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Environmental manganese exposure in residents living near a ferromanganese refinery in Southeast Ohio: a pilot study.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19879291     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Manganese (Mn) is an essential element, yet is neurotoxic in excess. The majority of Mn research has been conducted on occupationally exposed adults with few studies focused on an environmentally exposed population. Marietta, OH is home to one of the largest airborne Mn emission sources in the United States, a ferromanganese refinery. In preparation for a community-based participatory research study, a preliminary pilot study was initiated to characterize the community's exposure to Mn in ambient air and to evaluate the relationship between biological indices of Mn exposure and genes associated with Mn metabolism in Marietta area residents. Participants in the pilot study were recruited through newspaper advertisement, fliers and direct mailing. Exposure to ambient Mn was estimated using an air pollution dispersion model, AERMOD. A total of 141 residents participated in the pilot study ranging in age from 2 to 81 years. Estimated annual average ambient air Mn concentrations in the study area obtained from AERMOD varied from 0.02 to 2.61 microg/m(3). Mean blood and hair Mn values were 9.12 microg/L (SD 3.90) and 5.80 microg/g (SD 6.40 microg/g), respectively and were significantly correlated (r=0.30, p<0.01). Blood and hair Mn was significantly associated within families (r=0.27, p=<0.02 and r=0.43, p<0.01), respectively. The relationship between hair Mn and estimated ambient air Mn became significant when genes for iron metabolism were included in linear models. The preliminary ambient air and biological concentrations of Mn found in this population demonstrate the need for further research into potential health effects.
Authors:
Erin N Haynes; Pamela Heckel; Patrick Ryan; Sandy Roda; Yuet-Kin Leung; Kelly Sebastian; Paul Succop
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural     Date:  2009-10-29
Journal Detail:
Title:  Neurotoxicology     Volume:  31     ISSN:  1872-9711     ISO Abbreviation:  Neurotoxicology     Publication Date:  2010 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-09-06     Completed Date:  2010-12-21     Revised Date:  2012-01-05    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7905589     Medline TA:  Neurotoxicology     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  468-74     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright © 2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
University of Cincinnati, Department of Environmental Health, USA. Erin.Haynes@uc.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Antigens, Surface / genetics
Child
Child, Preschool
Community-Based Participatory Research*
Environmental Exposure* / statistics & numerical data
Female
Hair / metabolism
Hemochromatosis / genetics
Humans
Infant
Male
Manganese / blood
Manganese Poisoning / blood,  epidemiology*,  genetics
Middle Aged
Ohio / epidemiology
Pilot Projects
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide / genetics
Statistics as Topic
Young Adult
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
1R21ES013524-02R21/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS; 5T32ES10957/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS; P30 ES006096-16A19020/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS; P30-ES06096/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS; R01 ES016531-02/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS; R01 ES016531-05/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS; R01ES016531/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS; R21 ES013524-01/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS; T32 ES010957-09/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Antigens, Surface; 0/H63 antigen; 7439-96-5/Manganese
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