title: Effects of mercury released from gold extraction by amalgamation on renal function and environment in Shanxi, China.
abstract: We investigated the distribution of mercury and its impacts on the renal function of the residents living in mercury-contaminated area due to gold extraction by amalgamation in some area of Shanxi, China. The results showed that mercury concentrations in contaminated air in four seasons were 79-240 ng/m(3). The mercury concentration in the river across contaminated area was also high. The mercury contents in the grain were higher than those in the non-mercury contaminated area. The urinary mercury and urinary beta(2)-microglobulin for the residents living in the contaminated area were 1.24 +/- 3.80 microg/L and 228.98 +/- 4.34 microg/g Cr, higher than those in the non-mercury contaminated area.
authors.affiliation: Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People's Republic of China. tian_lin@163.com
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.forename: H F
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: X T
authors.initials: XT
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Q Y
authors.initials: QY
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000388:Air / Q000032:analysis; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000652:urine; D002681:China; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000032:analysis* / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000652:urine; D006046:Gold; D006801:Humans; D007220:Industrial Waste; D007668:Kidney / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D008628:Mercury / Q000032:analysis* / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000652:urine; D008906:Mining; D008897:Panicum / Q000378:metabolism; D012621:Seasons; D012987:Soil / Q000032:analysis; D014881:Water Supply / Q000032:analysis; D003313:Zea mays / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D007220:Industrial Waste; D012987:Soil; D006046:Gold; D008628:Mercury