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dc.creatorPopović, Dragana
dc.creatorBožić, Tatjana
dc.creatorStevanović, Jelka
dc.creatorFrontasyeva, Marina
dc.creatorTodorović, Dragana
dc.creatorAjtić, Jelena
dc.creatorSpasić-Jokić, Vesna
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-03T13:22:09Z
dc.date.available2020-06-03T13:22:09Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.identifier.issn0944-1344
dc.identifier.urihttps://vet-erinar.vet.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/718
dc.description.abstractBackground, aim and scope The paper presents concentrations of trace elements in blood of homebred animals (cows and sheep) from Southern Serbia (Bujanovac) and the contents of natural and anthropogenic radionuclides and some heavy metals in feed. The region of Southern Serbia was exposed to contamination by depleted uranium ammunition during NATO attacks in 1999 and therefore, is of great concern to environmental pollution and human and animal health. Materials and methods Conventional instrumental and epithermal neutron activation analyses are used to measure trace elements in cow and sheep blood samples collected randomly at six locations in the region of Bujanovac (village of Borovac) in the spring of 2005. Samples of feed (grass and crops: corn, wheat and oats), collected on the same locations (households), are analysed for the contents of radionuclides on an HPGe detector (Ortec, relative efficiency 23%) by standard gamma spectrometry. The content of Hg, Pb and Cd in feed is determined by standard atomic absorption spectrometry on the VarianSpectra220/ThermoSolar GFS97 spectrometer. Results Concentrations of 29 elements (Na, Al (P), Cl, K, Sc, Cr, Mn, Ni, Fe, Co, Zn, Se, As, Br, Sr, Rb, Sb, In, I, Ba, Cs, La, Nd, Eu, Sm, Tb, Hf, Ta and Th) are determined in blood of the examined animals. In feeds, natural 40K is found in all of the samples, cosmogenic Be-7 and fission product Cs-137 are detected only in the grass samples, while heavy metals Hg, Cd and Pb are found in the range of 0.01-0.02, 0.84-1.15 and 0.74-7.34 mg/kg, respectively. Calculated soil-to-blood transfer factors are in a wide range of 8.10(-6) to 64, as a result of varying significance of the elements in animal metabolism and feeding habits. Discussion The results of trace elements concentrations in animal blood are in good agreement with available data for K, Ni, Zn, Se and Rb. Higher Br concentrations in animal blood are most probably caused by large biomass burning events during blood sampling. Very low concentration of Fe in cows and sheep confirms the results of previous biochemical studies on animal anaemia in the region. High concentration of As correlates with geochemical peculiarities of the Balkans and is also likely influenced by the use of pesticides in the agricultural production. For some of the elements (La, Nd, Eu, Sm, Tb, Sb, Hf, Ta, Th, In, Ba, Sr, Sc and Cs), there are few or no literature data. Therefore, some of the presented data are significant not only for the country and the region, but on a wider scale. Activities of natural radionuclides in feeds are within the average values reported for the region, while the activities of Pb-210 and U-235/238 are below the limit of detection. This is in accordance with previous investigations showing no widespread contamination by depleted uranium in the area. Contents of Hg and Pb in feeds are below the nationally permissible levels, unlike the content of Cd which exceeds it, probably caused by the use of phosphate fertilisers and fossil fuel combustion in the area. Conclusions In general, the concentrations of trace elements in blood of homebred cows and sheep are in good agreement with reference materials, available literature data and the results of previous studies in the area. The exceptions are Fe, As and Br. The contents of natural and anthropogenic radionuclides in feeds are within the expected levels, and there are no signs of contamination by depleted uranium or other fission products. Apart from Cd, there are no signs of pollution by heavy metals in feeds. The highly sensitive method of instrumental neutron activation analysis provides data on the concentration of some elements in animal blood not previously reported for the region and elsewhere. Recommendations and perspectives The presented study is a part of the long term ongoing project on the health risk assessment on animals and humans in the region. The collected data is intended to provide a base for the animal and human risk assessment as well as an estimate of the general pollution status of the environment in the region. Since some of the investigated elements are classified as important trace elements for livestock, the results could also be used to balance and improve the animal diet and thus, improve the growth and reproduction rate.en
dc.publisherSpringer Heidelberg, Heidelberg
dc.relationinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MESTD/MPN2006-2010/141012/RS//
dc.relationJoint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Russia
dc.rightsrestrictedAccess
dc.sourceEnvironmental Science and Pollution Research
dc.subjectTrace elementsen
dc.subjectTransfer factorsen
dc.subjectRadionuclidesen
dc.subjectAnimal blooden
dc.subjectFeeden
dc.subjectSouthern Serbiaen
dc.titleConcentration of trace elements in blood and feed of homebred animals in Southern Serbiaen
dc.typearticle
dc.rights.licenseARR
dcterms.abstractСтевановић, Јелка; Aјтић, Јелена; Божић, Татјана; Поповић, Драгана; Тодоровић, Драгана; Фронтасyева, Марина; Спасић-Јокић, Весна;
dc.citation.volume17
dc.citation.issue5
dc.citation.spage1119
dc.citation.epage1128
dc.citation.other17(5): 1119-1128
dc.citation.rankM21
dc.identifier.wos000279221700011
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s11356-009-0274-6
dc.identifier.pmid20012897
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-77952674571
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