Open AccessThe Effects of Air Pollution and Smoking on Cadmium Concentration in Human Blood and Correlation with Biochemical Parameters
Author(s) -
Lulzim Zeneli,
Hidajet Paçarizi,
Nexhat Daci,
Majlinda Daci-Ajvazi,
A. Prenaj
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
american journal of biochemistry and biotechnology/american journal of biochemistry and biotechnology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.161
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1553-3468
pISSN - 1558-6332
DOI - 10.3844/ajbbsp.2009.59.62
Subject(s) - cadmium , environmental chemistry , environmental science , air pollution , pollution , human health , environmental health , correlation , chemistry , biology , medicine , ecology , mathematics , organic chemistry , geometry
Problem statement: The study described the research of the effects
that the environment pollution and smoking have in cadmium concentration in human
blood, as well as in the correlation between cadmium and the biochemical parameters.
Approach: In a comparative study of cadmium concentration in blood of
human population of two different environments in Kosovo, one nearby Kosovo Thermo
Power Plants (Obiliq), a highly polluted environments (Investigated Group) and
the other that was considered as relatively clean rural environment Dragash (control
group). Results: The results showed that there exists a significant
difference in the average concentration of cadmium in human blood between the
Investigated Group (IG) and the Control Group (CG) (t = -3.34, p = 0.0006). The
series of determination of cadmium concentration in blood of population that lives
in this environment had shown direct effects in biochemical parameters (direct
bilirubine, total bilirubine). Conclusion: Air pollution (from
coal burning in power plant) and smoking were very important factors for the level
of cadmium concentration in blood, which had an inhibitory effect in the syntheses
of bilirubine