Arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury levels in blood of Finnish adults and their relation to diet, lifestyle habits and sociodemographic variables
The Northern Finland Birth Cohort program (NFBC) is the epidemiological and longitudinal prospective general population research program, which was established to promote health and wellbeing of the population in northern Finland. The aim of present study, as a part of the NFBC program, was to analy...
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ftimperialcol:oai:spiral.imperial.ac.uk:10044/1/45089 2023-05-15T17:42:19+02:00 Arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury levels in blood of Finnish adults and their relation to diet, lifestyle habits and sociodemographic variables Abass, K Koiranen, M Mazej, D Tratnik, JS Horvat, M Hakkola, J Jarvelin, M-R Rautio, A 2016-10-03 http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/45089 http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000394254000025&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=1ba7043ffcc86c417c072aa74d649202 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-016-7824-5 English eng Springer Verlag (Germany) Environmental Science and Pollution Research © 2016 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. The final publication is available at Springer via https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-016-7824-5 1362 1347 Science & Technology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Environmental Sciences Environmental Sciences & Ecology Toxic metals Metalloids Northern Finland birth cohort 1966 NUTRITION EXAMINATION SURVEY HUMAN EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT HUMAN HEALTH NATIONAL-HEALTH FISH CONSUMPTION REFERENCE VALUES PREGNANT-WOMEN METHYL MERCURY REPRODUCTIVE-PERFORMANCE METHYLMERCURY EXPOSURE 03 Chemical Sciences 05 Environmental Sciences 06 Biological Sciences Journal Article 2016 ftimperialcol https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-016-7824-5 2018-09-16T05:58:35Z The Northern Finland Birth Cohort program (NFBC) is the epidemiological and longitudinal prospective general population research program, which was established to promote health and wellbeing of the population in northern Finland. The aim of present study, as a part of the NFBC program, was to analyze the blood levels of arsenic (B-As), cadmium (B-Cd), lead (B-Pb), total mercury (B-Hg) and selenium (B-Se); to compare these levels with threshold limits; to study sociodemographic factors; and to correlate these levels with calcium and haemoglobin. The study was comprised of 249 NFBC subjects, of which 123 were female and 126 were male (ages 31.1 ± 0.3 and 31.1 ± 0.4, respectively). All participants were asked to complete a questionnaire regarding diet and living habits. The geometric means (± SD) of B-As were 0.49 ± 2.80 μg/l and 0.44 ± 2.72 μg/l; B-Cd were 0.18 ± 4.02 μg/l and 0.12 ± 3.21 μg/l; B-Pb were 17.0 ± 1.8 μg/l and 9.06 ± 2.20 μg/l; B-Hg were 2.18 ± 2.02 μg/l and 1.85 ± 1.78 μg/l; and B-Se were 106.0 ± 1.3 and 94.3 ± 1.3 μg/l in males and females, respectively. Among the subjects in the present analysis, 23 % of males and 17.1 % of females had B-As levels above the ATSDR normal human levels of B-As in unexposed individuals (1.0 μg/l). The B-Pb geometric mean (12.44 μg/l) was approximately one eighth the CDC toxicological cut-off point of 100 μg/l. Twenty-one individuals (8.4 %) exceeded a B-Hg level of 5.8 μg/l. Fifty-eight females (47 %) had a B-Hg higher than 2.0 μg/l, the German Federal Environmental Agency cut-off point for women (18–69 years) who consume fish at least three times/month; therefore, their babies could be at risk of adverse effects during development. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Finland Imperial College London: Spiral Environmental Science and Pollution Research 24 2 1347 1362 |
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Science & Technology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Environmental Sciences Environmental Sciences & Ecology Toxic metals Metalloids Northern Finland birth cohort 1966 NUTRITION EXAMINATION SURVEY HUMAN EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT HUMAN HEALTH NATIONAL-HEALTH FISH CONSUMPTION REFERENCE VALUES PREGNANT-WOMEN METHYL MERCURY REPRODUCTIVE-PERFORMANCE METHYLMERCURY EXPOSURE 03 Chemical Sciences 05 Environmental Sciences 06 Biological Sciences |
