Biomonitoring of arsenic, lead, manganese and mercury in hair from a presumably exposed Uruguayan child population

Aim: To perform an exposure assessment of arsenic, manganese, mercury and lead levels in hair samples from children from poor neighborhoods. Materials & methods: A total of 38 Caucasian children were recruited with the consent of their parents or tutors. Determinations were performed by atomic absorption spectrometry. Results & conclusion: Results were 0.045-0.12 μg/g-1 (arsenic), 0.56-2.05 μg/g-1 (manganese) and 0.34-27.8 μg/g-1 (lead). Lead results did not correlate with those previously reported in blood from the same individuals, suggesting that hair is not useful for exposure assessment of this contaminant. Mercury was determined for the first time in Uruguayan children showing levels <0.083 μg/g-1. Results revealed low-to-moderate metal exposure, except for some high lead findings.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

2023

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:16

Enthalten in:

Bioanalysis - 16(2023), 2 vom: 01. Jan., Seite 107-116

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Iaquinta, Fiorella [VerfasserIn]
Machado, Ignacio [VerfasserIn]

Links:

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Themen:

2P299V784P
42Z2K6ZL8P
Arsenic
Biomarker
Coexposure
Environmental Pollutants
FXS1BY2PGL
Garbage collection
Inorganic contaminants
Journal Article
Lead
Manganese
Mercury
N712M78A8G
Toxicological risk
Wire burning

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Date Completed 22.12.2023

Date Revised 22.12.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.4155/bio-2023-0157

funding:

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM36457478X