Human co-exposure to mercury vapor and methylmercury in artisanal mercury mining areas, Guizhou, China.

Abstract:

: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 560 μg g(-1) Creatinine (μg g(-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 4.26 μg g(-1) (1.87-10.6 μg g(-1)) and 4.55 μg g(-1) (2.29-9.55 μg g(-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.

journal_name

Ecotoxicol Environ Saf

authors

Li P,Feng X,Shang L,Qiu G,Meng B,Zhang H,Guo Y,Liang P

doi

10.1016/j.ecoenv.2010.10.030

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2011-03-01 00:00:00

pages

473-9

issue

3

eissn

0147-6513

issn

1090-2414

pii

S0147-6513(10)00324-6

journal_volume

74

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