Ismaili, Mentor and Tomovska, Julijana and Berisha, Avni and Blazekovic Dimovska, Dijana ’’LEVELS OF HEAVY AND TOXIC METALS IN POWER PLANTS OF KOSOVA’’. In: ’’LEVELS OF HEAVY AND TOXIC METALS IN POWER PLANTS OF KOSOVA’’.
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Pollution of the environment by toxic metals is of great concern as the effect of these metals has a
negative impact on when they enter the human body through the food chain. These metals often
accumulate in the liver, intestines and gallbladder. Heavy toxic metals become dangerous if they
start oxidation. They undergo changes and damage all cells. The problem is that they serve as the
main food for bad bacteria, viruses, worms, parasites and fungi. This means that these metals can
serve as a breeding ground for streptococci A and B, E-coli, H. pylori and viruses. In our study we
analyzed the concentration of heavy metals such as As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, As, Zn and
Pb. Determination of the presence of heavy - toxic metals: As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, Pb and Zn in dairy
products such as yoghurt, cheese and cream. Samples of dairy products were collected from three
different farmers who have pastures for their livestock near the Kosovo A and B power plants which
are located close to each other. These dairy products like yoghurt, cheese and cream are
traditionally produced by these farmers. For our research we have preferred exactly these farmers
from whom we have taken samples. The sample digestion was performed using the Microwave
Oven BS EN13805 method. The analysis is done using ICP-OES (EPA 6010C method). Consumption
of dairy products a risk to the health of the local population and further studies are recommended
to assess the exposure of pollutants, especially for some vulnerable categories of
consumers.Consumption of dairy products in this region near the power plant is a very worrying
indicator for the values of toxic heavy metals with highly toxic properties as well as the risk of cancer
from As for the age categories.Heavy metals can cause problems which, if left untreated, make it
impossible to remove them from food and water and as such enter the body. The best way to remove
toxic heavy metals from the intestinal tract is by consuming some vegetables in the form of lettuce,
smoothie or tea as they are, celery, parsley, spirulina, sage, garlic, plantain leaves, red clover.
Keywords: pollution, heavy metals, toxicity, dairy products, Kosovo's power plants
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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| Subjects: | Scientific Fields (Frascati) > Agricultural Sciences > Agricultural biotechnology Scientific Fields (Frascati) > Natural sciences > Chemical sciences |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Biotechnical Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Prof. d-r Dzulijana Tomovska |
| Date Deposited: | 19 May 2025 12:12 |
| Last Modified: | 19 May 2025 12:12 |
| URI: | https://eprints.uklo.edu.mk/id/eprint/10949 |
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