Environmental exposure to arsenic and chromium in an industrial area

Arsenic and chromium are widespread environmental contaminants that affect global health due to their toxicity and carcinogenicity. To date, few studies have investigated exposure to arsenic and chromium in a population residing in a high-risk environmental area. The aim of this study is to evaluate...

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Veröffentlicht in:Environmental science and pollution research international Jg. 24; H. 12; S. 11528 - 11535
Hauptverfasser: Vimercati, Luigi, Gatti, Maria F, Gagliardi, Tommaso, Cuccaro, Francesco, De Maria, Luigi, Caputi, Antonio, Quarato, Marco, Baldassarre, Antonio
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.04.2017
Springer Nature B.V
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aquatic Pollution
Arsenic
Arsenic - urine
Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution
Biomonitoring
Carcinogenicity
Carcinogens
Chromium
Chromium - urine
Contaminants
Cross-Sectional Studies
Earth and Environmental Science
Ecotoxicology
Environment
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental Exposure
Environmental Health
Environmental Monitoring
Environmental risk
Environmental science
Exposure
Female
Global health
Habits
Health risk assessment
Heavy metals
Humans
Industrial areas
Italy
lifestyle
Male
Metabolites
Metal concentrations
Methylated metabolites
Middle Aged
Occupational exposure
Occupational health
pollution
questionnaires
Research Article
Studies
Toxicity
Urine
Waste Water Technology
Water Management
Water Pollution Control
Young Adult
Italy
Chromium
Environmental exposure
Carcinogens
Arsenic
Biological monitoring
Public health
ISSN:0944-1344, 1614-7499, 1614-7499
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Zusammenfassung:Arsenic and chromium are widespread environmental contaminants that affect global health due to their toxicity and carcinogenicity. To date, few studies have investigated exposure to arsenic and chromium in a population residing in a high-risk environmental area. The aim of this study is to evaluate the exposure to arsenic and chromium in the general population with no occupational exposure to these metals, resident in the industrial area of Taranto, Southern Italy, through biological monitoring techniques. We measured the levels of chromium, inorganic arsenic, and methylated metabolites, in the urine samples of 279 subjects residing in Taranto and neighboring areas. Qualified health staff administered a standardized structured questionnaire investigating lifestyle habits and controlling for confounding factors. The biological monitoring data showed high urinary concentrations of both the heavy metals investigated, particularly Cr. On this basis, it will be necessary to carry out an organized environmental monitoring program, taking into consideration all exposure routes so as to correlate the environmental concentrations of these metals with the biomonitoring results.
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Responsible editor: Philippe Garrigues
ISSN:0944-1344
1614-7499
1614-7499
DOI:10.1007/s11356-017-8827-6