title: Blood levels of cadmium and lead in residents near abandoned metal mine areas in Korea.
abstract: We analyzed national data on blood lead levels (BLL) and blood cadmium levels (BCL) in residents living near 38 abandoned metal mining areas (n = 5,682, 18-96 years old) in Korea that were collected by the first Health Effect Surveillance for Residents in Abandoned Metal mines (HESRAM) from 2008 to 2011. The geometric mean BCL and BLL were 1.60 μg/L (95 % CI = 1.57-1.62 μg/L) and 2.87 μg/dL (95 % CI = 2.84-2.90 μg/dL), respectively, notably higher than levels in the general population in Korea and other countries. We found significantly higher BLL and BCL levels in people living within 2 km of an abandoned metal mine (n = 3,165, BCL = 1.87 μg/L, BLL = 2.91 μg/dL) compared to people living more than 2 km away (n = 2,517, BCL = 1.31 μg/L, BLL = 2.82 μg/dL; P < 0.0001) and to the general population values reported in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Health, Korea National Open University, Seoul, South Korea, pdw545@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Dong-Uk
authors.initials: DU
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Dae-Seon
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Seung-Do
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Kyeong-Min
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Seung-Hun
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Ryu
authors.forename: Soo-Geun
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Won-Ho
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Doo-Yong
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Yeong-Seoub
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: Jung-Duck
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Byung-Kook
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jai-Dong
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Moon
authors.forename: Joon
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sakong
authors.forename: Seung-Chul
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Ahn
authors.forename: Jung-Min
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Ryu
authors.forename: Soon-Won
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Jung
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002104:Cadmium / Q000097:blood*; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007854:Lead / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008670:Metals / Q000097:blood; D008875:Middle Aged; D008906:Mining; D056910:Republic of Korea; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D008670:Metals; D002104:Cadmium; D007854:Lead
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