Short- and long-term exposure to trace metal(loid)s from the production of ferromanganese alloys by personal sampling and biomarkers
| Autor: | Bohdana Markiv, Ignacio Fernandez-Olmo, Miguel Santibáñez, ANDREA EXPÓSITO, LAURA RUIZ AZCONA |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Universidad de Cantabria |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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Manganese Environmental Engineering integumentary system Ferromanganese alloy production General Medicine Environmental exposure Trace Elements Trace metal(loid)s Lead Geochemistry and Petrology Alloys Humans Environmental Chemistry Female Particulate Matter Biomarkers Cadmium Environmental Monitoring General Environmental Science Water Science and Technology |
| Zdroj: | Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 2022, 44(12), 4595-4618 |
| ISSN: | 2017-8263 |
| Popis: | The environmental exposure to trace metal(loid)s (As, Cd, Cu, Fe, Mn, Pb, and Zn) was assessed near a ferromanganese alloy plant using filters from personal particulate matter (PM) samplers (bioaccessible and non-bioaccessible fine and coarse fractions) and whole blood as short-term exposure markers, and scalp hair and fingernails as long-term biomarkers, collected from volunteers (n = 130) living in Santander Bay (northern Spain). Bioaccessible and non-bioaccessible metal(loid) concentrations in coarse and fine PM from personal samplers were determined by ICP-MS after extraction/digestion. Metal(loid) concentration in biomarkers was measured after alkaline dilution (whole blood) and acid digestion (fingernails and scalp hair) by ICP-MS as well. Results were discussed in terms of exposure, considering the distance to the main Mn source, and sex. In terms of exposure, significant differences were found for Mn in all the studied fractions of PM, As in whole blood, Mn and Cu in scalp hair and Mn and Pb in fingernails, with all concentrations being higher for those living closer to the Mn source, with the exception of Cu in scalp hair. Furthermore, the analysis of the correlation between Mn levels in the studied biomarkers and the wind-weighted distance to the main source of Mn allows us to conclude that scalp hair and mainly fingernails are appropriate biomarkers of long-term airborne Mn exposure. This was also confirmed by the significant positive correlations between scalp hair Mn and bioaccessible Mn in coarse and fine fractions, and between fingernails Mn and all PM fractions. This implies that people living closer to a ferromanganese alloy plant are exposed to higher levels of airborne metal(loid)s, mainly Mn, leading to higher levels of this metal in scalp hair and fingernails, which according to the literature, might affect some neurological outcomes. According to sex, significant differences were observed for Fe, Cu and Pb in whole blood, with higher concentrations of Fe and Pb in males, and higher levels of Cu in females; and for Mn, Cu, Zn, Cd and Pb in scalp hair, with higher concentrations in males for all metal(loid)s except Cu. This work was supported by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (Project CTM2017-82636-R, funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and “ERDF A way of making Europe”). Bohdana Markiv also thanks the MICIU for her predoctoral contract (PRE2018-085152, financed together by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and “ESF Investing in your future”). |
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