Arup Giri, Vijay K Bharti*, Sahil Kalia, Mayarangam Khansu, Bhuvnesh Kumar
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00387010.2025.2549744
ABSTRACT. The water ecosystem of high-altitude regions is being impacted by a changing global climate pattern as well as various localized anthropogenic activities which may affect flow of trace elements to animals and human beings. However, little studies ever conducted in Ladakh; high altitude area on bioaccumulation of different elements and metals in dairy cattle. This study was conducted to assess the trace elements and metals status in various water sources, followed by the determination of trace elements flow from these water sources to dairy cattle in Ladakh. Hand pump (HP) water, Indus River (IR) water and blood and milk samples of Jersey cross-bred cattle’s were determined by using Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-OES). All the data analyzed by Pearson’s correlation coefficient (r) method to find the elemental flow in the food chain. Trace elements like iron (Fe), potassium (K), manganese (Mn), and selenium (Se) were higher in the hand pump water and river water than the normal level. Fe and zinc (Zn) levels in serum, milk, and sulfur (S) in milk were higher than the normal levels as prescribed by different international organization. Whereas, calcium (Ca) and Mn level in water sources indicated a significantly positive correlation with their level in serum and milk of dairy cattle. These findings revealed that most of the trace elements and metals level in hand pump water and river water were within the drinkable limit for dairy cattle except Fe, K, Mn, and Se. From this study, it might be concluded that water sources were suitable drinkable for drinking of dairy cattle. Trace elements flowed from the water sources to dairy cattle was very low.
Keywords: Correlation; Hand pump; Indus River; ICP-OES; Ladakhmi
Citation: Arup Giri, Vijay K Bharti*, Sahil Kalia, Mayarangam Khansu, Bhuvnesh Kumar. 2025. Impact of metals and metalloids in water on elemental homeostasis of dairy cattle at cold arid high altitude region. Spectroscopy Letters, 1-13. ISSN- 0038-7010 [IF-1.6] [Q3] Indexing: Scopus; Published: 25 August 2025; https://doi.org/10.1080/00387010.2025.2549744
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