Urinary concentrations of heavy metals in pregnant women living near a petrochemical area according to the industrial activity

Autor segons l'article: Kou, Xiruo; Iglesias-Vazquez, Lucia; Nadal, Marti; Basora, Josep; Arija, Victoria

Departament: Ciències Mèdiques Bàsiques

Autor/s de la URV: Arija Val, Maria Victoria / Basora Gallisa, Josep / Iglesias Vazquez, Lucia / Kou, Xiruo / Nadal Lomas, Martí

Paraules clau: Urine; Tarragona county; Soil pollutants; Risk assessment; Pregnant women; Pregnancy; Nickel; Metals, heavy; Mercury; Lead; Industry activity; Humans; Heavy metals; Female; Environmental monitoring; Child; Cadmium; vegetation; urine; soils; pregnant women; industry activity; exposure; cohort; cadmium; blood

Resum: The progressive industrialization has resulted in an increase in heavy metal pollution in the environment, which has a dangerous impact on human health. Prenatal exposure to heavy metals, even at very low concentrations, may be especially harmful to pregnant women and their children. Different industrial activities can contribute to heavy metal pollution in a specific area.1) To explore the concentrations of heavy metals in urine samples of pregnant women, and 2) to evaluate the potential effect of different industrial activities in Tarragona (Spain).Urinary levels of four heavy metals (nickel (Ni), cadmium (Cd), mercury (Hg), and lead (Pb)) from 368 pregnant women recruited in the ECLIPSES study were analyzed. Home addresses and all the industries potentially releasing heavy metals were geo-referenced. Buffer zones were established within a 1.5, 3, and 5 km radius at the center of each industry. Subsequently, the number of participants living in and out of each buffer zone was recorded.Urinary levels of Ni and Cd, but not those of Hg and Pb, were obviously increased in pregnant women living near most of the industrial sites. After adjustment for potential co-variates, only Cd showed notable differences according to the industrial activity. Compared to women living outside the buffer, Cd levels were increased in those living within 1.5 and 3 km of chemical industries, within 5 km of energy industries, within 1.5, 3, and 5 km of mineral industries, and within 3 and 5 km of metal processing industries.Among the analyzed heavy metals, Cd showed an increasing trend in urinary concentrations in women living near chemical, energy, mineral, and metal processing industries. This study highlights the need to develop legislative measures to minimize Cd exposure, especially by sensitive populations. Moreover, additive or synergistic effects of co-exposure to other air pollutants should not be disregarded.Copyright © 2023. Published by Elsevier Inc.

Àrees temàtiques: Zootecnia / recursos pesqueiros; Saúde coletiva; Química; Public, environmental & occupational health; Public health, environmental and occupational health; Psicología; Planejamento urbano e regional / demografia; Odontología; Medicina iii; Medicina ii; Medicina i; Materiais; Interdisciplinar; Geociências; General medicine; General environmental science; Farmacia; Environmental sciences; Environmental science (miscellaneous); Environmental science (all); Ensino; Engenharias iii; Engenharias ii; Engenharias i; Enfermagem; Educação física; Direito; Ciências biológicas iii; Ciências biológicas ii; Ciências biológicas i; Ciências ambientais; Ciências agrárias i; Ciência de alimentos; Biotecnología; Biodiversidade; Biochemistry; Astronomia / física

Accès a la llicència d'ús: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/

Adreça de correu electrònic de l'autor: josep.basora@urv.cat; xiruo.kou@urv.cat; xiruo.kou@urv.cat; lucia.iglesias@urv.cat; lucia.iglesias@urv.cat; lucia.iglesias@urv.cat; marti.nadal@urv.cat; josep.basora@urv.cat; victoria.arija@urv.cat

Data d'alta del registre: 2025-02-19

Versió de l'article dipositat: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

Enllaç font original: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935123014810?via%3Dihub

URL Document de llicència: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/

Referència a l'article segons font original: Environmental Research. 235 116677-116677

Referència de l'ítem segons les normes APA: Kou, Xiruo; Iglesias-Vazquez, Lucia; Nadal, Marti; Basora, Josep; Arija, Victoria (2023). Urinary concentrations of heavy metals in pregnant women living near a petrochemical area according to the industrial activity. Environmental Research, 235(), 116677-116677. DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.116677

DOI de l'article: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.116677

Entitat: Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Any de publicació de la revista: 2023

Tipus de publicació: Journal Publications