Abstract:
:Arsenic is present in airborne particulate material released by coal-fired power plants and non-ferrous metal smelters. We have assessed whether the physico-chemical properties of arsenic in such particles play a role in its lung retention and uptake by the body. Female hamsters were given a single intratracheal instillation of fly ash or copper smelter dust suspensions (at doses of 50 or 100 μg As kg(-1)) or identical amounts of soluble tri- and pentavalent arsenic, in the presence or absence of an inert dust material (tungsten carbide). The concentration of the element was measured in a 24 hour urine sample collected on the 1st, 2nd and 6th day after treatment and arsenic remaining in lung tissue was determined at the end of the same time periods. Both lung retention and urinary As excretion indicate a prolonged contact of the lung tissue with particulate As in contrast to soluble As salts. In addition to the effect of solubility described here, more research is needed to determine the effect of particle size and lung loading on retention, as well as the potential differences in the lung inflammatory response using arsenic-rich particulates from various sources.
journal_name
Environ Geochem Healthjournal_title
Environmental geochemistry and healthauthors
Buchet JP,Lauwerys RR,Yager JWdoi
10.1007/BF00661330subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1995-12-01 00:00:00pages
182-8issue
4eissn
0269-4042issn
1573-2983journal_volume
17pub_type
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