| Title: | Arsenic in natural waters: hydrogeochemistry characterization and toxicity effects |
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| Authors: | ID Melo da Costa, Maria do Rosario (Mentor) More about this mentor... 
ID Bergant Marušič, Martina (Mentor) More about this mentor...
ID Gošar, Doroteja (Author) |
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| Files: |  Doroteja_Gosar.pdf (3,76 MB)
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| Language: | English |
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| Work type: | Master's thesis/paper |
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| Typology: | 2.09 - Master's Thesis |
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| Organization: | FZO - Faculty of Environmental Sciences
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| Abstract: | Arsenic contamination in natural water is a worldwide problem and a major health concern. In master thesis hydrogeochemistry and toxicity effects of natural waters rich in arsenic were studied. The main objective of the master thesis was to evaluate As pollution of the Freixeda stream and groundwater in abandoned Freixeda gold mine area in NE Portugal near Mirandela city (41.413767 N 7.103562 W) and compare it with the data from previous studies. Further on, toxicological evaluation of selected water samples was performed in the in vitro system of human cell line Caco-2.
Chemical analyses of sampled water samples with use of different modelling sofware show that groundwater have higher sulphate and bicarbonate values than surface water, which could be the reason for As desorption and higher As values in groundwater. Water-rock interaction promotes reduction and dissolution of sulphide minerals and in reductive environments dissolution of secondary Fe minerals releases adsorbed As into solution.
Toxicological testing on human cells included cytotoxicity assay, genotoxicity assay and production of reactive oxigene species (ROS). Genotoxicity was only modestly affected by a short-term exposure to As-contaminated water samples, however, higher concentrations of As in real samples lead to higher level of oxidative stress and decreased cell viability. Exposure of cells to pure As(III) solution show clear concentration dependent decrease in cell metabolism and viability, strong genotoxicity and increased ROS generation.
Considering the worldwide extent of As contamination in natural waters and ability of intestinal epithelium to reduce the potential harmful effects of As, more studies evaluating the human intestinal permeability for As should be done in the future. |
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| Keywords: | Water quality, arsenic, hydrogeochemistry, toxicity, Caco-2 cell line |
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| Place of publishing: | Nova Gorica |
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| Year of publishing: | 2018 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/RUNG-4309 |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 5233659 |
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| NUK URN: | URN:SI:UNG:REP:358FGEAP |
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| Publication date in RUNG: | 26.09.2018 |
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