Yttrium and lanthanides in human lung fluids, probing the exposure to atmospheric fallout

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 186, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 1103-1110

  Censi, P ^a,b,c   Tamburo, E ^a   Speziale, S ^d   Zuddas, P ^e   Randazzo, L A ^a,b,c,e   Punturo, R ^f   Cuttitta, A ^b   Arico P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b IAMC CNR UOS di Capo Granitola   (Italy)

^c EnBioTech   (Italy)

^d GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bronchoalveolar lavages; Dendriform pulmonary ossification; Lanthanides; Medical geochemistry; Volcanic ash; Yttrium

Indexed keywords

BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGES; DENDRIFORM PULMONARY OSSIFICATION; LANTHANIDES; MEDICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; VOLCANIC ASH;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; CERIUM; DISEASES; DUST; FALLOUT; FLUIDS; GEOCHEMISTRY; PATHOLOGY; TERBIUM; VOLCANOES; YTTRIUM;

YTTRIUM ALLOYS;

LANTHANIDE; PHOSPHATE; YTTRIUM;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BODY FLUID; CRYSTALLIZATION; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FALLOUT; PATHOLOGY; PHOSPHATE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); RARE EARTH ELEMENT; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; VOLCANIC AEROSOL; YTTRIUM;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT; DEPLETION; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FALLOUT; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; LUNG FLUID; LUNG LAVAGE; PRECIPITATION; THERMODYNAMICS; VOLCANO;

ALGORITHMS; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; ITALY; LANTHANOID SERIES ELEMENTS; LUNG; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MODELS, CHEMICAL; THERMODYNAMICS; VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS; YTTRIUM; YTTRIUM RADIOISOTOPES;

CATANIA [SICILY]; ETNA; ITALY; SICILY;

EID: 79751539065     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.11.113     Document Type: Article

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