Selected trace and ultratrace elements: Biological role, content in feed and requirements in animal nutrition – Elements for risk assessment

Trace elements in human nutrition and health

Health risk assessment of the concentration of trace elements in cosmetic products in Sanandaj, Iran

This study was conducted to determine the concentrations of Ag, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Ni, Pb, and Zn in the commonly used cosmetic products such as eyeshadows, eyeliners, and skin whitening creams in markets of Sanandaj city, Iran in 2014. In this study, 60 samples comprising of three different types of eyeshadows, eyeliners, and skin whitening creams were purchased randomly from different cosmetic s...

P146: Role of Essential Trace Elements in Parkinson’s Disease

Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a chronic, progressive, neurodegenerative disorder with motor and non-motor signs and symptoms. PD is caused by idiopathic degeneration of dopamine-producing cells in the substantia nigra, located in the midbrain. Recently, Trace elements have been recognized to play an important role in the development of Parkinson’s disease (PD). The aim of this review ...

Criteria for adequacy and safety of trace elements in animal nutrition.

Much of our present knowledge of trace element nutr i t ion is derived from field observations in farm animals (Underwood, 1971). Nutritional imbalances of cobalt, copper, molybdenum, manganese, zinc, and selenium were well identified in these species, long before the recognitiion of such nutrit ional problems in man. This t ime interval may be related, among other factors, to the fact that the...

Assessment of Accumulation and Human Health Risk of Trace Elements in the Vicinity of Industrial Estates, Central Iran

Background & Aims of the Study: Regarding to development of industry, soil contamination has become a serious problem in many countries, such as Iran. The aim of the present work was the illustration of the accumulation of potentially harmful trace elements and the potential risk which is posed to human health in surface soils of three industrial estates of Aran-o-Bidgol city, Isfah...