Advances in the study of health hazards in occupational and environmental exposures to rare earth elements
10.3760/cma.j.cn121094-20240806-00365
- VernacularTitle:职业与环境暴露稀土元素的健康危害效应研究进展
- Author:
Luyun ZHANG
1
;
Jian ZHAO
1
;
Daochuan LI
1
Author Information
1. 中山大学公共卫生学院卫生毒理学系，广州 510080
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Rare earth elements;
Health hazards;
Environmental exposure;
Occupational exposure
- From:
Chinese Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases
2025;43(11):876-880
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
As a new strategic resource, rare earth elements have important applications in modernization and sustainable development, and are widely used in many fields such as clean energy, industrial materials and medical imaging. However, rare earth elements are also an emerging group of pollutants that can be transferred from the environment to humans through various pathways, with potential hazards to our health. Occupational and environmental exposures are common ways of exposure to rare earth elements. This work provides an overview of the distribution of rare earth elements in humans, discusses the potential harmful effects of occupational and environmental exposures to rare earth elements in terms of respiratory, reproductive, neurological systems, etc.
