title: Human exposure to mercury in a compact fluorescent lamp manufacturing area: By food (rice and fish) consumption and occupational exposure.
abstract: To investigate human Hg exposure by food consumption and occupation exposure in a compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) manufacturing area, human hair and rice samples were collected from Gaohong town, Zhejiang Province, China. The mean values of total mercury (THg) and methylmercury (MeHg) concentrations in local cultivated rice samples were significantly higher than in commercial rice samples which indicated that CFL manufacturing activities resulted in Hg accumulation in local rice samples. For all of the study participants, significantly higher THg concentrations in human hair were observed in CFL workers compared with other residents. In comparison, MeHg concentrations in human hair of residents whose diet consisted of local cultivated rice were significantly higher than those who consumed commercial rice. These results demonstrated that CFL manufacturing activities resulted in THg accumulation in the hair of CFL workers. However, MeHg in hair were mainly affected by the sources of rice of the residents.
authors.affiliation: School of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang Agricultural and Forest University, Lin'an, Zhejiang Province 311300, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang 550002, PR China.
authors.forename: Peng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang 550002, PR China. Electronic address: fengxinbin@vip.skleg.cn.
authors.forename: Xinbin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.affiliation: College of Law and Political Science, Zhejiang Agricultural and Forestry University, Lin'an, Zhejiang Province 311300, PR China.
authors.forename: Chan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: School of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang Agricultural and Forest University, Lin'an, Zhejiang Province 311300, PR China.
authors.forename: Jin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: School of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang Agricultural and Forest University, Lin'an, Zhejiang Province 311300, PR China.
authors.forename: Yucheng
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.affiliation: School of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang Agricultural and Forest University, Lin'an, Zhejiang Province 311300, PR China.
authors.forename: Qiongzhi
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: You
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, PR China.
authors.forename: Anna Oi Wah
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Leung
authors.affiliation: School of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang Agricultural and Forest University, Lin'an, Zhejiang Province 311300, PR China.
authors.forename: Ming-Hung
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.affiliation: School of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang Agricultural and Forest University, Lin'an, Zhejiang Province 311300, PR China. Electronic address: shengchunwu@126.com.
authors.forename: Sheng-Chun
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002681:China; D004032:Diet / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D059029:Electronic Waste; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005399:Fishes / Q000378:metabolism; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006197:Hair / Q000737:chemistry; D015386:Hazardous Substances / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D008029:Lighting; D008628:Mercury / Q000032:analysis*; D008767:Methylmercury Compounds / Q000032:analysis; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012275:Oryza / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D015386:Hazardous Substances; D008767:Methylmercury Compounds; D008628:Mercury
keywords: Compact fluorescent lamps; Mercury; Methylmercury exposure; Rice