Zinc (Zn) is an essential element for normal brain function; an abnormal Zn homeostasis in brain and the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) has been implied in the etiology of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). However, the mechanisms that regulate Zn transport in the blood– brain interface remain unknown. This study was designed to investigate Zn transport by the blood–CSF barrier (BCB) in the choroid plexus, w...

Printed circuit boards (PCBs) are the main components of electrical and electronic equipment (EEE). Waste PCBs contain several kinds of heavy metals, including Cu, Pb and Zn. We characterize the leaching of heavy metals (Cu, Pb, Zn and Ni) from waste PCBs in a pH range of 3.0 to 5.6 using a novel approach based on batch pH-static leaching experiments in this work. The results indicate that the ...

Volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) deposits are also known as volcanic-associated, volcanic-hosted, and volcano-sedimentary-hosted massive sulphide deposits. They typically occur as lenses of polymetallic massive sulphide that form at or near the seafloor in submarine volcanic environments. They form from metal-enriched fluids associated with seafloor hydrothermal convection. Their immediate h...

Statistical studies on the correlation analysis and multiple linear stepwise regression analyses based on the different geochemical fractions of metals (Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn) in the sediments of the Straits of Malacca were conducted. Significant (P< 0.001) correlation matrices were found among total concentrations of Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn indicating that they had a common source of anthropogenic origi...

The concentrations of some metals (Cu, Zn, Fe, Pb) in human placentas at term in two populations living in polluted (Krakow, n = 10) and non-polluted (Bieszczady, n = 13) areas were investigated by means of graphite furnace--or flame atomic absorption spectrometry (GF-AAS or F-AAS). The concentrations of Cu, Fe and Pb were higher in Krakow vs. Bieszczady, while Zn concentration was lower, but t...

Heavy metals (Cd, Pb, Cu, Zn) absorbed by roots brought about oxidative stress conditions through ROS production (O2̄ ̇, H2O2) for pea plants cultivated hydroponically for 96 h on a Hoagland medium with the addition of 50 μM: CdCl2, Pb(NO3)2, CuSO4, and ZnSO4. We shows, using laser ablation ICP MS, that Cd, Cu, Pb, and Zn elements are located along a cross-section through the roots of pea plants...

Garnet is the most common alteration mineral in skarn-type deposits, and geochronological research on it can limit mineralization age. The Longwan Pb–Zn deposit, situated within Fozichong ore field Guangxi, lacks precise data, limiting in-depth comprehension of its genesis tectonic setting. This study employs LA-ICP-MS U–Pb dating garnets developed skarn orebody zircons associated granitic porp...

In this paper are presented general geological data for the polymetallic Hajvalia deposit. particular, we have scientific results regarding chemical and mineralogical composition of sulfur mineralizations from The distribution main metals used during mining activity in deposit has been studied with special emphasis. From microscopic description mineral samples deposit, following compositions re...

Stream sediments from the mining and smelting district of Príbram, Czech Republic, were studied to determine the degree, sources and dispersal of metal contamination using a combination of bulk metal and mineralogical determinations, sequential extractions and Pb isotopic analyses. The highest metal concentrations were found 3-4 km downstream from the main polymetallic mining site (9800 mg Pb k...