Blood and Urinary Cadmium Concentration of Residents around Abandoned Metal Mines in Busan and Gyeongsangnam-do.
- Author:
Hyo Jun KIM
1
;
Byoung Gwon KIM
;
Dae Seon KIM
;
Jeong Wook SEO
;
Byeng Chul YU
;
Young Wook KIM
;
Young Seoub HONG
Author Information
1. Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Dong-A University, Korea. yshong@dau.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Blood cadmium;
Urinary cadmium;
Abandoned metal mine
- MeSH:
Cadmium;
Food Habits;
Water
- From:Korean Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
2010;22(1):1-10
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the blood and urinary cadmium concentration levels of around abandoned metal mines in comparison with a control group. METHODS: Blood and urinary cadmium concentration levels were analyzed through investigations of the dietary habits and dietary water of subjects living near abandoned metal mines (exposure group) (n=190) in comparison with those living in designated control areas (control group) (n=256). RESULTS: The blood cadmium (1.93 microgram/l) and urinary cadmium (2.41 microgram/g cr) concentrations of the exposure group were significantly higher than those of the control group (blood cadmium: 1.19 microgram/l, urinary cadmium: 1.94 microgram/g cr). Both concentrations were significantly higher in vegetarians in both groups. CONCLUSIONS: The exposure group had higher blood and urinary cadmium concentrations than the control group. We attributed the elevated blood and urine cadmium levels in the abandoned mine residents to the influence of the abandoned mine sites.
