| Title |
Concentrations of Environmental Chemicals in Urine and Blood Samples of Children from San Luis Potosí, Mexico
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, June 2017
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00128-017-2130-6 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Ivan N. Perez-Maldonado, Angeles C. Ochoa-Martinez, Sandra T. Orta-Garcia, Tania Ruiz-Vera, Jose A. Varela-Silva |
| Abstract |
Human biomonitoring (HBM) is an appreciated tool used to evaluate human exposure to environmental, occupational or lifestyle chemicals. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the exposure levels for environmental chemicals in urine and blood samples of children from San Luis Potosí, Mexico (SLP). This study identifies environmental chemicals of concern such as: arsenic (45.0 ± 15.0 µg/g creatinine), lead (5.40 ± 2.80 µg/dL), t,t-muconic acid (266 ± 220 µg/g creatinine), 1-hydroxypyrene (0.25 ± 0.15 µmol/mol creatinine), PBDEs (28.0 ± 15.0 ng/g lipid), and PCBs (33.0 ± 16.0 ng/g lipid). On the other hand, low mercury (1.25 ± 1.00 µg/L), hippuric acid (0.38 ± 0.15 µg/g creatinine) and total DDT (130 ± 35 ng/g lipid) exposure levels were found. This preliminary study showed the tool's utility, as the general findings revealed chemicals of concern. Moreover, this screening exhibited the need for HBM in the general population of SLP. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 3 | 43% |
| Unknown | 4 | 57% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 6 | 86% |
| Scientists | 1 | 14% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| Unknown | 46 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 8 | 17% |
| Student > Bachelor | 4 | 9% |
| Researcher | 4 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 7% |
| Other | 7 | 15% |
| Unknown | 12 | 26% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Science | 11 | 24% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 6 | 13% |
| Chemistry | 5 | 11% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 | 7% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 4% |
| Other | 4 | 9% |
| Unknown | 15 | 33% |
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