Feet in danger: short exposure to contaminated soil causing health damage-an experimental study
| Autor: | Adriane Maria Netto de Oliveira, Edlaine Acosta Pinto, Ana Luiza Muccillo-Baisch, Edariane Menestrino Garcia, Flavio Manoel Rodrigues da Silva Júnior, Tatiane Britto da Silveira |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Soil test
Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis 0211 other engineering and technologies 02 engineering and technology 010501 environmental sciences engineering.material complex mixtures 01 natural sciences Petroleum Pollution Toxicology Soil Metals Heavy Toxicity Tests Environmental Chemistry Ecotoxicology Animals Soil Pollutants Rats Wistar Maze Learning 0105 earth and related environmental sciences 021110 strategic defence & security studies Behavior Animal General Medicine Environmental exposure Environmental Exposure Pollution Soil contamination Blood Cell Count Soil water engineering Environmental science Fertilizer Brazil |
| Zdroj: | Environmental science and pollution research international. 25(9) |
| ISSN: | 1614-7499 |
| Popis: | In this study, hematological and behavioral changes in Wistar rats exposed to soil collected from urban areas next to an industrial complex were investigated. Animals were exposed to soil samples placed at the bottom of cages for 4 days. After this period, behavioral parameters were measured by the open field test and the elevated plus-maze. Blood was collected to measure hematological parameters. The soil from the vicinity of the oil refining industry caused changes in hematological parameters and altered behavioral parameters in both tests. The soil from the vicinity of the petroleum refining industry and fertilizer industries increased the density of white blood cells and decreased exploratory activity in the exposed animals. The results demonstrate that contact with contaminated soils, even for short periods, can cause physiological damage in organisms and that special attention should be given to people who live under constant exposure to these soils. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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