Multiple metals exposure in a small-scale artisanal gold mining community

Urinary metals were characterized in 57 male residents of a small-scale gold mining community in Ghana. Chromium and arsenic exceeded health guideline values for 52% and 34%, respectively, of all participants. About 10–40% of the participants had urinary levels of aluminum, copper, manganese, nickel...

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Published in:Environmental research 2011-04, Vol.111 (3), p.463-467
Main Authors: Basu, Niladri, Nam, Dong-Ha, Kwansaa-Ansah, Edward, Renne, Elisha P., Nriagu, Jerome O.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aluminum
Biological and medical sciences
Chemical and industrial products toxicology. Toxic occupational diseases
Chromium
Communities
Diets
Environmental Exposure - analysis
Exposure assessment
Ghana
Gold
Guidelines
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Metals
Metals - urine
Metals and various inorganic compounds
Middle Aged
MINING
Occupation
Occupational medicine
Principal Component Analysis
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Risk assessment
Socioeconomic Factors
Toxicology
Urinary biomarkers
Young Adult
Zinc
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Summary:Urinary metals were characterized in 57 male residents of a small-scale gold mining community in Ghana. Chromium and arsenic exceeded health guideline values for 52% and 34%, respectively, of all participants. About 10–40% of the participants had urinary levels of aluminum, copper, manganese, nickel, selenium, and zinc that fell outside the U.S. reference range. Exposures appear ubiquitous across the community as none of the elements were associated with occupation, age, and diet.
ISSN:0013-9351
1096-0953
DOI:10.1016/j.envres.2011.02.006