Naslov
Lead in blood of children in Croatia – preliminary results

Autori
Špirić, Zdravko ; Horvat M., Skerfving S., Sešek Briški A, Osredkar J, Krsnik M, Mikulić, Nenad

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
The Eighth International Symposium on Biological Monitoring in Occupational and Environmental Health (ISBM 2010) - book of abstracts / - Helsinki : Finish Institute of Occupational Health, 2010, 114-114

ISBN
978-952-261-008-9

Skup
The Eighth International Symposium on Biological Monitoring in Occupational and Environmental Health (ISBM 2010),

Mjesto i datum
Helsinki, Finska, 06.09.2010. - 08.09.2010

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Lead in blood; children

Sažetak
Blood samples were collected from children in urban, rural and industrial area in Podravina County, North West Croatia, during summer 2007. Sampling was performed as a part of the human biomonitoring programme in accordance with the EU FP6 PHIME project protocol and sampling strategy approved by ethical permission commission at Croatian Public health institute. Written consent was obtained from a parent of each child. Oral consent was obtained from the child before sampling. Interview and questionnaire data were also obtained. In total 149 school children (city – 52 ; rural – 55 and industrial – 42), mean age 8.7 with girls and boys equally represented, were recruited. A blood sample was analysed on lead, as well as for mercury and cadmium but only lead results are presented in this paper. Results shows that B-Pb median values in children were similar in urban, rural and industrial research area in Croatia. Corresponding means were 19.85 µg/L, 27.76 µg/L and 24.36 µg/L, respectively. The median values for Croatia are consistent with the corresponding values for this element for other European countries involved in PHIME study.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita, Biotehnologija

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