Exposure to metal mixtures and human health impacts in a contaminated area in Nanning, China

doi:10.1016/j.envint.2005.05.025

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	Exposure to metal mixtures and human health impacts in a contaminated area in Nanning, China
	Cui, YJ; Zhu, YG; Zhai, RH; Huang, YZ; Qiu, Y; Liang, JZ
刊名	ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
	2005
卷号	31 期号:6 页码:784-790
关键词	Cadmium Lead Metal Mixture Renal Dysfunction Soil Contamination
DOI	10.1016/j.envint.2005.05.025
英文摘要	Cadmium and lead have been identified as very toxic metals, which are widely present in the environment due to natural and anthropogenic emissions. Many studies have shown that the food chain is the main pathway of cadmium and lead transfer from the environment to humans. It is well documented that many factors will affect their transfer through food chains. Previous investigations on heavy metals were mostly concentrated on one contaminant in isolation. However, in real environments, exposure to mixtures of metals is ubiquitous such that cadmium pollution is invariably being associated with lead and zinc, etc. This study focuses on the contamination and health effects of the metal mixtures. For this purpose, a dietary survey was taken for 3 groups in Nanning in October 2002. Samples of soils, plants (vegetables), urine and blood of humans were measured for Cd, Fe, Cu, Zn, Ca and Ph, in addition, the urinary indicators of renal dysfunction Albumin (ALB), N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase (NAG), Beta-2-microglobulin (beta(2)-MG) and Retinol-binding protein (RBP) in urine were also measured. Results showed that soil contamination with metal mixtures had caused significant renal dysfunction of the local residents living in the contaminated area, and the dose-response curve was somewhat altered by the mixed contamination of Cd and Ph as well as the intake of other minerals. The importance of mixtures of metal contamination and human health are also discussed in this paper. (C) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
学科主题	Environmental Sciences & Ecology
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology
WOS记录号	WOS:000231202400003
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.rcees.ac.cn/handle/311016/23343]
专题	生态环境研究中心_土壤环境科学实验室
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Cui, YJ,Zhu, YG,Zhai, RH,et al. Exposure to metal mixtures and human health impacts in a contaminated area in Nanning, China[J]. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL,2005,31(6):784-790.
APA	Cui, YJ,Zhu, YG,Zhai, RH,Huang, YZ,Qiu, Y,&Liang, JZ.(2005).Exposure to metal mixtures and human health impacts in a contaminated area in Nanning, China.ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL,31(6),784-790.
MLA	Cui, YJ,et al."Exposure to metal mixtures and human health impacts in a contaminated area in Nanning, China".ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 31.6(2005):784-790.