A review of human biomonitoring in selected Southeast Asian countries

Barnett-Itzhaki, Zohar; Esteban, Marta; Puttaswamy, Naveen; Berman, Tamar

doi:10.1016/j.envint.2018.03.046

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“…Maternal blood samples of Bangladeshi women have contained lead (Forsyth et al, 2018). Samples of children's blood have contained lead, and elevated levels of cadmium have been detected in children's urine samples (Barnett-Itzhaki et al, 2018). Breast milk samples have contained measurable quantities of cadmium (Barnett-Itzhaki et al, 2018).…”

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“…Bangladeshi blood samples have contained DDT^( 135) metabolites (Barnett-Itzhaki, Lopez, Puttaswamy, & Berman, 2018;Islam et al, 2018), including maternal blood samples (Haque et al, 2018). One study quantified organochlorine compounds in blood serum from Bangladeshi men and women with different occupations (students, garment industry workers, employees at the Power Development Board, fishermen) (Zamir et al, 2009).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Samples of children's blood have contained lead, and elevated levels of cadmium have been detected in children's urine samples (Barnett-Itzhaki et al, 2018). Breast milk samples have contained measurable quantities of cadmium (Barnett-Itzhaki et al, 2018). A study quantified lead levels in the blood of 309 Bangladeshi children aged 20-40 months and found that 78% of the children had blood lead concentrations above the reference level set by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (Gleason et al, 2014).…”

Section: Heavy Metalsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The role of chemical exposures in reducing the effectiveness of water–sanitation–hygiene interventions in Bangladesh, Kenya, and Zimbabwe

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The sustainable success of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) interventions to reduce waterborne disease and promote public health in low‐income regions is uncertain. Recent large randomized controlled trials in Bangladesh, Kenya, and Zimbabwe revealed that traditional household WASH interventions are unlikely to reduce diarrhea or improve linear growth (i.e., reduce stunting) in infants and children—two important indicators of the effectiveness of WASH interventions. A possible factor contributing to the null results is that traditional WASH interventions control microbial pathogens but do not remove chemical toxicants. Exposure to many organic and inorganic chemical toxicants is associated with diarrheal symptoms, as well as with preterm birth and stunting. Many chemical toxicants have deleterious effects on the immune system, impairing the body's response to infectious diseases, and reducing the effectiveness of vaccinations. Globalization has led to rapid and largely unregulated import, production, use, and disposal without adequate treatment of large quantities of hazardous chemicals throughout the developing world, with profound effects on the environment and human health. Literature evidence from the past 10 to 15 years on putative and demonstrated chemical exposures in Bangladesh, Kenya, and Zimbabwe and the regions within the countries where the large WASH trials took place supports potential contribution(s) from chemical toxicants in the failure of traditional WASH interventions to relieve diarrhea and stunting. Mitigating exposures to organic and inorganic chemical immunotoxins through drinking water and other routes is likely to be a necessary‐but‐insufficient criterion for the sustainable success of WASH interventions. This article is categorized under: Engineering Water > Water, Health, and Sanitation Engineering Water > Sustainable Engineering of Water

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“…Most previous literature on this topic has focused on international rivers in the Middle East, South Asia and North Africa. Accompanying the fast development of economies and societies in Southeast Asia (Barnett-Itzhaki, Esteban, Puttaswamy, & Berman, 2018), international rivers in this region have become a more serious issue for scholarly examination. The Lancang-Mekong River (LMR) has, in particular, attracted an increasing amount of attention because of the difficulties it has faced to secure cooperation in management and development (Marko Keskinen & Varis, 2008).…”

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Emerging trends and new developments in Lancang‐Mekong River: A bibliometric visualization analysis

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Ziqian

Xue

2020

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The purpose of this study is to outline global performance, and to quantitatively evaluate the current research field hot spots, and the future trends about the Lancang‐Mekong River (LMR). Bibliometric methods are used to analyze 3,924 records retrieved from the collection of the Web of Science Core (WoS). The performance of publications, categories, countries, institutes, research hot spots and trends is analyzed in this study by applying CiteSpace and VOSviewer tools. The results revealed that publications about the LMR field have been increasing rapidly since the beginning of the 21st century. The research pertaining to LMR is mainly in the fields of environmental sciences & ecology, water resources, geology, engineering and agriculture. Vietnam, The People's Republic of China, The United States of America, Japan and Thailand get higher rankings in paper output, and Can Tho University, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing Normal University and the University of Tokyo achieve a high ranking on LMR research. In addition, further studies in research frontiers have revealed that health, security, climate change and international waters will become the new and popular directions and trends in the LMR research.

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“…The evaluation of a population's exposure to toxic compounds in occupational setting by biomonitoring is a tool whose relevance for public health has become increasingly apparent [1][2][3][4][5][6].…”

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Occupational Exposure Assessment of Major and Trace Elements in Human Scalp Hair Among a Group of Eritrean Workers

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The aim of the study was to evaluate occupational exposure to 40 elements among a group of Eritrean adults employed at the Medeber metal market by analysing human scalp hair samples and by investigating the role of some predictors (gender, age, and body mass index-BMI) on their levels. Scalp hair samples were collected from 60 subjects (32 subjects working at the Medeber metal market and 28 subjects not working at Medeber and not employed in other industrial or artisanal activities) and were analysed through inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry to determine the contents of 40 major and trace elements. Information on participants was collected via questionnaire. Significant differences were found in the hair levels of certain elements between subjects working at the Medeber metal market and subjects not exposed. In particular, working at the Medeber metal market increased hair levels of Be, B, Cu, Zn, Mo, Cd, Sb, Tl, Pb, and Fe from 25 to 100%, while reduced Na, K, and Rb levels from 30 to 50%. With multivariate adjustment for age, gender, and BMI, the results confirm that working at Medeber significantly increased the hair levels of Cu, Zn, Sb, Pb, and Fe. This finding reveals the need for more accurate and routine biomonitoring surveys and the necessity of health promotion campaigns both for local decision-makers and workers to increase health promotion and safety in this workplace.

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A review of human biomonitoring in selected Southeast Asian countries

Cited by 32 publications

References 63 publications

The role of chemical exposures in reducing the effectiveness of water–sanitation–hygiene interventions in Bangladesh, Kenya, and Zimbabwe

The role of chemical exposures in reducing the effectiveness of water–sanitation–hygiene interventions in Bangladesh, Kenya, and Zimbabwe

Emerging trends and new developments in Lancang‐Mekong River: A bibliometric visualization analysis

Occupational Exposure Assessment of Major and Trace Elements in Human Scalp Hair Among a Group of Eritrean Workers

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