Harmful effects of aerosol heavy metals on child health can be increased by their association with organic matter
Nina Prokopciuk, Lukas Vaidelys, Ulrich Franck, Karolina Sceliokiene, Ugne Zaveckyte, Olga Bielousova, Mindaugas Butikis, Nikolaj Tarasiuk, Arunas Valiulis · 2026
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Nina Prokopciuk and co-authors study whether metals bound to organic matter in dust harm children more, in work from twenty twenty-six. Heavy metals rank among the most toxic tiny pollutants in air dust. Metals can sit in dust as plain compounds or bound to organic matter. The organic bond is weak, so germs can free the metal in a live form. The team asks if that loose bond tracks with more chest illness in young children.
Dust was drawn from twenty-two kindergartens and tested for eleven trace elements. Organic shares were found by washing samples and retesting what stayed behind. Two metals, vanadium and nickel, tracked clearly with infection rates. Both stayed below broad safety limits, yet both were mostly bound to organic matter. That high share may free more active metal inside the body.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Nina Prokopciuk, Lukas Vaidelys, Ulrich Franck, Karolina Sceliokiene, Ugne Zaveckyte, Olga Bielousova, Mindaugas Butikis, Nikolaj Tarasiuk, Arunas Valiulis |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 30 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |