Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
Environ Res. 2011 Apr;111(3):463-7. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2011.02.006.
Urinary metals were characterized in 57 male residents of a small-scale gold mining community in Ghana. Chromium and arsenic exceeded health guideline values for 52% and 34%, respectively, of all participants. About 10-40% of the participants had urinary levels of aluminum, copper, manganese, nickel, selenium, and zinc that fell outside the U.S. reference range. Exposures appear ubiquitous across the community as none of the elements were associated with occupation, age, and diet.
对加纳一个小规模金矿社区的 57 名男性居民进行了尿液金属检测。所有参与者中，分别有 52%和 34%的人铬和砷含量超过健康指导值。约有 10-40%的参与者尿液中的铝、铜、锰、镍、硒和锌含量在美国参考范围内。由于这些元素与职业、年龄和饮食均无关联，因此表明该社区普遍存在暴露情况。
