Eighteen patients with hydatid disease from Basrah General Hospital were involved in the study during 2007. Their ages ranged from 23-56 years with mean of 33.55 +/- 10.4 years. The control group consisted of 25 apparantly healthy individuals. Zinc and copper levels in the sera and hydatid fluids were estimated by atomic absorption spectrophotometer. Mean values of zinc and copper concentration...

Levels of trace metals and essential minerals in selected fruit juice samples purchased from Minna were determined using atomic absorption spectrophotometer (AAS) and Flame photometer. From the obtained result, Cu, Fe, Mn, Na, and Zn were present in all the samples, while Cd, Pb, and Cr were not detectable in all the samples. Concentrations of K range between 1.31 ± 0.10 and 41.20 ± 0.10 mg/100...

During a metal speciation study, an unusually high retention of lead ·was observed when lead solution was percolated through a column packed with sludge compost obtained from Hampton Roads Sanitation department. A bacterium was isolated from the sludge compost and identified as Bacillus sphaericus using electron microscopy, whole cell fatty acid analysis (Midi System) and Biolog GP Microplate. ...

We developed an automated system consisting of a centrifugal analyzer and an atomic absorption spectrophotometer with Zeeman background correction to produce a profile of the concentrations of selenium and the selenium-dependent enzyme glutathione peroxidase (EC 1.11.1.9) in serum and whole blood, for use in epidemiological surveys in Northern Ireland. No pretreatment of samples other than dilu...

We investigated chronic incorporation of metals in individuals from poor families, living in a small, restrict and allegedly contaminated area in São Paulo city, the surroundings of the Guarapiranga dam, responsible for water supply to 25% of the city population. A total of 59 teeth from individuals 7 to 60 years old were collected. The average concentrations of Pb, Cd, Fe, Zn, Mn, Ni and Cr we...

In this study a headspace spectrophotometric method is proposed for analysis of dichloromethane and isobutyl methyl keton (IBMK) residues in the ampicillin powder. Ampicillin is dissolved in 1 M NaOH in the vessel of an arsenic analyzer unit of an atomic absorption spectrophotometer. After 3-min stirring, the headspace has flowed by air into the flow-through cell and its absorbance is read at 1...

Heavy metals with adverse health effects in human metabolism .The objectives of this study are monitor the heavy metal concentrations in foodsamples are cooked in different common normal andscratchedcooking utensil as (Aluminum, Stainless steel, Tefal,lead, Copper, Glass, and enamel cookware). The samples of cooked were freshtomato juice cooked in normal andScratched utensil, samples cooled the...

The aim of this research was to observe the effect of body size in micro algae as significant factor responsible to bioaccumulation of Pb. The research was conducted in Balai Budidaya Laut Hanura, South Lampung using micro algae Chlorella and Dunaliella, observing various Pb concentrations in culture medium and dry weight of micro algae to describe their tolerance and sensitivity levels. Pb con...

A flow system exploiting multicommutation and multidetection is proposed for sequential determinations in pharmaceutical preparations. The feasibilities were demonstrated by the determination of zinc, iron, copper, calcium and magnesium without changing the flow set-up. The gravitational flow of the solutions was exploited for addition of different chromogenic reagents and sample aliquots, thus...

Dental amalgam powder consisting of conventional, spherical-shaped alloy was prepared and added to the diet at the rate of 10% or 20% of the weight. An inorganic mercury compound, a solution of 10ppm or 20ppm of mercurous nitrate was also prepared for a comparative study. Five groups of rats were fed the test diet or test solution ad libitum for 8 weeks. Throughout the experiment, all rats were...