title: Assessment of essential and nonessential dietary exposure to trace elements from homegrown foodstuffs in a polluted area in Makedonska Kamenica and the Kočani region (FYRM).
abstract: The main purpose of the present study is to assess human dietary exposure to essential and non-essential trace elements via consumption of selected homegrown foodstuffs. Twelve essential and non-essential trace elements (Cd, Co, Cu, Cr, Hg, Mo, Ni, Pb, Sb, Se, Zn and As) were detected in various homegrown foodstuffs. Detailed questionnaires were also applied among a sample of the local population to collect information on sociodemographic characteristics. The results of the present study clearly indicate that the majority of the trace elements are at highly elevated levels in the studied foodstuffs, in comparison to international recommendations. The maximum measured levels of ETE and NETE are as follows [μgkg(-1)]: Cd 873, Co 1370, Cu 21700, Cr 59633, Hg 26, Mo 6460, Ni14.5, Pb 11100, Sb 181, Se 0.30, Zn 102 and As 693. Additionally, age, body mass index and gender were significantly associated with levels of dietary exposure. Further research is warranted on the potential health implication of this exposure.
  
  
  
  The study merges the accumulation of ETE and NETE in home-grown foodstuffs and reflects considerably high health risks for inhabitants.
authors.affiliation: GEOEXP d.o.o., Slap 21, SI-4290 Trzic, Slovenia. Electronic address: petra.vrhovnik@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Petra
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vrhovnik
authors.affiliation: University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering, Department of Geology, Aškerčeva 12, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
authors.forename: Matej
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dolenec
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Mining, Geology and Polytechnics, University "Goce Delcev - Stip", Goce Delcev 89, 2000 Stip, Macedonia.
authors.forename: Todor
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Serafimovski
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Mining, Geology and Polytechnics, University "Goce Delcev - Stip", Goce Delcev 89, 2000 Stip, Macedonia.
authors.forename: Goran
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tasev
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria ibs. GRANADA, Hospitales Universitarios de Granada, University of Granada, CIBERESP, 18071 Granada, Spain.
authors.forename: Juan P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Arrebola
mesh_terms: D004032:Diet / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004787:Environmental Pollution / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008670:Metals; D018843:Republic of North Macedonia; D014131:Trace Elements / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D008670:Metals; D014131:Trace Elements
keywords: Daily/weekly intake; Edible foodstuffs; Essential trace elements; FYR Macedonia; Nonessential trace elements