Accumulation of persistent tungsten in bone as in situ generated polytungstate
Tungsten accumulates in bone but is neither labile nor inert once absorbed. Tungsten’s relatively high cytosolic solubility and availability are problematic given its association with childhood lymphocytic leukemia. In light of tungsten’s technological prevalence, and the increased concern of regulatory agencies, here we characterize the chemical form and localization in mice exposed to tungsten through drinking water. Using X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy, we report accumulation of tungsten in bone tissue with some sites having ~10-fold greater intensities than background levels. The long bone tissue studied includes cortical, cancellous and bone marrow. Persistence of tungsten in cortical bone tissue following removal of the source indicates that it is retained in an insoluble form. The X-ray absorption near-edge structure spectra for tungsten in these tissues indicate that it is no longer in the originally administered form, orthotungstate, but rather resembles the heteropolytungsate species, phosphotungstate.
- Research Organization:
- Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- SC0012704
- OSTI ID:
- 1483562
- Report Number(s):
- BNL-209502-2018-JAAM
- Journal Information:
- Communications Chemistry, Vol. 1, Issue 1; ISSN 2399-3669
- Publisher:
- Springer NatureCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Web of Science
Addressing K/L-edge overlap in elemental analysis from micro-X-ray fluorescence: bioimaging of tungsten and zinc in bone tissue using synchrotron radiation and laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry
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