Effects of Chronic Boron Exposure on Semen Profile

The possible changes in semen quality were studied in men living in a boron mining area. The subjects in the boron group had exposure to boron at an average level of 6.5 mg/day, as determined by urinary analysis. The results obtained by the boron group were compared to those obtained for the control...

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Published in:Biological trace element research 2011-11, Vol.143 (2), p.738-750
Main Authors: Korkmaz, Mehmet, Yenigün, Mehmet, Bakırdere, Sezgin, Ataman, Osman Yavuz, Keskin, Sıddık, Müezzinoğlu, Talha, Lekili, Murat
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Biochemistry
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biotechnology
Body fluids
Boron
Boron - adverse effects
Boron - analysis
Boron - urine
Drinking Water - adverse effects
Drinking Water - analysis
Humans
Life Sciences
long term effects
Male
Mass Spectrometry
men
Mining
Nutrition
Oncology
Risk assessment
semen
Semen - chemistry
Semen - drug effects
spermatozoa
Water analysis
Water sampling
World Health Organization
Young Adult
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Summary:The possible changes in semen quality were studied in men living in a boron mining area. The subjects in the boron group had exposure to boron at an average level of 6.5 mg/day, as determined by urinary analysis. The results obtained by the boron group were compared to those obtained for the control group whose subjects were living in the same geographical area but away from the boron region; average exposure level was 1.4 mg/day for this group. The semen samples were analyzed according to the recommendations of the World Health Organization. Boron levels were established in the water samples obtained from various locations in the study region. In the boron mining fields where the subjects in the boron group live, water samples contained boron in the range of 1.4–6.5 mg/L, while the values were
ISSN:0163-4984
1559-0720
DOI:10.1007/s12011-010-8928-2