Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals (Pb, Cd, Hg) in Hydroalcoholic Gels of Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.
Biol Trace Elem Res
; 200(5): 2510-2518, 2022 May.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1803099
ABSTRACT
Despite the high consumption of hydroalcoholic gels worldwide and particularly in Côte d'Ivoire since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, very few studies have measured the heavy metal content and human exposure in this product. Thus, 30 samples from supermarkets in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, were collected for the study of risk assessment of exposure to heavy metals contained in hydroalcoholic gels. This study consists of the characterization of the danger by calculating the carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic risk by skin contact. Almost all samples analysed contain trace of lead, cadmium and mercury but at concentrations below the Canadian limit in cosmetic products applied to the skin and below the US FDA limit as an impurity in colour additives used in cosmetic products. The mean values of chronic daily intake via dermal absorption (CDIdermal) for adults were found in the order of mercury > lead > cadmium. The health risk estimation indicated that the mean total hazard quotient for dermal adsorption (HIdermal) obtained is 7.10 × 10-5 ± 5.52 × 10-5. This value was below 1, the acceptable limit, representing a non-carcinogenic risk for Abidjan residents through dermal adsorption. Moreover, the incremental lifetime cancer risk (ILCR) evaluation for lead and cadmium was insignificant, and the cancer risk can be neglected, but in case of their overusing, they can cause long-term health problems for consumers.
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International databases
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Metals, Heavy
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COVID-19
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Mercury
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Neoplasms
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Africa
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North America
Language:
English
Journal:
Biol Trace Elem Res
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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