Gonzales Melissa, Shah Vallabh, Bobelu Arlene, Qualls Clifford, Natachu Kathy, Bobelu Jeanette, Jamon Eunice, Neha Donica, Paine Susan, Zager Philip
University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, USA.
Arch Environ Health. 2004 May;59(5):245-9. doi: 10.3200/AEOH.59.5.245-249.
This pilot study was conducted to identify the metals used by home-based Native American jewelry makers, to quantify the metals in dust samples taken from jewelers' homes, and to compare these concentrations with background levels from control homes in which jewelry was not made. Participants were recruited from Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico. Surface dust samples were collected from the work and living areas of 20 jewelers' homes, and from the living areas of 20 control homes. Silver, copper, tin, boron, nickel, zinc, lead, and cadmium were significantly higher in work areas than in living areas of jewelry-making homes (p < or = 0.02). Silver, copper, nickel, and antimony were significantly higher in living areas of jewelers' homes compared with control homes (p < or = 0.04). Ventilation measures did not effectively reduce metal concentrations in jewelers' homes; concentrations in nonwork areas remained elevated.
开展这项初步研究是为了确定美国本土居家珠宝匠使用的金属,量化从珠宝匠家中采集的灰尘样本中的金属含量,并将这些浓度与未制作珠宝的对照家庭的背景水平进行比较。参与者来自新墨西哥州的祖尼普韦布洛。从20个珠宝匠家庭的工作区和生活区以及20个对照家庭的生活区采集了表面灰尘样本。在制作珠宝的家庭中,工作区的银、铜、锡、硼、镍、锌、铅和镉含量显著高于生活区(p≤0.02)。与对照家庭相比,珠宝匠家庭生活区的银、铜、镍和锑含量显著更高(p≤0.04)。通风措施未能有效降低珠宝匠家中的金属浓度;非工作区的浓度仍然很高。