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Increased hair cadmium in newborns of women occupationally exposed to heavy metals

Journal Article · · Environ. Res.; (United States)
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Newborn and maternal hair samples were obtained from subjects occupationally exposed to heavy metals and from matched controls. The geometric means of levels of cadmium and lead in hair from exposed mothers and cadmium in hair from transplacentally exposed newborns were twice as high as levels present in samples from controls. There was a positive correlation between levels of cadmium in maternal and newborn's hair, but no such correlation for lead. Despite statistically significant evidence of increased exposure to cadmium, no adverse health effects were documented in the small group of exposed newborns included in this study. Problems associated with exogenous contamination of hair by heavy metals and potential advantages of hair sampling for measuring fetal exposures to heavy metals are discussed.
Research Organization:
INSERM, Villejuif, France
OSTI ID:
6237788
Journal Information:
Environ. Res.; (United States), Journal Name: Environ. Res.; (United States) Vol. 35:1; ISSN ENVRA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Related Subjects

560306* -- Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology-- Man-- (-1987)
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ANIMALS
BIOLOGICAL ACCUMULATION
BODY
CADMIUM
DATA
DATA COMPILATION
ELEMENTS
FEMALES
HAIR
HAZARDS
HEALTH HAZARDS
INFORMATION
LEAD
MAMMALS
MAN
MEMBRANE TRANSPORT
METALS
NEONATES
NUMERICAL DATA
OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE
ORGANS
PRIMATES
SAMPLING
SKIN
VERTEBRATES
WOMEN