Mercury, lead and cadmium levels in the urine of 170 Spanish adults: a pilot human biomonitoring study

Human biomonitoring is a well-recognized tool for estimating the exposure of human populations to environmental pollutants. However, information regarding biomarker concentrations of many environmental chemicals in the general population is limited for many countries. The Spanish Environment Ministr...

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Authors: Castaño, Argelia, Sánchez-Rodríguez, Jinny E, Cañas Portilla, Ana Isabel, Esteban-Lopez, Marta, Navarro Rivas, Carmen, Rodriguez, Ana, Arribas, Misericordia, Diaz-Lopez, Gema, Jiménez-Guerrero, José A
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Publication Date:2012
Country:España
Institution:Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII)
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Language:English
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12105/17533
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Keyword:Adult
Cadmium
Dental Amalgam
Environmental Exposure
Environmental Monitoring
Epidemiological Monitoring
Female
Humans
Lead
Life Style
Linear Models
Male
Mercury
Metals, Heavy
Middle Aged
Pilot Projects
Smoking
Spain
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spelling Mercury, lead and cadmium levels in the urine of 170 Spanish adults: a pilot human biomonitoring studyCastaño, ArgeliaSánchez-Rodríguez, Jinny ECañas Portilla, Ana IsabelEsteban-Lopez, MartaNavarro Rivas, CarmenRodriguez, AnaArribas, MisericordiaDiaz-Lopez, GemaJiménez-Guerrero, José AAdultCadmiumDental AmalgamEnvironmental ExposureEnvironmental MonitoringEpidemiological MonitoringFemaleHumansLeadLife StyleLinear ModelsMaleMercuryMetals, HeavyMiddle AgedPilot ProjectsSmokingSpainHuman biomonitoring is a well-recognized tool for estimating the exposure of human populations to environmental pollutants. However, information regarding biomarker concentrations of many environmental chemicals in the general population is limited for many countries. The Spanish Environment Ministry has recently funded a human biomonitoring study on the Spanish general population. This study aims to determine reference levels for several biomarkers, especially heavy metals, persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and cotinine, in urine, whole blood, serum and hair, and will involve 2000 volunteers throughout Spain. Samples were taken during 2009-2010 and analyses are currently underway. The results presented herein were obtained in a pilot study carried out in the Madrid region. The study group comprised 170 volunteers, of which 79% were female and 21% male (age: 23-66 years). All participants were asked to complete a questionnaire regarding diet and living habits and provides a morning urine sample. The geometric means for total mercury (Hg), lead (Pb) and cadmium (Cd) were 1.23, 1.11 and 0.25 μg/g creatinine, respectively. Levels of Pb and Hg were higher than those reported for the general population in the USA and Germany, whereas Cd was in the same range (CDC, 2009; Becker et al., 2003). The values reported here are similar to those reported in other Spanish studies.ElsevierMinisterio de Medio Ambiente (España)20242024-02-0720122012-02-0120122012-02-01research articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_2df8fbb1VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12105/17533reponame:Repisaludinstname:Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacionalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:repisalud.isciii.es:20.500.12105/175332026-06-12T12:43:37Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Mercury, lead and cadmium levels in the urine of 170 Spanish adults: a pilot human biomonitoring study
title Mercury, lead and cadmium levels in the urine of 170 Spanish adults: a pilot human biomonitoring study
spellingShingle Mercury, lead and cadmium levels in the urine of 170 Spanish adults: a pilot human biomonitoring study
Castaño, Argelia
Adult
Cadmium
Dental Amalgam
Environmental Exposure
Environmental Monitoring
Epidemiological Monitoring
Female
Humans
Lead
Life Style
Linear Models
Male
Mercury
Metals, Heavy
Middle Aged
Pilot Projects
Smoking
Spain
title_short Mercury, lead and cadmium levels in the urine of 170 Spanish adults: a pilot human biomonitoring study
title_full Mercury, lead and cadmium levels in the urine of 170 Spanish adults: a pilot human biomonitoring study
title_fullStr Mercury, lead and cadmium levels in the urine of 170 Spanish adults: a pilot human biomonitoring study
title_full_unstemmed Mercury, lead and cadmium levels in the urine of 170 Spanish adults: a pilot human biomonitoring study
title_sort Mercury, lead and cadmium levels in the urine of 170 Spanish adults: a pilot human biomonitoring study
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Castaño, Argelia
Sánchez-Rodríguez, Jinny E
Cañas Portilla, Ana Isabel
Esteban-Lopez, Marta
Navarro Rivas, Carmen
Rodriguez, Ana
Arribas, Misericordia
Diaz-Lopez, Gema
Jiménez-Guerrero, José A
author Castaño, Argelia
author_facet Castaño, Argelia
Sánchez-Rodríguez, Jinny E
Cañas Portilla, Ana Isabel
Esteban-Lopez, Marta
Navarro Rivas, Carmen
Rodriguez, Ana
Arribas, Misericordia
Diaz-Lopez, Gema
Jiménez-Guerrero, José A
author_role author
author2 Sánchez-Rodríguez, Jinny E
Cañas Portilla, Ana Isabel
Esteban-Lopez, Marta
Navarro Rivas, Carmen
Rodriguez, Ana
Arribas, Misericordia
Diaz-Lopez, Gema
Jiménez-Guerrero, José A
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Ministerio de Medio Ambiente (España)
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Adult
Cadmium
Dental Amalgam
Environmental Exposure
Environmental Monitoring
Epidemiological Monitoring
Female
Humans
Lead
Life Style
Linear Models
Male
Mercury
Metals, Heavy
Middle Aged
Pilot Projects
Smoking
Spain
topic Adult
Cadmium
Dental Amalgam
Environmental Exposure
Environmental Monitoring
Epidemiological Monitoring
Female
Humans
Lead
Life Style
Linear Models
Male
Mercury
Metals, Heavy
Middle Aged
Pilot Projects
Smoking
Spain
description Human biomonitoring is a well-recognized tool for estimating the exposure of human populations to environmental pollutants. However, information regarding biomarker concentrations of many environmental chemicals in the general population is limited for many countries. The Spanish Environment Ministry has recently funded a human biomonitoring study on the Spanish general population. This study aims to determine reference levels for several biomarkers, especially heavy metals, persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and cotinine, in urine, whole blood, serum and hair, and will involve 2000 volunteers throughout Spain. Samples were taken during 2009-2010 and analyses are currently underway. The results presented herein were obtained in a pilot study carried out in the Madrid region. The study group comprised 170 volunteers, of which 79% were female and 21% male (age: 23-66 years). All participants were asked to complete a questionnaire regarding diet and living habits and provides a morning urine sample. The geometric means for total mercury (Hg), lead (Pb) and cadmium (Cd) were 1.23, 1.11 and 0.25 μg/g creatinine, respectively. Levels of Pb and Hg were higher than those reported for the general population in the USA and Germany, whereas Cd was in the same range (CDC, 2009; Becker et al., 2003). The values reported here are similar to those reported in other Spanish studies.
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