Food intake survey of kindergarden children in Korea: Part3 cadmium and lead burden
Food intake survey of kindergarden children in Korea: Part3 cadmium and lead burden
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韩国幼儿园儿童食物摄入量调查:第3部分镉和铅负担
DOI:
10.1007/s12199-015-0467-1
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发表时间:
2015
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M Ikeda
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作者:
T Watanabe;ES Kim;YS Ko;HR Yang;CS Moon;H Nakatsuka;S Shimbo;M Ikeda
ObjectivesThis study was initiated to elucidate the extent of dietary exposure of children in Korea to two pollutant metals of cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb). Possible urban–rural difference was also examined.MethodsFood duplicate and morning spot urine samples were collected from 108 children in 4 kindergartens (KG) (1 KG in Seoul and 3 KGs in Jeju Island), as reported in a previous publication. The samples were analyzed for Cd and Pb by ICP-MS.ResultsCd and Pb in food duplicate and urine samples were distributed approximately log-normally. Geometric means for Cd and Pb in food duplicate samples were 12.4 and 5.8 μg/day, or 0.58 and 0.27 μg/kg body weight/day, respectively, and the values for Cd and Pb in urine (as observed, i.e., with no correction for urine density) were 0.91 and 1.64 μg/L, respectively. 2.41 and 0.30 μg/day of Cd and Pb (accounting for 19.5 and 5.1 %) came from boiled rice, the staple food. The levels of Cd and Pb burden among the children in the present survey were essentially the same with the levels reported for children in Pusan. The reasons for difference in the rank in Cd-D and Cd-U among the 4 KGs need further study.ConclusionsThe observed levels of Cd and Pb exposure were more or less similar to what were reported for children in Pusan. No apparent urban–rural difference could be detected.