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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2026

Distribution of Toxic and Essential Elements in Autopsy Organs of Subjects Living in South-Eastern Poland.

Wojciech Flieger, Przemysław Niedzielski, Michał Flieger, Zofia Wojciechowska, Aleksandra Proch, Jędrzej Proch, Alicja Forma, Andrzej Torbicz, Dariusz Majerek, Grzegorz Teresiński and 3 more

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Wojciech FliegerDepartment of Plastic Surgery, Saint John of Dukla Oncology Centre of the Lublin Region, Jaczewskiego 7, 20-090 Lublin, Poland.
Przemysław NiedzielskiDepartment of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 8, 61-614 Poznań, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-2787-9057
Michał FliegerDoctoral School, Medical University of Lublin, Aleje Racławickie 1, 20-059 Lublin, Poland.
Zofia WojciechowskaDepartment of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 8, 61-614 Poznań, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-1139-8697
Aleksandra ProchDepartment of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 8, 61-614 Poznań, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-2941-930X
Jędrzej ProchDepartment of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 8, 61-614 Poznań, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-0023-044X
Alicja FormaDepartment of Correct, Clinical and Imaging Anatomy, Medical University of Lublin, Ul. Jaczewskiego 4, 20-090 Lublin, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-8714-7627
Andrzej TorbiczDepartment of Analytical Chemistry, Medical University of Lublin, Chodźki 4a (Collegium Pharmaceuticum), 20-093 Lublin, Poland.
Dariusz MajerekDepartment of Applied Mathematics, University of Technology, 20-618 Lublin, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-0035-7187
Grzegorz TeresińskiDepartment of Forensic Medicine, Medical University of Lublin, Jaczewskiego 8b, 20-090 Lublin, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-4184-9305
Jacek BajDepartment of Correct, Clinical and Imaging Anatomy, Medical University of Lublin, Ul. Jaczewskiego 4, 20-090 Lublin, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-1372-8987
Eliasz DzierżyńskiDepartment of Plastic Surgery, Saint John of Dukla Oncology Centre of the Lublin Region, Jaczewskiego 7, 20-090 Lublin, Poland.
Jolanta FliegerDepartment of Analytical Chemistry, Medical University of Lublin, Chodźki 4a (Collegium Pharmaceuticum), 20-093 Lublin, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-6881-3161

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Abstract

Chronic exposure to heavy metals poses significant health risks. This study analyzed the concentrations of toxic (Cr, Pb, Cd, Ni) and essential (Cu, Zn, Se, Mn) elements in autopsy samples (the frontal pole area of the brain, the 6th intercostal space of the liver, and lungs (average of left and right lung samples) from 45 residents of South-Eastern Poland using ICP-MS. The aim was to determine the average body burden and organ-specific accumulation in a moderately industrialized region. HDBSCAN clustering revealed highly homogeneous elemental profiles, suggesting a unifying influence of local environmental factors. The liver acted as a metabolic hub, showing preferential sequestration (

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LungMetals, HeavyTrace ElementsAdultAgedAutopsyBrainEnvironmental ExposureFemaleHumansLiverMaleMiddle AgedPolandTissue DistributionMetals, HeavyTrace Elementsbioaccumulationenvironmental exposureessential elementshuman tissuesmulti-elemental analysistoxic metalstrace elements

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