CHILDREN'S EXPOSURE TO LEAD AND CADMIUM IN BAIA MARE AREA, ROMANIA

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dc.coverageSTUDIA UBB AMBIENTUM, LX, 1-2, 2015, pp. 31-38en-US
dc.creatorBRAD, Andreea
dc.creatorBLAGA, Andrea Brigita
dc.creatorPOP, Cristian
dc.date2015-12-30
dc.date.accessioned2026-01-02T08:42:22Z
dc.descriptionThe objective of this study was to assess children's exposure to lead and cadmium in the Baia Mare area, a place known for its heavy metal contamination resulted from the mining activities carried out in the past. Blood and urine samples were collected from 33 children ages between 2 years and 8 months to 14 years. The parents of all 33 children completed a questionnaire; the questionnaire provided information on the demographic characteristics, playground activities and health data in particular. Urinary cadmium was measured with the help of atomic absorption spectrometers with a graphite furnace, and the lead in the blood was determined with the help of anodic stripping voltammetry. The median values of the biomarkers were of 0.99 μg/L (ranging between 0.40-2.66 μg/L) for urinary cadmium and 3.3 μg/dL (ranging between 1.3-13 μg/dL) for lead in the blood, both being below the general reference levels of the population. A positive association was found between urinary cadmium and the age of the participants: the concentration of the cadmium levels in the urine increased with age (p = 0.026). Statistically significant differences were found between blood lead levels and children playing in the sand (p = 0.018). Although such an approach requires substantial resources in order to develop scientific models to analyze the environment-health relationship, it is very important to expand this pilot study to a larger population, children representing the group of population with an increased susceptibility to lead and cadmium exposures.en-US
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dc.identifierhttps://studia.reviste.ubbcluj.ro/index.php/subbambientum/article/view/4303
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.chem.ubbcluj.ro/handle/20.500.14637/175
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherBabeş-Bolyai University / Cluj University Pressen-US
dc.relationhttps://studia.reviste.ubbcluj.ro/index.php/subbambientum/article/view/4303/4062
dc.rightsCopyright (c) 2015 Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai Ambientumen-US
dc.rightshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0en-US
dc.sourceStudia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai Ambientum; Volume 60, No. 1-2, December 2015; 31-38en-US
dc.source2065-9490
dc.source1843-3855
dc.subjecturinary cadmium, blood lead levels, children, exposureen-US
dc.titleCHILDREN'S EXPOSURE TO LEAD AND CADMIUM IN BAIA MARE AREA, ROMANIAen-US
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
dc.typePeer-reviewed Articleen-US
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