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  • Biomedical Sciences
  • Toxicological Sciences
  • Environmental Health

Background:

  • Elemental speciation is vital due to varying health and environmental impacts of different chemical forms.
  • Arsenic (As) is a toxic element, with toxicity highly dependent on its chemical form.
  • Inorganic arsenic compounds are carcinogenic, while organic arsenicals exhibit lower toxicity.

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  • To review recent advancements in arsenic speciation methods.
  • To highlight applications of these methods in biomedical sciences.
  • To focus on specimens commonly found in biomedical laboratories.

Main Methods:

  • Review of analytical techniques for arsenic speciation.
  • Discussion of chromatographic and hyphenated techniques.
  • Focus on sample preparation for biomedical specimens.

Main Results:

  • Overview of current state-of-the-art arsenic speciation techniques.
  • Examples of As speciation in biological samples.
  • Identification of challenges and future directions.

Conclusions:

  • Accurate arsenic speciation is essential for risk assessment in biomedical and toxicological studies.
  • Advanced analytical methods are improving the understanding of arsenic's biological effects.
  • Continued research is needed for reliable speciation in complex biological matrices.