Table 1.
Concentrations of elements in the organs of examined rat groups*
| Group | P | S | K | Ca | Fe | Cu | Zn | Se | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median (ppm) | IQR** (ppm) | Median (ppm) | IQR (ppm) | Median (ppm) | IQR (ppm) | Median (ppm) | IQR (ppm) | Median (ppm) | IQR (ppm) | Median (ppm) | IQR (ppm) | Median (ppm) | IQR (ppm) | Median (ppm) | IQR (ppm) | |
| Liver | ||||||||||||||||
| N | 5754 | 921 | 2978 | 198 | 5442 | 682 | 1299 | 818 | 137 | 5 | 8.37 | 0.83 | 125 | 38 | 1.249 | 0.134 |
| 2H | 5847 | 392 | 2950 | 275 | 5318 | 231 | 1912 | 1549 | 154 | 27 | 7.14 | 0.70 | 161 | 74 | 1.245 | 0.066 |
| 24H | 5336 | 359 | 2827 | 93 | 4629 | 210 | 1771 | 367 | 118 | 29 | 6.22 | 0.73 | 134 | 21 | 1.154 | 0.086 |
| 7D | 5046 | 587 | 2706 | 221 | 4564 | 262 | 2984 | 681 | 119 | 62 | 5.95 | 0.32 | 206 | 38 | 1.116 | 0.158 |
| Spleen | ||||||||||||||||
| N | 5459 | 1053 | 2366 | 561 | 5922 | 1286 | 2072 | 7737 | 547 | 239 | 1.90 | 0.17 | 159 | 482 | 0.521 | 0.026 |
| 2H | 5038 | 592 | 2149 | 421 | 5603 | 945 | 3410 | 5083 | 461 | 137 | 1.86 | 0.26 | 119 | 318 | 0.393 | 0.037 |
| 24H | 5151 | 669 | 2378 | 385 | 5797 | 847 | 4539 | 5922 | 462 | 69 | 1.92 | 0.36 | 248 | 323 | 0.482 | 0.091 |
| 7D | 5409 | 557 | 2324 | 431 | 5708 | 427 | 5413 | 8570 | 510 | 40 | 1.79 | 0.28 | 304 | 381 | 0.452 | 0.078 |
| Kidney | ||||||||||||||||
| N | 4233 | 302 | 2291 | 183 | 2922 | 235 | 121 | 278 | 45 | 7 | 6.37 | 0.90 | 32 | 17 | 1.642 | 0.176 |
| 2H | 4940 | 802 | 2738 | 349 | 3629 | 507 | 2257 | 1191 | 55 | 9 | 7.17 | 0.51 | 170 | 87 | 1.760 | 0.213 |
| 24H | 4571 | 568 | 2440 | 536 | 3325 | 732 | 139 | 4587 | 45 | 7 | 8.08 | 0.98 | 33 | 268 | 1.882 | 0.372 |
| 7D-Ki | 4749 | 406 | 2687 | 284 | 3575 | 431 | 1783 | 2279 | 53 | 10 | 7.95 | 1.42 | 142 | 154 | 1.899 | 0.220 |
| Brain | ||||||||||||||||
| N | 6114 | 518 | 2028 | 213 | 6095 | 655 | 732 | 2001 | 21 | 6 | 3.78 | 0.81 | 50 | 141 | 0.164 | 0.044 |
| 2H | 5316 | 557 | 1783 | 210 | 5740 | 425 | 494 | 575 | 18 | 3 | 3.44 | 0.10 | 45 | 43 | 0.135 | 0.012 |
| 24H | 5736 | 439 | 2020 | 198 | 5896 | 217 | 602 | 318 | 19 | 3 | 3.52 | 0.16 | 41 | 6 | 0.165 | 0.040 |
| 7D | 5141 | 426 | 1829 | 227 | 5561 | 378 | 585 | 768 | 19 | 4 | 3.46 | 0.59 | 40 | 14 | 0.144 | 0.008 |
| Muscle | ||||||||||||||||
| N | 4265 | 124 | 3255 | 197 | 6114 | 509 | 1525 | 4183 | 30 | 5 | 2.35 | 0.16 | 58 | 240 | 0.124 | 0.025 |
| 2H | 3834 | 125 | 2994 | 255 | 5682 | 228 | 748 | 548 | 24 | 1 | 2.08 | 0.20 | 34 | 17 | 0.086 | 0.130 |
| 24H | 4143 | 316 | 3156 | 141 | 6009 | 295 | 847 | 1177 | 25 | 7 | 2.12 | 0.32 | 35 | 42 | 0.102 | 0.044 |
| 7D | 4014 | 427 | 3143 | 369 | 5832 | 113 | 2665 | 3716 | 27 | 5 | 2.04 | 0.39 | 103 | 87 | 0.124 | 0.007 |
| Heart | ||||||||||||||||
| N | 2966 | 318 | 2493 | 335 | 3471 | 244 | 112 | 411 | 75 | 16 | 6.61 | 0.28 | 25 | 6 | 0.364 | 0.040 |
| 2H | 3159 | 257 | 2535 | 117 | 3746 | 51 | 900 | 1762 | 77 | 12 | 6.49 | 0.11 | 82 | 149 | 0.295 | 0.030 |
| 24H | 3329 | 324 | 2752 | 173 | 3845 | 316 | 832 | 2606 | 82 | 7 | 6.84 | 0.83 | 72 | 116 | 0.356 | 0.031 |
| 7D | 3043 | 46 | 2491 | 179 | 3646 | 376 | 1214 | 287 | 80 | 4 | 6.81 | 0.33 | 93 | 31 | 0.355 | 0.066 |
| Detection limits for normal animals | ||||||||||||||||
| Liver | 19.5 | 4.3 | 5.15 | 0.87 | 2.37 | 0.51 | 1.49 | 0.44 | 0.24 | 0.16 | 0.095 | 0.018 | 0.092 | 0.018 | 0.0413 | 0.0051 |
| Spleen | 20.5 | 4.8 | 7.04 | 0.72 | 3.14 | 0.63 | 1.55 | 0.86 | 0.234 | 0.042 | 0.12 | 0.029 | 0.129 | 0.032 | 0.0540 | 0.0063 |
| Kidney | 13.4 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 1.7 | 1.79 | 0.57 | 0.68 | 0.23 | 0.123 | 0.04 | 0.076 | 0.025 | 0.078 | 0.027 | 0.042 | 0.013 |
| Brain | 13.1 | 1.9 | 4.80 | 0.65 | 2.11 | 0.35 | 0.83 | 0.32 | 0.114 | 0.018 | 0.076 | 0.012 | 0.074 | 0.011 | 0.0386 | 0.0071 |
| Muscle | 29.5 | 9.9 | 10.4 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 0.27 | 0.11 | 0.18 | 0.077 | 0.181 | 0.072 | 0.088 | 0.035 |
| Heart | 11.0 | 2.1 | 4.56 | 0.64 | 1.64 | 0.32 | 0.61 | 0.28 | 0.105 | 0.016 | 0.063 | 0.012 | 0.062 | 0.016 | 0.0319 | 0.0037 |
*Statistically significant differences in concentrations comparing with normal rats were in italics; The statistically significant anomalies should be marked in red or blue, depending on their values comparing to control group
**IQR, interquartile range