Natural zeolites as detoxifiers and modifiers of the biological effects of lead and cadmium in small rodents: A review
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The present investigation analyzes the literature about the toxicity of Cd and Pb in small rodents’ organisms and the role of natural zeolites as modifiers of the biological effects. An array of ecotoxicological, morpho-physiological, hematological, genetic and biochemical methods as most representative are under discussion as a basic point for further exploration of biological effects in laboratory mice. The review of existing results demonstrated that there is abundant data on the sorption of lead and cadmium by modified natural zeolites in water and soils. Nevertheless, there is insufficient data on the ion exchange capacity and biological effects of this sorbent in living organisms, especially regarding Cd detoxification. On the basis of the current review, it is possible to conclude that future investigations in this field will elucidate the potential of the use of zeolites as successful detoxifiers against heavy metals and other toxic elements in living organisms.
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Clinoptilolite is a successful detoxifier against heavy metals and other toxic elements in living organisms, as tested against Cd and Pb toxicity in small rodents.
“the role of this mineral was tested to contrast the toxicity of Cd and Pb in small rodents’ organisms, resulting a successful detoxifier against heavy metals and other toxic elements in living organisms (Beltcheva et al. 2022).”
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- Authors
- Beltcheva, M., Ostoich, P., Aleksieva, I., & Metcheva, R.
- Affiliations
- Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BG)
- Venue
- BioRisk
- Publisher
- Pensoft Publishers
- Published
- 2022-04-21
- Volume
- 17
- Pages
- 147-155
- ISSN
- 1313-2644 (ISSN-L)
- 1313-2652
- OpenAlex
- W4224239145
- Cited by
- 7
- References
- 22
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 2
- FWCI
- 0.49
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
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- BIORISK – Biodiversity and Ecosystem Risk Assessment (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- ZooKeys (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution) (submittedVersion)
- Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Water Science and Technology › Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
- Keywords
- natural zeolite, lead toxicity, cadmium toxicity, heavy metal detoxification, small rodents, laboratory mice, ion exchange capacity, hematological effects, genotoxicity, ecotoxicology, modified zeolite
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