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Science & Technology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Environmental Sciences Environmental Sciences & Ecology Toxic metals Metalloids Northern Finland birth cohort 1966 NUTRITION EXAMINATION SURVEY HUMAN EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT HUMAN HEALTH NATIONAL-HEALTH FISH CONSUMPTION REFERENCE VALUES PREGNANT-WOMEN METHYL MERCURY REPRODUCTIVE-PERFORMANCE METHYLMERCURY EXPOSURE 03 Chemical Sciences 05 Environmental Sciences 06 Biological Sciences Abass, K Koiranen, M Mazej, D Tratnik, JS Horvat, M Hakkola, J Jarvelin, M-R Rautio, A Arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury levels in blood of Finnish adults and their relation to diet, lifestyle habits and sociodemographic variables |
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Science & Technology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Environmental Sciences Environmental Sciences & Ecology Toxic metals Metalloids Northern Finland birth cohort 1966 NUTRITION EXAMINATION SURVEY HUMAN EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT HUMAN HEALTH NATIONAL-HEALTH FISH CONSUMPTION REFERENCE VALUES PREGNANT-WOMEN METHYL MERCURY REPRODUCTIVE-PERFORMANCE METHYLMERCURY EXPOSURE 03 Chemical Sciences 05 Environmental Sciences 06 Biological Sciences |
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The Northern Finland Birth Cohort program (NFBC) is the epidemiological and longitudinal prospective general population research program, which was established to promote health and wellbeing of the population in northern Finland. The aim of present study, as a part of the NFBC program, was to analyze the blood levels of arsenic (B-As), cadmium (B-Cd), lead (B-Pb), total mercury (B-Hg) and selenium (B-Se); to compare these levels with threshold limits; to study sociodemographic factors; and to correlate these levels with calcium and haemoglobin. The study was comprised of 249 NFBC subjects, of which 123 were female and 126 were male (ages 31.1 ± 0.3 and 31.1 ± 0.4, respectively). All participants were asked to complete a questionnaire regarding diet and living habits. The geometric means (± SD) of B-As were 0.49 ± 2.80 μg/l and 0.44 ± 2.72 μg/l; B-Cd were 0.18 ± 4.02 μg/l and 0.12 ± 3.21 μg/l; B-Pb were 17.0 ± 1.8 μg/l and 9.06 ± 2.20 μg/l; B-Hg were 2.18 ± 2.02 μg/l and 1.85 ± 1.78 μg/l; and B-Se were 106.0 ± 1.3 and 94.3 ± 1.3 μg/l in males and females, respectively. Among the subjects in the present analysis, 23 % of males and 17.1 % of females had B-As levels above the ATSDR normal human levels of B-As in unexposed individuals (1.0 μg/l). The B-Pb geometric mean (12.44 μg/l) was approximately one eighth the CDC toxicological cut-off point of 100 μg/l. Twenty-one individuals (8.4 %) exceeded a B-Hg level of 5.8 μg/l. Fifty-eight females (47 %) had a B-Hg higher than 2.0 μg/l, the German Federal Environmental Agency cut-off point for women (18–69 years) who consume fish at least three times/month; therefore, their babies could be at risk of adverse effects during development. |
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Arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury levels in blood of Finnish adults and their relation to diet, lifestyle habits and sociodemographic variables |
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Arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury levels in blood of Finnish adults and their relation to diet, lifestyle habits and sociodemographic variables |
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Arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury levels in blood of Finnish adults and their relation to diet, lifestyle habits and sociodemographic variables |
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Arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury levels in blood of Finnish adults and their relation to diet, lifestyle habits and sociodemographic variables |
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Arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury levels in blood of Finnish adults and their relation to diet, lifestyle habits and sociodemographic variables |
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arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury levels in blood of finnish adults and their relation to diet, lifestyle habits and sociodemographic variables |
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