during recent years there has been increasing consciousness of, and concern about, groundwater water pollution and monitoring in iran. in this context, a comprehensive review of the trace elements and heavy metals in groundwater of oshtorinan plain in northern part of boroujerd has carried out to investigate the effects of weathering minerals, agricultural and industrial activities. groundwater...

background : the present paper aims to study the effect of human and urban activities on the quality of groundwater within the city of khoy in terms of heavy metals, chemical salts, and minerals from the geological formations of this region. methods : samples were provided from 32 pumping wells and the concentration of heavy metals ( cd, cu, mn, pb, zn, fe, as, and b), the main ions (hco 3 ,so ...

the aim of this study was to measure the alterations in serum zinc (zn) copper (cu) and iron (fe) concentrations in patients with acute and chronic cutaneous leishmaniasis. serum zinc and copper were measured by flameless atomic absorption spectrophotometer and serum iron concentration was measured by the ferrozine method with commercial kits and assay was carried out by using an automatic anal...

background: accumulation or deficiency of trace elements can occur in hemodialysis patients and it increases risk of cardiovascular or other organs disorders. special ions levels such as sodium and bicarbonate in dialysis fluid are accurately regulated but the remaining elements are not regularly measured. aluminum and lead belong to the biologic performance free heavy metals .they also has a t...

background & aim: in some studies, changes in trace elements of abuse of addictive substances have been mentioned. due to the effects of trace elements on the immune system and their effects on susceptibility to infectious agents, the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect(s) of morphine dependency on the concentration of trace elements (copper, zinc and manganese) levels in serum ...

Trace elements mean elements present at low concentrations (mg kg-1 or less) in agroecosystems. Some trace elements, including copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), manganese (Mn), iron (Fe), molybdenum (Mo), and boron (B) are essential to plant growth and are called micronutrients. Except for B, these elements are also heavy metals, and are toxic to plants at high concentrations. Some trace elements, such a...

background: asthma is a multifactorial disease and its severity varies with the inflammatory grade. there are conflicting reports about the roles of trace elements in asthma. this study examined the effects of zinc (zn), copper (cu), and selenium (se) concentrations in sera of patients with allergic asthma attending ghaem hospital, mashhad, iran. methods: forty-nine patients, aged 10 to 50 year...

abstruct anzali wetland in north of guilan provience is an international important wetland that is recorded in ramsar convension. pollution is one of the major problems facing this wetland. in order to investigate the pollution situation, sediment core samples were taken in 7 stations in 4 districts within the wetland, namely abkenar, siakishom, hendekhale and shijan). elements were determined ...

Background: Accumulation or deficiency of trace elements can occur in hemodialysis patients and it increases risk of cardiovascular or other organs disorders. Special ions levels such as sodium and bicarbonate in dialysis fluid are accurately regulated but the remaining elements are not regularly measured. Aluminum and lead belong to the biologic performance free heavy metals .They also has a t...