title: Heavy metal and metalloids intake risk assessment in the diet of a rural population living near a gold mine in the Peruvian Andes (Cajamarca).
abstract: This study evaluates the diet composition of a rural population near a gold mine in the Cajamarca district of Peru. The main consumed items by this population were tubers and cereals, and the mean energy intake (1990 kcal) was shown not to cover the recommended intake values for the male population. The concentrations of As, Cd, Hg, Pb, Zn, Al, Cr and, Cu in drinking water and food samples of items contributing to 91% of this diet (145 samples, 24 different items) were determined and used to calculate their daily intakes for risk assessment. The As, Cd and Pb daily intakes exceeded the limit values established by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), entailing serious concerns for the population's health. Moreover, the intake values of As and Pb were shown to be higher, the closer to the gold mine the studied population was.
authors.affiliation: GRET-CERETOX and Toxicology Unit, Public Health Department, School of Pharmacy, University of Barcelona, Av. Joan XXIII s/n, 08028 Barcelona, Spain; IUF - Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine, Auf'm Hennekamp 50, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany.
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barenys
authors.affiliation: GRET-CERETOX and Toxicology Unit, Public Health Department, School of Pharmacy, University of Barcelona, Av. Joan XXIII s/n, 08028 Barcelona, Spain; INSA-UB, Public Health Department, School of Pharmacy and Food and Nutrition Torribera Campus, University of Barcelona, Prat de la Riba, 171, 08921 Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Nuria
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Boix
authors.affiliation: Nutrition and Food Science Department, School of Pharmacy, Food and Nutrition Torribera Campus, University of Barcelona, Av. Prat de la Riba 171, 08921 Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Spain.
authors.forename: Andreu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Farran-Codina
authors.affiliation: Nutrition and Food Science Department, School of Pharmacy, Food and Nutrition Torribera Campus, University of Barcelona, Av. Prat de la Riba 171, 08921 Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Spain.
authors.forename: Imma
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Palma-Linares
authors.affiliation: Nutrition and Food Science Department, School of Pharmacy, Food and Nutrition Torribera Campus, University of Barcelona, Av. Prat de la Riba 171, 08921 Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Spain.
authors.forename: Roser
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Montserrat
authors.affiliation: GRET-CERETOX and Toxicology Unit, Public Health Department, School of Pharmacy, University of Barcelona, Av. Joan XXIII s/n, 08028 Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Ariadna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Curto
authors.affiliation: GRET-CERETOX and Toxicology Unit, Public Health Department, School of Pharmacy, University of Barcelona, Av. Joan XXIII s/n, 08028 Barcelona, Spain; INSA-UB, Public Health Department, School of Pharmacy and Food and Nutrition Torribera Campus, University of Barcelona, Prat de la Riba, 171, 08921 Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Jesus
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gomez-Catalan
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional de Cajamarca, Carretera Baños del Inca km 3.5, Cajamarca, Peru.
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ortiz
authors.affiliation: Escuela de Postgrado, Universidad Nacional de Cajamarca, Carretera Baños del Inca km 3.5, Cajamarca, Peru.
authors.forename: Nilton
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Deza
authors.affiliation: GRET-CERETOX and Toxicology Unit, Public Health Department, School of Pharmacy, University of Barcelona, Av. Joan XXIII s/n, 08028 Barcelona, Spain; INSA-UB, Public Health Department, School of Pharmacy and Food and Nutrition Torribera Campus, University of Barcelona, Prat de la Riba, 171, 08921 Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Barcelona, Spain. Electronic address: jmllobet@ub.edu.
authors.forename: Juan M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Llobet
mesh_terms: D004032:Diet; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D006046:Gold; D006801:Humans; D019216:Metals, Heavy / Q000633:toxicity*; D008906:Mining; D010568:Peru; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012424:Rural Population
chemical_list: D019216:Metals, Heavy; D006046:Gold
keywords: Cajamarca; Gold mine; Heavy metal; Nutrient intake; Risk assessment; Rural diet