CONCENTRATIONS OF ARSENIC IN URINE OF THE GENERAL-POPULATION IN SWEDEN

被引:56
作者
VAHTER, M
LIND, B
机构
[1] Natl Inst of Environmental Medicine, Stockholm, Swed, Natl Inst of Environmental Medicine, Stockholm, Swed
关键词
BIOCHEMISTRY - BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS - Chemical Analysis;
D O I
10.1016/0048-9697(86)90252-4
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X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
The concentration of the sum of the metabolites of inorganic arsenic (inorganic arsenic, methylarsonic acid and dimethylarsinic acid) as well as the concentration of organic arsenic compounds, mainly in the form of arsenobetaine, in the urine of human subjects from two cities in Sweden have been studied. The median concentration of metabolites of inorganic arsenic was 8 mu g As/g creatinine, independent of place of residence, sex, smoking and consumption of beer and wine. However, subjects who frequently ate flatfish and crustacea had somewhat higher (1. 5 times) concentrations than those who very seldom ate such food. Other types of seafish or freshwater fish did not give rise to elevated concentrations of arsenic in the urine. The total range of organic arsenic compounds in urine was less than 1 to 525 mu g As/g creatinine.
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