Maternal hair segments reveal metal(loid) levels over the course of pregnancy : a preliminary study in Southern China

Characterization of metal(loid) variation during pregnancy and identification of the affecting factors are important for assessing pregnancy exposures in epidemiological studies. In this study, maternal hair was collected in three segments (each 3 cm) from pregnant women in Guangzhou, China. Ten metal(loid)s, including six essential trace metal(loid)s and four toxic trace metal(loid)s, were analyzed to investigate the levels of various metal(loid)s during pregnancy and the factors that influence them. Strong pairwise correlations were observed between manganese (Mn), cobalt (Co), and vanadium (V), between selenium (Se), arsenic (As), and antimony (Sb), and between cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb). All metal(loid)s except for Se, Mn, and Co showed strong correlations among the three hair segments, and most of the metal(loid)s had good reproducibility, with intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) ranging from 0.510 to 0.931, except for As (ICC = 0.334), Mn (ICC = 0.231), and Co (ICC = 0.235). Zn levels decreased, while Sb increased, in maternal hair during pregnancy. Maternal sociodemographic characteristics and dietary intake affected metal(loid) levels in maternal hair. These results provide foundational data for using maternal hair segmental analysis to evaluate exposure variation to metal(loid)s during pregnancy and the potential factors associated with them.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:25

Enthalten in:

Environmental science. Processes & impacts - 25(2023), 10 vom: 18. Okt., Seite 1684-1693

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Liu, Bingqing [VerfasserIn]
Cai, Fengshan [VerfasserIn]
Tang, Bin [VerfasserIn]
Li, Jialu [VerfasserIn]
Yan, Xiao [VerfasserIn]
Du, Dongwei [VerfasserIn]
Zheng, Jing [VerfasserIn]
Ren, Mingzhong [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Yunjiang [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

42Z2K6ZL8P
Arsenic
H6241UJ22B
Journal Article
Manganese
Metals, Heavy
N712M78A8G
Selenium

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Date Completed 23.10.2023

Date Revised 23.10.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1039/d3em00279a

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM362026718