| Human co-exposure to mercury vapor and methylmercury in artisanal mercury mining areas, Guizhou, China. | |
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PMID: 21056470 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Mercury (Hg) concentrations were determined in human urine and hair samples from Gouxi (GX, n=25) and Laowuchang (LWC, n=18), Tongren, Guizhou, China, to evaluate human exposure from artisanal Hg mining. Geometric means of urinary Hg (U-Hg) were 216 and 560μgg(-1) Creatinine (μgg(-1) Cr) for artisanal mining workers from GX and LWC, respectively, and clinical symptoms (finger tremor) were observed in three workers. The means of hair Me-Hg concentrations were 4.26μgg(-1) (1.87-10.6μgg(-1)) and 4.55μgg(-1) (2.29-9.55μgg(-1)) for the population in GX and LWC, respectively. Significant relationship was found between estimated rice Me-Hg intake and hair Me-Hg levels (r=0.73, p<0.001). Co-exposure to Hg vapor and Me-Hg may pose health risks for the study population. |
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Ping Li; Xinbin Feng; Lihai Shang; Guangle Qiu; Bo Meng; Hua Zhang; Yanna Guo; Peng Liang |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-11-05 |
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Title: Ecotoxicology and environmental safety Volume: 74 ISSN: 1090-2414 ISO Abbreviation: Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf. Publication Date: 2011 Mar |
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Created Date: 2011-02-28 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7805381 Medline TA: Ecotoxicol Environ Saf Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 473-9 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
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State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang 550002, China. |
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