@article{fdi:010068767,
  title = {{M}ercury exposure in children of the {W}anshan mercury mining area, {G}uizhou, {C}hina},
  author = {{D}u, {B}. {Y}. and {L}i, {P}. and {F}eng, {X}. {B}. and {Q}iu, {G}. {L}. and {Z}hou, {J}. and {M}aurice, {L}aurence},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}o evaluate the mercury ({H}g) exposure level of children located in a {H}g mining area, total {H}g concentrations and speciation were determined in hair and urine samples of children in the {W}anshan {H}g mining area, {G}uizhou {P}rovince, {C}hina. {R}ice samples consumed by these same children were also collected for total mercury ({TH}g) and methyl-mercury ({M}e{H}g) analysis. {T}he geometric mean concentrations of {TH}g and {M}e{H}g in the hair samples were 1.4 (range 0.50-6.0) mu g/g and 1.1 (range 0.35-4.2) mu g/g, respectively, while the geometric mean concentration of urine {H}g ({UH}g) was 1.4 (range 0.09-26) mu g/g {C}reatinine ({C}r). {T}he average of the probable daily intake ({PDI}) of {M}e{H}g via rice consumption was 0.052 (0.0033-0.39) mu g/kg/day, which significantly correlated with the hair {M}e{H}g concentrations (r = 0.55, p < 0.01), indicating that ingestion of rice is the main pathway of {M}e{H}g exposure for children in this area. {F}urthermore, 18% (26/141) of the {PDI}s of {M}e{H}g exceeded the {USEPA} {R}eference {D}ose ({R}f{D}) of 0.10 mu g/kg/day, indicating that children in this area are at a high {M}e{H}g exposure level. {T}his paper for the first time evaluates the co-exposure levels of {IH}g and {M}e{H}g of children living in {W}anshan mining area, and revealed the difference in exposure patterns between children and adults in this area.},
  keywords = {mercury exposure ; {M}ethyl {H}g ; total {H}g ; probable daily intake ({PDI}) ; children ; mercury mining ; {W}anshan ; {C}hina ; {CHINE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{I}nternational {J}ournal of {E}nvironmental {R}esearch and {P}ublic {H}ealth},
  volume = {13},
  numero = {11},
  pages = {art. 1107 [ p.]},
  ISSN = {1660-4601},
  year = {2016},
  DOI = {10.3390/ijerph13111107},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010068767},
}