"Reference values" of trace elements in the hair of a sample group of Spanish children (aged 6-9 years) - are urban topsoils a source of contamination?

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dc.contributor.authorPena-Fernandez, A.en
dc.contributor.authorGonzalez-Munoz, M. J.en
dc.contributor.authorLobo-Bedmar, M. C.en
dc.date.accessioned2015-05-21T10:44:27Z
dc.date.available2015-05-21T10:44:27Z
dc.date.issued2014-07
dc.description.abstractHuman hair is used as a biomonitor to evaluate the environmental exposure to contaminants in the individual. However, the use of human hair is controversial, mainly because reference levels for pollutants in hair have not yet been set. In the case of Spain, few biomonitoring studies have involved infants and children. A biomonitoring study was conducted to investigate the possible normal values of trace elements of toxicological concern in children aged 6-9 years from the city of Alcalá de Henares, Community of Madrid (Spain), following the methodology and strict inclusion criteria previously developed by our group. Levels of Al, As, Be, Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Mn, Ni, Pb, Sn, Ti, Tl, V and Zn were monitored in scalp-hair from 117 healthy children (47 boys and 70 girls) between April and May of 2001. The levels of trace elements here described could be considered as possible "reference values" for children aged 6-9 years resident in the Community of Madrid. These values might also be selected as a preliminary screening tool to evaluate if a Spanish child has been exposed to any of the contaminants studied here. This study also investigated whether local urban topsoils were a source of metals for this population.en
dc.funderProgramme EIADES: “Technology Assessment and Remediation of Contaminated Sites” S0505/AMB-0296 and S2009/AMB-1478. Consejería de Educación, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain.en
dc.identifier.citationPeña-Fernández, A., González-Muñoz, MJ. and Lobo-Bedmar, MC. (2014) “Reference values” of trace elements in the hair of a sample group of Spanish children (aged 6-9 years) - are urban topsoils a source of contamination? Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology, 38 (1), pp. 141-152en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.etap.2014.05.011
dc.identifier.issn1872-7077
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2086/10975
dc.language.isoenen
dc.peerreviewedYesen
dc.projectidS0505/AMB-0296en
dc.projectidS2009/AMB-1478en
dc.publisherElsevieren
dc.researchgroupInfectious Disease Research Group
dc.researchinstituteLeicester Institute for Pharmaceutical Innovation - From Molecules to Practice (LIPI)en
dc.subjectBiomonitoringen
dc.subjectChildrenen
dc.subjectHuman hairen
dc.subjectMetals and metalloidsen
dc.subjectReference valuesen
dc.subjectSpainen
dc.title"Reference values" of trace elements in the hair of a sample group of Spanish children (aged 6-9 years) - are urban topsoils a source of contamination?en
dc.typeArticleen

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