Human exposure and risk assessment of cadmium for residents of abandoned metal mine areas in Korea
| Autor: | Young-Wook Lim, Jiyeon Yang, Dong-Chun Shin, Seong-Joon Jo, Eung-Cheol Kim |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Male Environmental Engineering Adolescent chemistry.chemical_element Food Contamination Risk Assessment Zea mays Mining Geochemistry and Petrology Environmental health Republic of Korea Environmental Chemistry Ingestion Humans Soil Pollutants Child Agricultural crops General Environmental Science Water Science and Technology Aged Aged 80 and over Cadmium Air Pollutants Environmental engineering Oryza General Medicine Middle Aged Hazard quotient Ambient air chemistry Human exposure Environmental science Christian ministry Female Risk assessment Environmental Pollution Water Pollutants Chemical Environmental Monitoring |
| Zdroj: | Environmental geochemistry and health. 37(2) |
| ISSN: | 1573-2983 |
| Popis: | The objective of this study is to find the Cd levels in agricultural crops compared to soil, to evaluate the relationship between daily intake dose through the multimedia/multi-pathway of human exposure and biomarker levels of the residents in mine vicinity area. We collected and cited the data of four out of ten health impact assessments for the residents of abandoned mine areas undertaken by the Korea Ministry of Environment in 2008. The Cd levels in soil were significantly decreased by the separation distance from the mines. The Cd levels in blood were significantly different between residents in mine areas and in comparative areas, but urinary Cd levels did not differ. The Cd levels in blood were related to the age; the separation distance from mine to residence; the daily intake dose via ingestion of drinking water, crops, and surface soil; and inhalation of ambient air of Cd, but urinary Cd levels were not relevant with various sociodemographic characteristics and exposure factors. The average hazard quotient (HQ) value of Cd in the mining site was below 1.0, but the maximum HQ was closed to 1.0. The results indicated that the ingestion of Cd-contaminated soil and agricultural crops by local inhabitants could pose potential adverse health effects to long-term residents consuming rice grown near to the mining areas. |
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