Exposure characteristics of antimony and coexisting arsenic from multi-path exposure in typical antimony mine area. 2021

Wenjing Guo, and Zhiyong Zhang, and Hao Wang, and Hongjie Qin, and Zhiyou Fu
Institute of Agricultural Resource and Environmental Sciences, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, 210014, China; Key Laboratory of Agro-Environment in Downstream of Yangze Plain, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People's Republic of China, Nanjing, 210014, China.

In this study, samples of daily foods, drinking waters, surface waters, and soils were collected and screened to investigate the external exposure of Sb and As from various intake pathways in typical Sb mining area. Biomarker samples of residents were analyzed to monitor internal exposure characteristic of Sb and As in human body. Exposure dosages of As and Sb and transfer of Sb and As from environment to human body were estimated based on the external and internal exposure. The following results were obtained: daily intakes of food accounted for major intakes of both Sb and As, and highlighted the significance of foods intakes from rice and vegetable. The results of Monte Carlo simulations showed that total daily intake of Sb(n = 1444)and As(n = 1131) approximately reached 1.08 × 10-2 mg/kg/d and 1.19 × 10-3 mg/kg/d, in which 98.82% and 63.07% of residents have exceeded the threshold dosages of Sb and As. The contaminants contents in biomarkers indicated that Sb exhibited the similar internal exposure as As, while the total transfer rate of Sb from environment to human were estimated as approximately 2.04-2.40 times lower than As. This study also suggested that drinking water is another important pathway with high bioavailability and male resident may present higher priority than female in uptake of Sb and As. The paper suggested the similarity and difference on bioavailability existed in Sb and its group V elements, As, that would provide the essential information on exposure of Sb and As in the typical Sb mine area.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008906 Mining The process of extracting mineral deposits from the earth.
D004784 Environmental Monitoring The monitoring of the level of toxins, chemical pollutants, microbial contaminants, or other harmful substances in the environment (soil, air, and water), workplace, or in the bodies of people and animals present in that environment. Monitoring, Environmental,Environmental Surveillance,Surveillance, Environmental
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000965 Antimony A metallic element that has the atomic symbol Sb, atomic number 51, and atomic weight 121.75. It is used as a metal alloy and as medicinal and poisonous salts. It is toxic and an irritant to the skin and the mucous membranes.
D001151 Arsenic A shiny gray element with atomic symbol As, atomic number 33, and atomic weight 75. It occurs throughout the universe, mostly in the form of metallic arsenides. Most forms are toxic. According to the Fourth Annual Report on Carcinogens (NTP 85-002, 1985), arsenic and certain arsenic compounds have been listed as known carcinogens. (From Merck Index, 11th ed) Arsenic-75,Arsenic 75
D012987 Soil The unconsolidated mineral or organic matter on the surface of the earth that serves as a natural medium for the growth of land plants. Peat,Humus,Soils
D012989 Soil Pollutants Substances which pollute the soil. Use for soil pollutants in general or for which there is no specific heading. Soil Pollutant,Pollutant, Soil,Pollutants, Soil

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