Economic implications of mercury exposure in the context of the global mercury treaty: Hair mercury levels and estimated lost economic productivity in selected developing countries

Trasande, Leonardo; DiGangi, Joseph; Evers, David C.; Petrlik, Jindrich; Buck, David G.; Samánek, Jan; Beeler, Bjorn; Turnquist, Madeline A.; Regan, Kevin

doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.08.058

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“…In addition to these identified and relatively well-studied groups, there are other highly exposed groups for which there is growing awareness but relatively little data to draw firm conclusions. These include individuals living in mercury-contaminated sites, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (Trasande et al. 2016), consumers of rice from contaminated sites (Rothenberg et al.…”

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A State-of-the-Science Review of Mercury Biomarkers in Human Populations Worldwide between 2000 and 2018

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Horvat

Evers

et al. 2018

Environ Health Perspect

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Background:The Minamata Convention on Mercury provided a mandate for action against global mercury pollution. However, our knowledge of mercury exposures is limited because there are many regions and subpopulations with little or no data.Objective:We aimed to increase worldwide understanding of human exposures to mercury by collecting, collating, and analyzing mercury concentrations in biomarker samples reported in the published scientific literature.Method:A systematic search of the peer-reviewed scientific literature was performed using three databases. A priori search strategy, eligibility criteria, and data extraction steps were used to identify relevant studies.Results:We collected 424,858 mercury biomarker measurements from 335,991 individuals represented in 312 articles from 75 countries. General background populations with insignificant exposures have blood, hair, and urine mercury levels that generally fall under 5μg/L, 2 μg/g, and 3 μg/L, respectively. We identified four populations of concern: a) Arctic populations who consume fish and marine mammals; b) tropical riverine communities (especially Amazonian) who consume fish and in some cases may be exposed to mining; c) coastal and/or small-island communities who substantially depend on seafood; and d) individuals who either work or reside among artisanal and small-scale gold mining sites.Conclusions:This review suggests that all populations worldwide are exposed to some amount of mercury and that there is great variability in exposures within and across countries and regions. There remain many geographic regions and subpopulations with limited data, thus hindering evidence-based decision making. This type of information is critical in helping understand exposures, particularly in light of certain stipulations in the Minamata Convention on Mercury. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP3904

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

A State-of-the-Science Review of Mercury Biomarkers in Human Populations Worldwide between 2000 and 2018

Basu

Horvat

Evers

et al. 2018

Environ Health Perspect

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“…odhadli, že globálna strata ekonomickej produktivity spôsobená znečistením životného prostredia ortuťou by mohla dosiahnuť v roku 2020 29,4 miliardy dolárov. Štúdie taktiež poukázali na značné ekonomické výhody prevencie znečistenia životného prostredia ortuťou v USA a na celom svete (12). Bellanger a kol.…”

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Minimisation of risk of exposure to mercury

Kromerová¹,

Bencko²

2020

Hygiena

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Ľudské aktivity a prírodné procesy zapríčinili výskyt ortuti v životnom prostredí. V dôsledku kapacity diaľkového atmosférického transportu, biotransformácie na organické formy, bioakumulácie a biomagnifikácie v potravinovom reťazci v kombinácii s vysokou toxicitou sa ortuť stala prioritným environmentálnym kontaminantom, ktorý Svetová zdravotnícka organizácia označila za jeden z desiatich najnebezpečnejších chemických látok pre zdravie ľudí. Expozície ortuti vo vyspelých krajinách ukazujú značné ekonomické náklady, a to najmä vo forme strát ekonomickej produktivity. Štúdie taktiež poukázali na značné ekonomické výhody prevencie znečistenia životného prostredia ortuťou v USA a na celom svete. Stratégia Európskeho spoločenstva týkajúca sa ortuti (The Community Strategy concerning Mercury) prispela k rozvoju a posilneniu komplexného súboru právnych predpisov Európskej Únie, ktoré sa zaoberajú rôznymi aspektmi problému ortuti. Rastúce obavy viedli k vzniku mnohých foriem medzinárodného úsilia o riešenie týchto otázok. V októbri 2013 bola podpísaná medzinárodná zmluva (Minimatský dohovor o ortuti) na kontrolu globálneho uvoľňovania ortuti do životného prostredia.

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“…Pacyna et al have estimated that on a global scale lost economic productivity from mercury pollution could reach $ 29.4 billion in 2020 (24). Studies have also highlighted the considerable economic benefits of environmental pollution prevention in the US and worldwide (25). The DEMOCOPHES results on mercury were used for an economic calculation of the cost of actual exposure of Europeans to this widespread heavy metal (26).…”

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Added value of human biomonitoring in assessment of general population exposure to xenobiotics

Kromerová¹,

Bencko²

2019

Cent Eur J Public Health

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Human biomonitoring (HBM) has a wide range of applications and long tradition both in health care and the field of public health. Its major advantage is the integration of all exposure routes and sources. Since HBM information is an integrated exposure finding it offers the opportunity to trace and mimic a realistic exposure scenario. It reduces the number of assumptions that need to be made when estimating exposure and thus helps to reduce the uncertainties in exposure science. In spite of some challenges, such as further harmonization in the area of HBM, necessity of deriving equivalents of markers of external exposure and addressing the ethical and political aspects of its application, HBM is an efficient and cost-effective way to measure exposure levels of the human body to xenobiotics.

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Economic implications of mercury exposure in the context of the global mercury treaty: Hair mercury levels and estimated lost economic productivity in selected developing countries

Cited by 31 publications

References 24 publications

A State-of-the-Science Review of Mercury Biomarkers in Human Populations Worldwide between 2000 and 2018

A State-of-the-Science Review of Mercury Biomarkers in Human Populations Worldwide between 2000 and 2018

Minimisation of risk of exposure to mercury

Added value of human biomonitoring in assessment of general population exposure to xenobiotics

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