Mercury contamination in breast milk of nursing mothers in gold mining municipalities of Antioquia, Colombia
Introduction: Breast milk is essential for human development, but it may contain toxics derived from environmental pollution, especially in mining areas. Objective: To assess the prevalence of mercury contamination in breast milk and factors associated with its transfer to nursing mothers living in...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:a13900716f254d0cb6b630c9afb79c02 2023-05-15T15:05:09+02:00 Mercury contamination in breast milk of nursing mothers in gold mining municipalities of Antioquia, Colombia Carlos Federico Molina Catalina María Arango Hernán Sepúlveda 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.7705/biomedica.v38i0.3609 https://doaj.org/article/a13900716f254d0cb6b630c9afb79c02 EN ES eng spa Instituto Nacional de Salud https://www.revistabiomedica.org/index.php/biomedica/article/view/3609 https://doaj.org/toc/0120-4157 0120-4157 doi:10.7705/biomedica.v38i0.3609 https://doaj.org/article/a13900716f254d0cb6b630c9afb79c02 Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud, Vol 38, Iss 0, Pp 19-29 (2018) mercurio contaminación leche humana lactancia materna minería oro Colombia Medicine R Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 2018 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.7705/biomedica.v38i0.3609 2022-12-31T00:48:03Z Introduction: Breast milk is essential for human development, but it may contain toxics derived from environmental pollution, especially in mining areas. Objective: To assess the prevalence of mercury contamination in breast milk and factors associated with its transfer to nursing mothers living in municipalities with gold mining. Materials and methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study with 150 nursing mothers in four municipalities of Antioquia (El Bagre, Segovia, Remedios and Zaragoza) with a mining tradition. We surveyed these mothers to obtain information on their sociodemographic, occupational and environmental factors related to mercury, and we took breast milk, urine and hair samples. We calculated mercury level averages and the contamination prevalence per municipality. Results: Mercury average in breast milk was 2.5 (± standard deviation: 9.2) mg/L. The prevalence of mercury contamination in samples with a high level of mercury was 11.7%. Conclusion: This study shows that there is a serious problem of mercury contamination in gold mining regions of Antioquia, with significant involvement of the most vulnerable population. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Mercurio ENVELOPE(-63.658,-63.658,-64.985,-64.985) Remedios ENVELOPE(-67.583,-67.583,-66.867,-66.867) Segovia ENVELOPE(-62.350,-62.350,-64.683,-64.683) Biomédica 38 19 29 |
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Introduction: Breast milk is essential for human development, but it may contain toxics derived from environmental pollution, especially in mining areas. Objective: To assess the prevalence of mercury contamination in breast milk and factors associated with its transfer to nursing mothers living in municipalities with gold mining. Materials and methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study with 150 nursing mothers in four municipalities of Antioquia (El Bagre, Segovia, Remedios and Zaragoza) with a mining tradition. We surveyed these mothers to obtain information on their sociodemographic, occupational and environmental factors related to mercury, and we took breast milk, urine and hair samples. We calculated mercury level averages and the contamination prevalence per municipality. Results: Mercury average in breast milk was 2.5 (± standard deviation: 9.2) mg/L. The prevalence of mercury contamination in samples with a high level of mercury was 11.7%. Conclusion: This study shows that there is a serious problem of mercury contamination in gold mining regions of Antioquia, with significant involvement of the most vulnerable population. |
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Mercury contamination in breast milk of nursing mothers in gold mining municipalities of Antioquia, Colombia |
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