Mercury levels and fish consumption practices in women of child-bearing age in the Florida Panhandle
Mercury levels and fish consumption practices in women of child-bearing age in the Florida Panhandle
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10.1016/j.envres.2008.08.005
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发表时间：
2008-11-01
影响因子：
8.3
通讯作者：
Ross, Glenn T.
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Karouna-Renier, Natalie K.;Rao, K. Ranga;Ross, Glenn T.
美国东南部，特别是佛罗里达州墨西哥湾（墨西哥湾沿岸）沿岸地区的汞沉降水平是全国最高的。尽管佛罗里达州的沿海边界是美国最长的州之一，并且由于多种鱼类中含有汞，该州已发布鱼类消费建议，但很少有系统收集数据来评估该州人口中的汞含量或评估消费建议的有效性。由于沿海人口的海鲜消费率普遍较高，佛罗里达州彭萨科拉附近的佛罗里达狭长地带的人口可能会接触到高浓度的汞。在本研究中，我们分析了在佛罗里达州彭萨科拉附近居住至少一年的育龄妇女（16-49 岁）的头发汞含量。我们还调查了该群体的鱼类消费习惯，并评估了对佛罗里达鱼类消费咨询的认识。在采样前 30 天内食用过鱼类的女性 (p < 0.05) 以及不知道食用建议的女性 (p < 0.05) 头发汞含量显着较高。只有 31% 的女性表示了解消费建议，而且孕妇对建议的了解程度低于非孕妇。数据表明，教育和鱼类咨询等公共卫生干预措施尚未惠及彭萨科拉周边县的大多数妇女，她们因食用汞含量高的鱼类而面临的风险最大。由爱思唯尔公司出版
The southeastern United States, and in particular the coastal areas along the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf Coast) in Florida, experience some of the highest levels of mercury deposition in the country. Although the State of Florida's coastal border is among the longest in the United States, and the State has issued fish consumption advisories due to mercury on multiple fish species, few data have been systematically collected to assess mercury levels in the human population of the state or to assess the efficacy of the consumption advisories. Because of the generally high rate of seafood consumption among coastal populations, the human population in the Florida Panhandle, near Pensacola, FL is potentially exposed to elevated levels of mercury. In the present study, we analyzed hair mercury levels in women of childbearing age (16-49 years) who had resided near Pensacola, FL for at least I year. We also surveyed the fish consumption practices of the cohort and evaluated awareness of the Florida Fish Consumption Advisory. Hair mercury levels were significantly higher in women who consumed fish within the 30 days prior to sampling (p < 0.05) and in those women who were unaware of the consumption advisory (p < 0.05). Only 31% of the women reported knowledge of the consumption advisory and pregnant women exhibited lower awareness of the advisory than non-pregnant women. The data suggest that public health interventions such as education and fish advisories have not reached the majority of women in the counties surrounding Pensacola who are most at risk from consumption of fish with high levels of mercury. Published by Elsevier Inc.