論文

国際誌
2022年12月

Evaluating postnatal exposure to six heavy metals in a Chinese e-waste recycling area

Chemosphere
  • Jin Guo Hang
  • Jing Jian Dong
  • Hao Feng
  • Jian Zhong Huang
  • Zheng Wang
  • Bin Shen
  • Shoji F. Nakayama
  • Teruhiko Kido
  • Chau-Ren Jung
  • Chaochen Ma
  • Xian Liang Sun
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開始ページ
136444
終了ページ
136444
記述言語
英語
掲載種別
研究論文(学術雑誌)
DOI
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.136444
出版者・発行元
Elsevier BV

This study is the first to assess postnatal exposure to heavy metals using breast milk in an electronic waste (e-waste) recycling area. From January to April 2021, 102 and 97 breastfeeding women were recruited from an e-waste recycling area and a control area, respectively. Four weeks after delivery, medical staff collected 20 mL of breast milk from each participant. The breast milk was tested for six heavy metals (lead, cadmium, chromium, arsenic, copper, and manganese) using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). The estimated daily intake (EDI) of infants during breastfeeding was calculated to assess the impact of postnatal exposure to heavy metals on infant health. The concentrations of chromium and lead in the breast milk were significantly higher in the e-waste recycling area than in the control area. Chromium concentrations in breast milk was 34.3%, exceeding the permissible limits set by the World Health Organization (WHO), in the e-waste recycling area, which is 16 times higher than that in the control areas. The EDIs of lead and chromium in the e-waste area were twice as those in the control area. This strongly indicates that the potential impact of postnatal exposure to lead and chromium on infant and child health in e-waste recycling areas cannot be ignored. Infants and children in e-waste recycling areas are at risk of long-term exposure to heavy metals. Therefore, ongoing health monitoring is necessary.

リンク情報
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.136444
PubMed
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36116633
ID情報
  • DOI : 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.136444
  • ISSN : 0045-6535
  • PubMed ID : 36116633

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