High variability of mercury content in the hair of Russia Northwest population: the role of the environment and social factors

Rumiantseva, Olga; Ivanova, Elena; Komov, V. T.

doi:10.1007/s00420-021-01812-w

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“…The data obtained (0.428 mg/kg) were in accordance with those of Rumiantseva et al (2022) [28], who obtained similar results for residents (1135 women) of the Vologda Region, Russia-0.433 mg/kg-and similar to hair mercury levels in pregnant women in Mexico City (0.5 mg/kg) [29], Iceland [30] (0.48 mg/kg), Indonesia (0.43 mg/kg) [24], and China (0.58 mg/kg) [20]. Lower values have been observed in Slovenia (0.29 mg/kg) [31] and Sweden (0.35 mg/kg) [32].…”

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Hair Mercury Levels in Pregnant Women: Fish Consumption as a Determinant of Exposure

Rumiantseva,

Komov,

Kutuzov

et al. 2024

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The consumption of fish in food may contain mercury, a harmful element and dangerous chemical detrimental to human health. The purpose of this study was to determine the mercury level in the hair of pregnant women with different fish intakes in their diets. The concentration of total mercury in hair was determined using an atomic absorption spectrometer. In this study, 98 pregnant women were invited to participate (aged from 18 to 48 years). The mean content of mercury in the hair of pregnant women in Northwestern Russia was 0.428 mg/kg (ranging from 0.018 to 3.1 mg/kg). As a result, 22% of women had mercury values above 0.58 mg/kg, which is considered dangerous for the fetus. The hair mercury concentration in a village area was higher than that in a city area (i.e., 0.548 mg/kg and 0.326 mg/kg). Moreover, the maximum level of mercury was noted for a group of pregnant women who consumed more than 5 kg/month of fish and fish products. Furthermore, the consumption of freshwater fish in the diet leads to a higher mercury content in the hair of pregnant women than the consumption of marine fish.

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Hair Mercury Levels in Pregnant Women: Fish Consumption as a Determinant of Exposure

Rumiantseva,

Komov,

Kutuzov

et al. 2024

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“…However, there have been recent studies that are pretty pertinent; for instance, Wcislo et al [29] evaluated the human health risk assessment in restoring safe and beneficial use of contaminated areas that have been abandoned. There are some studies about biological parameters such as the level of Hg in blood, urine or hair [30][31][32]. The assessment and clean-up of mercury-contaminated sites and human and ecological Hg exposure and risk are covered in depth by Eckley et al [33].…”

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Health and Safety Protocol for the Management of Building Demolition Waste with High Mercury Contamination

Rodríguez,

Garcia-Gonzalez,

Pastrana

et al. 2023

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The LIFE-funded European research project SUBproducts4LIFE seeks to demonstrate the use of industrial subproducts for the large-scale remediation of contaminated soils and industrial building debris connected to Hg mining. The main purpose of the present research was to ensure worker health and safety by creating a protocol for working in a highly mercury-contaminated demolition debris. A methodology consisting of sampling campaigns with a Lumex RA-915 mercury analyser, evaluating the accuracy of an empirical Hg emission model, evaluating each working task, providing recommendations for minimising the workers’ exposure and calculating the maximum work period in each area was proposed. It was also shown to forecast Hg biological markers. As a result, a work protocol was developed with three scenarios which allow planning the work and forecasting the workers’ mercury exposure as a function of the daily temperature, ensuring that the workers’ mercury exposure is below occupational mercury levels. The working protocol allows planning the works safely with minimum exposure to gaseous mercury and working fulfilling standard requirements. Plans for restoration or new use of industrial mercury-contaminated sites have increased in recent years, and the research improves the knowledge of Hg gas distribution and worker Hg exposure.

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“…Употребление в пищу местной рыбы может быть связано с риском накопления металла в организме населения и негативных последствий для здоровья. Также содержание ртути в волосах зависит от места жительства, образа жизни [10,11,22].…”

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“…В городе Череповце расположены предприятия химической промышленности и металлургии. Отмечено, что концентрации ртути у жителей города Череповца (0,52 мг/кг) в 2-3 раза ниже, чем содержание ртути в волосах жителей соседних населенных пунктов (расположенных в 100-350 км от промышленных территорий): г. Бабаево (0,95 мкг/кг), Вытегорский (1,08 мкг/кг) и Кирилловский (1,21 мкг/кг) районы [11]. У жителей Московской области количество ртути в волосах составляет 0,25 мкг/кг [23]; у жителей из региона, подверженного промышленному загрязнению, -5,31 мкг/кг [24]; в Европе -0,11-0,24 мг/кг [22,25].…”

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“…В Вологодской области зарегистрированы наивысшие уровни Hg в донных отложениях водоемов, мышцах рыб и хищных наземных млекопитающих [8,9]. Отмечено, что рыба из местных водоемов Вологодской области может представлять собой более значимый источник металла в организме населения по сравнению с морской рыбой [10,11].…”

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On the Relationship between Hair Mercury Concentrations and Cardiovascular Diseases (based on the example of the Vologda Region)

Гусева¹,

Ivanova²,

Komov³

2023

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Introduction: Mercury is considered by the World Health Organization as one of the top ten chemicals of major public health concern. Fish consumption is known to be the main source of exposure to mercury. It has been previously established that freshwater fish of the water bodies of the Vologda Region can be a significant source of mercury exposure in the local population. Objective: To establish the relationship between hair mercury concentrations in residents of the Vologda Region and diseases of the cardiovascular system. Materials and methods: The study involved 849 participants (274 men and 575 women) aged 18 to 94 years living in the city of Cherepovets (Vologda Region: 59° 07' N 37° 54' E). Occipital hair was sampled in accordance with WHO recommendations and then tested using the RA-915M mercury analyzer with a PYRO-915+ pyrolysis attachment (measurement range: 0.002–200 mg/kg) without preliminary sample preparation, by atomic absorption with Zeeman correction of non-selective absorption. The measurement accuracy was verified using the NIMD-01 certified reference material with the mercury concentration of 0.794 ± 0.050 µg/g. Results: The mean hair mercury concentration in the study subjects from the Vologda Region was 0.572 ± 0.686 mg/kg, which is 3.5 and 1.5 times lower than safe mercury levels of 2.2 and 1 mg/kg established by WHO and US EPA, respectively. Mean hair mercury levels in the study participants with/without cardiovascular diseases were 0.646 ± 0.727 mg/kg and 0.459 ± 0.589 mg/kg, respectively. The highest mercury levels were observed in male subjects with myocardial infarction (> 0.73 mg/kg) and in females with stroke and acute coronary syndrome (> 0.687 mg/kg). Conclusions: Mercury in the hair of people with diagnosed cardiovascular diseases (myocardial infarction, acute coronary syndrome, cerebrovascular accident, unstable angina, etc.) and without them has been found. The accumulation of mercury in the body can be one of the risk factors for the development of vascular and heart diseases.

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High variability of mercury content in the hair of Russia Northwest population: the role of the environment and social factors

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Hair Mercury Levels in Pregnant Women: Fish Consumption as a Determinant of Exposure

Hair Mercury Levels in Pregnant Women: Fish Consumption as a Determinant of Exposure

Health and Safety Protocol for the Management of Building Demolition Waste with High Mercury Contamination

On the Relationship between Hair Mercury Concentrations and Cardiovascular Diseases (based on the example of the Vologda Region)

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