactions. From a broad application of NTA in detergents an increase of the concentration of dissolved metal species has to be expected.


2010 ◽  
Vol 28 (No. 3) ◽  
pp. 213-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Bingöl ◽  
G. Yentür ◽  
B. Er ◽  
A.B. Öktem

Total number of 104 canned soft drinks collected from several regions in Turkey were analysed. The purpose of this study was to determine the levels of heavy metals in the drinks commonly consumed in Turkey. Quantitative determination of heavy metals: arsenic, copper, zinc, cadmium, and lead in all samples was carried out by ICP-OES (Inductively Coupled Plasma-Optical Emission Spectrometry) method. The mean levels (± SE) of arsenic, copper, zinc, cadmium, and lead were found to be 0.037 ± 0.002 mg/kg, 0.070 ± 0.009 mg/kg, 0.143 ± 0.012 mg/kg, 0.005 ± 0.0003 mg/kg, and 0.029 ± 0.002 mg/kg, respectively, in soft drinks. Our data revealed that arsenic, copper, zinc, cadmium, and lead mean levels found in all soft drinks, collected from several regions in Turkey, were within the Turkish Food Codex (TFC) values.


2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (25) ◽  
Author(s):  
Evgeny Aleksandrovich Gladkov ◽  
Olga Victorovna Gladkova

The tentative permissible concentrations and the maximum permissible concentration of heavy metals do not always give a complete adequate assessment of the effect on plants. Plant growth inhibition can be at concentrations below the maximum permissible concentrations and tentative permissible concentrations. We studied the effect of copper, zinc, cadmium, and lead concentrations on plants. The object of the research is the lawn grass, the Agrostis stolonifera used in urban greening. According to the data obtained, Agrostis stolonifera showed a low degree of resistance to copper, lower than the tentative permissible concentration and the maximum permissible concentration. Consequently, the tentative permissible concentration and the maximum permissible concentration do not fully reflect the real phytotoxicity of copper. Plants of Agrostis stolonifera demonstrated a relatively high sensitivity to zinc in comparison with the maximum permissible concentration and the tentative permissible concentration. The content of cadmium and lead corresponding to the tentative permissible concentrations did not have a significant effect on the plants.


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