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Mercury Exposure in Ireland: Results of the DEMOCOPHES Human Biomonitoring Study

FILONE TECNOLOGICO	TEMA
trasformazione e commercializzazione

RIASSUNTO

Background: Monitoring of human exposure to mercury is important due to its adverse health effects. This study aimed to determine the extent of mercury exposure among mothers and their children in Ireland, and to identify factors associated with elevated levels. It formed part of the Demonstration of a study to Coordinate and Perform Human Biomonitoring on a European Scale (DEMOCOPHES) pilot biomonitoring study. Methods: Hair mercury concentrations were determined from a convenience sample of 120 mother/child pairs. Mothers also completed a questionnaire. Rigorous quality assurance within DEMOCOPHES guaranteed the accuracy and international comparability of results. Results: Mercury was detected in 79.2% of the samples from mothers, and 62.5% of children’s samples. Arithmetic mean levels in mothers (0.262 µg/g hair) and children (0.149 µg /g hair) did not exceed the US EPA guidance value. Levels were significantly higher for those with higher education, and those who consumed more fish. Conclusions: The study demonstrates the benefit of human biomonitoring for assessing and comparing internal exposure levels, both on a population and an individual basis. It enables the potential harmful impact of mercury to be minimised in those highly exposed, and can therefore significantly contribute to population health.

DATA

Data di pubblicazione: 01/09/2014

AUTORI

CULLEN ELIZABETH
EVANS DAVID S
DAVIDSON FRED
BURKE PADRAIG
BURNS DAMIEN
FLANAGAN ANDREW
GRIFFIN CHRIS
KELLEGHER ANNE
MANNION RORY
MULCAHY MAURICE
RYAN MICHAEL
BIOT PIERRE
CASTELEYN LUDWINE
CASTANO ARGELIA
ANGERER JURGEN
KOCH HOLGER M
ESTEBAN MARTA
SCHINDLER BIRGIT K
NAVARRO CARMEN
KOLOSSA-GEHRING MARIKE
FIDDICKE ULRIKE
SCHOETERS GREET
DEN HOND ELLY
SEPAI OVNAIR
EXLEY KAREN
BLOEMEN LOUIS
KNUDSEN LISBETH E
JOAS REINHARD
JOAS ANKE
AERTS DOMINIQUE

ENTE DI AFFERENZA

DEPT COMMUNITY OF HEALTH HEALTH SRVC EXECUTIVE KILDARE IRELAND
DEPT PUBLIC HEALTH HEALTH SRVC EXECUTIVE GALWAY IRELAND E MAIL DAVID EVANS HSE IE
PUBLIC ANALYST’S LABORATORY HEALTH SERVICE EXECUTIVE CORK IRELAND E-MAIL FRED DAVIDSON@HSE IE
PUBLIC ANALYST’S LABORATORY HEALTH SERVICE EXECUTIVE GALWAY IRELAND E-MAILS PADRAIG BURKE@HSE IE PB ANDREW FLANAGAN@HSE IE AF RORY MANNION@HSE IE RM
PROJECT MANAGER HEALTH SRVC EXECUTIVE PALMERSTOWN DUBLIN 20 IRELAND E MAIL DAMIEN BURNS HSE IE
PUBLIC ANALYST’S LABORATORY HEALTH SERVICE EXECUTIVE DUBLIN 2 IRELAND E-MAIL CHRIS GRIFFIN@HSE IE
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SRVC HEALTH SRVC EXECUTIVE LEITRIM IRELAND E MAIL ANN KELLEGHER HSE IE
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SRVC HEALTH SRVC EXECUTIVE GALWAY IRELAND E MAIL MAURICE MULCAHY HSE IE
CONWAY INST BIOMOLECULAR & BIOMEDICAL RSCH UNIV COLLEGE DUBLIN 4 IRELAND E MAIL MICHAEL P RYAN UCD IE
FEDERAL PUBLIC SRVC HEALTH FOOD CHAIN SAFETY & ENVIRONMENT BRUSSELS 1060 BELGIUM E MAILS PIERRE BIOT ENVIRONNEMENT BELGIQUE BE PB DOMINIQUE AERTS MILIEU BELGIE BE DA
UNIV LEUVEN LEUVEN 3000 BELGIUM E MAIL LUDWINE CASTELEYN MED KULEUVEN BE
INST SALUD CARLOS III ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY CTR NATL DE SANIDAD AMBIENTAL CNSA MAJADAHONDA MADRID 28220 SPAIN E MAILS CASTANO ISCIII ES AC M ESTEBAN ISCIII ES ME CARNAVARRO ISCIII ES CN
INST PREVENTION & OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE GERMAN SOCIAL ACCIDENT INSURANCE INST RUHR UNIV BOCHUM IPA BOCHUM 44789 GERMANY E MAILS ANGERER IPA DGUV DE JA KOCH IPA DGUV DE HMK BIRGIT SCHINDLER PROOF ACS DE BS
FEDERAL ENVIRONMENT AGENCY BERLIN 14195 GERMANY E MAILS MARIKE KOLOSSA UBA DE MK G ULRIKE FIDDICKE UBA DE UF
FLEMISH INST TECH RSCH ENVIRONMENTAL RISK & HEALTH UNIT MOLB 2400 BELGIUM E MAILS GREET SCHOETERS VITO BE GS ELLY DENHOND VITO BE EDH
CTR RADIATION CHEM & ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND CHILTON OX11 ORQ OXFORDSHIRE UK E MAILS OVNAIR SEPAI PHE GOV UK OS KAREN EXLEY PHE GOV UK KE
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCE INTL 4561 HV HULST NETHERLANDS E MAIL LB EHSI EU
21 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN COPENHAGEN 1353 DENMARK E-MAIL LIEK@SUND KU DK
BIPRO GMBH

RIVISTA

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 11(9), 9760-9775

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