Publications by authors named "Caroline-Maria Lacatus"
Article Synopsis
- This study investigates heavy metal contamination in agricultural soils of the Baia Mare region, Romania, focusing on nickel, cadmium, zinc, lead, and copper in a sheep-based food chain.
- Analysis using ICP-MS showed that copper and zinc levels exceeded safe limits near mining sites, with high lead and cadmium concentrations near industrial areas, raising health concerns.
- The research highlights the need for ongoing monitoring and risk assessment to protect public health from contaminated dairy products resulting from heavy metal bioaccumulation in the food chain.
Coenurosis is a parasitic disease caused by the larval stage of , , typically found in the central nervous system of different livestock such as sheep and goats. The blood plasma from fifteen clinically healthy sheep and six sheep with neurological symptoms was studied by fluorescence spectroscopy in order to establish the contribution of kynurenic acid (KYNA), the neuroprotective metabolite of the kynurenine pathway, to the total fluorescence of the plasma. CT scans were used to confirm the presence of cysts in the central nervous system of sheep with neurological symptoms.
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