Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology

The Korean Society of Environmental Health and Toxicology (환경독성보건학회)
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Association between Blood Mercury Concentration and Factor of Health/Life

혈 중 수은 농도와 건강 및 생활요인과의 관련성

  • Ho Moon-Ki (The Institute for Environmental Research, Yonsei University) ;
  • Lim Young-Wook (The Institute for Environmental Research, Yonsei University) ;
  • Lim Jong-Han (Department of Occupational Medicine, Inha University) ;
  • Yang Ji-Yeon (The Institute for Environmental Research, Yonsei University) ;
  • Shin Dong-Chun (The Institute for Environmental Research, Yonsei University)
  • 호문기 (연세대학교 환경공해연구소) ;
  • 임영욱 (연세대학교 환경공해연구소) ;
  • 임종한 (인하대학교 산업의학과) ;
  • 양지연 (연세대학교 환경공해연구소) ;
  • 신동천 (연세대학교 환경공해연구소)
  • Published : 2006.09.01
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Abstract

Although, mercury (Hg) is not a naturally abundant element in the environment, residues frequently occur in many environmental compartments because of widespread contamination from industrial and agricultural practices. This research evaluated Hg-B concentrations of general population who was not occupationally exposed. And also evaluates the association between life factor and health effect with Hg-B concentration of general adult through interrelationship estimation and index about kidney function and oxidative damage that appeared by questionnaire survey and medical examination. Average concentration of Hg-B was 3.19 $\mu$g/L (ND$\sim$8.64 $\mu$g/L), and persons who exceed mercury exposure level (5 $\mu$g/L) presented in WHO (1990) appeared by 16 (7.0%). High-risk group (smoking and meat main intake group) had significantly higher Hg-B concentration than low-risk group (non-smoking and vegetable diet main intake group) (p < 0.05, low-risk group: 3.30 $\mu$g/L (ND$\sim$8.64 $\mu$g/L), high-risk group: 4.27 $\mu$g/L (ND$\sim$7.84 $\mu$g/L).

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