Mercury in Human Hair Due to Environment and Diet: A Review

Airey, D.

doi:10.2307/3429683

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“…Scalp hair is mostly used as an indicator for human exposure levels because it is easy and relatively nonintrusive to sample and because it gives information on exposure integrated over time (typically 1 cm of hair integrates one month of dietary exposure) [138]. The Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives value for provisional tolerable weekly intake is 1.6 mg kg À1 body weight week…”

Section: Mercury Exposure To Human Beings In Chinamentioning

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Environmental mercury in China: A review

Lin

Vogt

Larssen

2012

Enviro Toxic and Chemistry

106

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Abstract-Mercury is a global pollutant that can be transported over long distances and can bioaccumulate. Currently, China is the country that contributes most to atmospheric Hg emissions and has the greatest intentional (industrial) use of Hg. Mercury in the Chinese environment is generally elevated, particularly in air and water bodies. Remote areas in China also show elevated Hg levels in air and water bodies compared to other rural regions in the world. Large river estuaries are often heavily affected by upstream industrial sources.

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Section: Mercury Exposure To Human Beings In Chinamentioning

confidence: 99%

Environmental mercury in China: A review

Lin

Vogt

Larssen

2012

Enviro Toxic and Chemistry

106

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“…Their concentrations depend on local geology, local addition from mining and industry and/or globally distributed pollution (Cui et al, 2004;Zheng et al, 2007a;Khan et al, 2008;Hang et al, 2009). Elevated levels of these heavy metals in the environment may arise from natural or anthropogenic routes (Wilson and Pyatt, 2007;Zheng et al, 2007b), including consumption of food from contaminated environments (Airey, 1983;Wang et al, 2005;Zheng et al, 2007b;Sridhara et al, 2008;Whyte et al, 2009;Zhuang et al, 2009;Metian et al, 2009). The increasing demand of environmental and food safety has stimulated research regarding the risk associated with environmental exposure and consumption of foods contaminated by heavy metals (D'Mello, 2003).…”

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Monitoring exposure to heavy metals among children in Lake Victoria, Kenya: Environmental and fish matrix

Oyoo–Okoth

Admiraal

Osano

et al. 2010

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

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Monitoring exposure to heavy metals among children in Lake Victoria, Kenya General rightsIt is not permitted to download or to forward/distribute the text or part of it without the consent of the author(s) and/or copyright holder(s), other than for strictly personal, individual use, unless the work is under an open content license (like Creative Commons). Disclaimer/Complaints regulationsIf you believe that digital publication of certain material infringes any of your rights or (privacy) interests, please let the Library know, stating your reasons. In case of a legitimate complaint, the Library will make the material inaccessible and/or remove it from the website. Please Ask the Library: http://uba.uva.nl/en/contact, or a letter to: Library of the University of Amsterdam, Secretariat, Singel 425, 1012 WP Amsterdam, The Netherlands. You will be contacted as soon as possible. b s t r a c tThis study used hair and nails to biomonitor heavy metals (Pb, Cd, Cr and Cu) from geological source and exposure through regular fish consumption among children in Lake Victoria, Kenya. Concentration of Pb and Cu in water reflected anthropogenic pathways, while Cd and Cr reflected accumulation from the catchment basin. Higher concentration of heavy metals in the nails samples than the hair samples suggested longer term exposure. The estimated intake of Cd and Cr from fish in one site associated with high concentration of the metals from geological source was appreciably above the respective recommended daily allowance, signifying possible health risks to humans. Significant correlations between Pb, Cd and Cu in hair, nails and heavy metals from fish consumed suggested fish consumption as possible pathway of heavy metals in humans. Possible health risks from heavy metals were likely due to consumption of higher quantities of fish and from geological basins.

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“…Mercury toxicity 22 depends on its speciation and inorganic mercury is considerably less toxic than 23 methylmercury. Methylmercury is highly toxic particularly to the nervous system, and the analysis is easier to carry out due to the comparatively high mercury content (Airey 1983). 11…”

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