Abstract
PP-31-157 Background/Aims: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the blood cadmium concentration and to analyze related factors of residents around the abandoned metal mines in comparison with a control group in Korea. Methods: Blood cadmium concentration was analyzed through investigations of age, sex, working history of mines, periods of residence, smoking habits, and dietary water type of subjects living around abandoned metal mines (exposure group) (n = 14,464) as compared with those living in designated control areas (control group) (n = 697). Results: The blood cadmium concentration (1.25 [1.24–1.27] μg/L) of exposure group was significantly higher than control group (1.17 [1.13–1.22] μg/L). The period of residence and working history of mines in exposure group were significantly higher than control group. The blood cadmium concentration was increased according to increasing age and period of residence in both groups. Blood cadmium concentration of current-smokers in both groups was higher than nonsmokers. Conclusion: This was the first report about the blood cadmium concentration of the exposure group who lived around all abandoned metal mines in Korea. The exposure group had higher blood cadmium concentration than the control group. We attributed the elevated blood cadmium concentration in the abandoned mine residents to the influence of the abandoned mine sites in Korea.
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
