Heavy Metal Assessment among Chinese Nonferrous Metal-exposed Workers from the Jinchang Cohort Study / 生物医学与环境科学(英文)
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences
;
(12): 530-534, 2017.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-311382
ABSTRACT
Environmental exposure to heavy metals has been linked to a wide range of human health hazards. We detected the levels of 15 metals in urine samples from 500 representative sub-samples in an ongoing occupational cohort study (Jinchang Cohort) to directly evaluate metal exposure levels. Fifteen metals, namely As, Ba, Be, Cd, Cs, Cr, Co, Cu, Pb, Mn, Ni, Se, Tl, U, and Zn, were detected by inductively coupled plasma quadruple mass spectrometry. The results showed that median creatinine adjustment and geometric mean urinary metal levels were higher in the heavy metal-exposed group, except Se and Zn, than other reported general or occupational populations. Further studies should address the effects of heavy metals on human health.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Blood
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China
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Cohort Studies
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Occupational Exposure
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Metals, Heavy
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Environmental Pollutants
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Incidence study
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Observational study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences
Year:
2017
Type:
Article
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