期刊
BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY
卷 104, 期 1, 页码 90-95出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-019-02750-7
关键词
Nigeria; Metals; Oil spills; Manganese; Lead; Toenails
资金
- NIEHS NIH HHS [ES-000002, T32 ES007069, P30 ES000002] Funding Source: Medline
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (US) [T32ES007069] Funding Source: Medline
We conducted exposure assessment using toenails from 20 fishermen living in Bodo City, a community of the Niger delta region in Nigeria. This community has been affected by over 4000 oil spills and environmental disasters. Fishing is the primary source of food and income for individuals in this community. Previous research in Bodo City found elevated metal levels in fish. Toenails were used as a biomarker to investigate the feasibility for use in risk assessment studies in developing countries. The toenails collected had significantly higher manganese levels (median 5.8 mu g/g) and lead levels (median 0.98 mu g/g) than those reported in more developed countries, comparable levels to those from other low-middle incomes countries. These exposure levels are likely a direct result of exposures from the environmental disasters the community has experienced and would be related to increased risks for many diseases previously associated with heavy metal exposures.
作者
我是这篇论文的作者
点击您的名字以认领此论文并将其添加到您的个人资料中。
推荐
暂无数据