Journal of Environmental Health Sciences (한국환경보건학회지)

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Urinary Arsenic Concentrations among Residents in the Vicinity of a Chungcheongnam-do Province Industrial Complex Area

충청남도 내 산업단지 주변에 거주하는 주민들의 요중 비소 농도

  • Kim, Hee Chan (Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, College of Medicine, Dankook University) ;
  • Roh, Sangchul (Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, College of Medicine, Dankook University)
  • 김희찬 (단국대학교 의과대학 직업환경의학교실) ;
  • 노상철 (단국대학교 의과대학 직업환경의학교실)
  • Received : 2016.05.19
  • Accepted : 2016.06.17
  • Published : 2016.06.30
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Abstract

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between residential surroundings, such as a power plant, steel mill and petrochemical facilities, and urinary arsenic concentrations in Chungcheongnam-do Province, Korea. Methods: Stratified by fish consumption and residential district, median and maximum block sampling was applied. A total of 346 spot urine samples were speciated for $As^{5+}$, $As^{3+}$, monomethylarsonic acid(MMA), dimethylarsonic acid (DMA) and arsenobetaine (AsB). Exposure assessment was based on questionnaires including data on sex, age, current tobacco use, fish consumption, type of water consumed, and occupational category. Results: Urinary $As^{5+}+As^{3+}+MMA+DMA$ concentrations of people living in the vicinity of a power plant ($GM=50.39{\mu}g/g$) were 61% higher than those of people living in the inland area according to median block sampling. Urinary $As^{5+}+As^{3+}+MMA+DMA+AsB$ concentrations of people living in the vicinity of industrial complex area were higher than those of people living in the inland area according to block sampling by median and maximum. Conclusion: Urinary arsenic concentrations of people living in vulnerable areas such as around industrial complexes, especially power plants, were higher than those of people living in an inland area.

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