BLOOD AND URINARY CADMIUM LEVELS IN INUIT LIVING IN KUUJJUAQ, CANADA

被引:12
作者
BENEDETTI, JL [1 ]
TURCOTTE, F [1 ]
LEFEBVRE, M [1 ]
THERRIEN, F [1 ]
WEBER, JP [1 ]
机构
[1] CHU LAVAL,DEPT SANTE COMMUNAUTAIRE,QUEBEC CITY G1V 4G2,QUEBEC,CANADA
关键词
BLOOD; URINE; CADMIUM; INUIT; CANADA; AGE GROUPS; SMOKING;
D O I
10.1016/0048-9697(92)90475-8
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Blood and urine cadmium concentrations have been determined in a group of 85 Inuit residents of Kuujjuaq, Quebec, Canada, drawn from actively hunting households. Mean blood cadmium values are high at 39.4 nmol/l, varying between 6.6 in non-smokers and 60.3 in smokers. No association of blood cadmium with self-reported offal consumption could be found. Median urine cadmium concentrations are elevated at 2.3 mumol/mol creatinine and rise substantially with age: 0.9 in the 30-39 age group; 3.2 among the 40-59 age group; and 4.1 in the 60 and over.
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