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ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2025

Livestock Animal Hair as an Indicator of Environmental Heavy Metals Pollution in Central Albania.

Marta Castrica, Egon Andoni, Alda Quattrone, Xhelil Koleci, Enkeleda Ozuni, Pellumb Zalla, Rezart Postoli, Laura Menchetti, Bengü Bilgiç, Duygu Tarhan and 8 more

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Article in Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

18 authors.

Marta CastricaDepartment of Comparative Biomedicine and Food Science, University of Padova, Agripolis, Viale dell'Università 16, 35020 Legnaro, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3771-757X
Egon AndoniDepartment of Public Health, Veterinary Faculty of Tirana, Agricultural University of Tirana, Rr Pajsi Vodica, Koder-Kamez, 1029 Tirane, Albania.
Alda QuattroneDepartment of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences (DIVAS), University of Milan, Via dell'Università 6, 26900 Lodi, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1147-2540
Xhelil KoleciDepartment of Public Health, Veterinary Faculty of Tirana, Agricultural University of Tirana, Rr Pajsi Vodica, Koder-Kamez, 1029 Tirane, Albania.
Enkeleda OzuniDepartment of Public Health, Veterinary Faculty of Tirana, Agricultural University of Tirana, Rr Pajsi Vodica, Koder-Kamez, 1029 Tirane, Albania.
Pellumb ZallaDepartment of Public Health, Veterinary Faculty of Tirana, Agricultural University of Tirana, Rr Pajsi Vodica, Koder-Kamez, 1029 Tirane, Albania.
Rezart PostoliDepartment of Public Health, Veterinary Faculty of Tirana, Agricultural University of Tirana, Rr Pajsi Vodica, Koder-Kamez, 1029 Tirane, Albania.ORCID 0009-0000-6801-6322
Laura MenchettiSchool of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, Via Circonvallazione 93/95, 62024 Matelica, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8500-7970
Bengü BilgiçDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Avcilar, Istanbul 34320, Türkiye.
Duygu TarhanDepartment of Biophysics, School of Medicine, Bahcesehir University, Istanbul 34734, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0002-0878-5709
Ibrahim Ertugrul YalcinDepartment of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Bahcesehir University, Istanbul 34353, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0003-3140-7922
Ilir DovaDepartment of Public Health, Veterinary Faculty of Tirana, Agricultural University of Tirana, Rr Pajsi Vodica, Koder-Kamez, 1029 Tirane, Albania.
Nour Elhouda FehriDepartment of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences (DIVAS), University of Milan, Via dell'Università 6, 26900 Lodi, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1947-4033
Mehmet Erman OrDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Avcilar, Istanbul 34320, Türkiye.
Albana MungaDepartment of Public Health, Veterinary Faculty of Tirana, Agricultural University of Tirana, Rr Pajsi Vodica, Koder-Kamez, 1029 Tirane, Albania.
Doriana BeqirajDepartment of Public Health, Veterinary Faculty of Tirana, Agricultural University of Tirana, Rr Pajsi Vodica, Koder-Kamez, 1029 Tirane, Albania.
Giulio CuroneDepartment of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences (DIVAS), University of Milan, Via dell'Università 6, 26900 Lodi, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6352-0036
Stella AgradiDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of Torino, Largo Paolo Braccini, 2, 10095 Grugliasco, Italy.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Trace elements, which may have harmful health effects, are present in the environment at varying concentrations. In Albania, data on exposure risks are limited. This study aimed to assess and compare the concentrations of various trace elements (aluminum, arsenic, boron, calcium, cadmium, chromium, copper, iron, potassium, magnesium, manganese, nickel, lead, and zinc) in the hair of cattle and sheep raised in Central Albania (Tirana and Elbasan Counties). Hair samples were collected from 25 cattle and 25 sheep per county and analyzed using inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectroscopy. Zinc concentrations were significantly higher in cattle than in sheep (

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Albaniabioindicatorenvironmenthairsurvey

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PMID40646796
PMCPMC12248838

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