Population-based inorganic mercury biomonitoring and the identification of skin care products as a source of exposure in New York City.
Population-based inorganic mercury biomonitoring and the identification of skin care products as a source of exposure in New York City.
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DOI：
10.1289/ehp.1002396
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发表时间：
2011-02
影响因子：
10.4
通讯作者：
Parsons PJ
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作者：
McKelvey W;Jeffery N;Clark N;Kass D;Parsons PJ
Mercury is a toxic metal that has been used for centuries as a constituent of medicines and other items. We assessed exposure to inorganic mercury in the adult population of New York City (NYC). We measured mercury concentrations in spot urine specimens from a representative sample of 1,840 adult New Yorkers in the 2004 NYC Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Cases with urine concentrations ≥ 20 μg/L were followed up with a telephone or in-person interview that asked about potential sources of exposure, including ritualistic/cultural practices, skin care products, mercury spills, herbal medicine products, and fish. Geometric mean urine mercury concentration in NYC was higher for Caribbean-born blacks [1.39 μg/L; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.14–1.70] and Dominicans (1.04 μg/L; 95% CI, 0.82–1.33) than for non-Hispanic whites (0.67 μg/L; 95% CI, 0.60–0.75) or other racial/ethnic groups. It was also higher among those who reported at least 20 fish meals in the past 30 days (1.02 μg/L; 95% CI, 0.83–1.25) than among those who reported no fish meals (0.50 μg/L; 95% CI, 0.41–0.61). We observed the highest 95th percentile of exposure (21.18 μg/L; 95% CI, 7.25–51.29) among Dominican women. Mercury-containing skin-lightening creams were a source of exposure among those most highly exposed, and we subsequently identified 12 imported products containing illegal levels of mercury in NYC stores. Population-based biomonitoring identified a previously unrecognized source of exposure to inorganic mercury among NYC residents. In response, the NYC Health Department embargoed products and notified store owners and the public that skin-lightening creams and other skin care products that contain mercury are dangerous and illegal. Although exposure to inorganic mercury is not a widespread problem in NYC, users of these products may be at risk of health effects from exposure.
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影响因子：
120.7
作者：
DeRouen, TA;Martin, MD;Martins, IP
通讯作者：
Martins, IP
影响因子：
8.3
作者：
Levy, M;Schwartz, S;Rouah, F
通讯作者：
Rouah, F
影响因子：
3.1
作者：
Newby, C. Alison;Riley, Donna M.;Leal-Almeraz, Tomas O.
通讯作者：
Leal-Almeraz, Tomas O.
影响因子：
7.6
作者：
Kingman, A;Albertini, T;Brown, LJ
通讯作者：
Brown, LJ
DOI：
10.1080/00039896.1991.9937436
发表时间：
1991-03-01
期刊：
ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
影响因子：
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作者：
AKESSON, I;SCHUTZ, A;GLANTZ, PO
通讯作者：
GLANTZ, PO