Author, as appears in the article.: Kou, XR; Iglesias-Vázquez, L; Nadal, M; Basora, J; Arija, V
Department: Ciències Mèdiques Bàsiques
URV's Author/s: Arija Val, Maria Victoria / Basora Gallisa, Josep / Iglesias Vazquez, Lucia / Kou, Xiruo / Nadal Lomas, Martí
Keywords: Urine Tarragona county Pregnant women Industry activity Heavy metals Cadmium vegetation urine soils pregnant women industry activity exposure cohort cadmium blood
Abstract: 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.
Thematic Areas: Zootecnia / recursos pesqueiros Saúde coletiva Química Public, environmental & 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
licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
Author's mail: marti.nadal@urv.cat josep.basora@urv.cat xiruo.kou@urv.cat victoria.arija@urv.cat josep.basora@urv.cat marti.nadal@urv.cat lucia.iglesias@urv.cat xiruo.kou@urv.cat
Author identifier: 0000-0002-0217-4827 0000-0002-1758-0975 0000-0002-0217-4827 0000-0001-7131-4144
Record's date: 2024-01-13
Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Link to the original source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935123014810?via%3Dihub
Licence document URL: http://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Papper original source: Environmental Research. 235 116677-116677
APA: Kou, XR; Iglesias-Vázquez, L; Nadal, M; Basora, J; Arija, V (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
Article's DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.116677
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2023
Publication Type: Journal Publications
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