title: Human biomonitoring for metals in Italian urban adolescents: data from Latium Region.
abstract: As a part of the activities of the first Italian human biomonitoring survey (PROBE - PROgramme for Biomonitoring general population Exposure), a reference population of adolescents, aged 13-15 years, was examined for their exposure to metals. The study included 252 adolescents living in urban areas, representative of Latium Region (Italy) and blood specimens were analyzed for metals (As, Be, Cd, Co, Cr, Hg, Ir, Mn, Mo, Ni, Pb, Pd, Pt, Rh, Sb, Sn, Tl, U, V and W) by sector field inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. The results obtained will improve the knowledge about the body burden in adolescents and are tentative reference values for Italian young people as a basis for risk evaluation deriving from urban/environmental exposure to metals.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environment and Primary Prevention, Italian National Institute of Health, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pino
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Amato
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alimonti
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mattei
authors.forename: Beatrice
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bocca
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000032:analysis* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000097:blood; D062665:Epidemiological Monitoring; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D019216:Metals, Heavy / Q000097:blood*; D009790:Occupations / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010290:Parents; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014505:Urban Population
chemical_list: D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D019216:Metals, Heavy