Abstract
The aim of this study is to assess the mercury (Hg) exposure level of gold miners in Butana mining area, in Eastern, Sudan. To achieve this goal 40 biological samples such as hair and nails (20 for each) samples were obtained randomly from the gold miners in 10 sampling sites and analyzing using US EPA Method 7473. A direct mercury analyzer (DMA-80; Milestone Inc., Shelton, CT, USA) was adopted to determine the mercury levels.
Highlights
Mercury (Hg) is a naturally occurring element found in air, water, and soil
This is the first research work conducted in the study area to investigate the contamination of Hg in the biological samples collected from gold miners and its adverse impacts on the miners’ health
Small exposure contaminated with Hg has led to 10-20 μg/kg of Hg, while heavy exposure has caused Hg contamination in the range from 100 to 200 μg/kg in the users’ blood, hair had contaminated with Hg at range of 20-50 μg/kg [14]
Summary
Mercury (Hg) is a naturally occurring element found in air, water, and soil. It is distributed throughout the environment by both natural and anthropogenic (human) processes. People may be exposed to elemental or inorganic mercury through inhalation of ambient air during occupational activities, occupational exposures can occur where mercury or mercury compounds are produced, used in processes, or incorporated in products. Occupational exposures it is reported from mercury mines, mercury-based small-scale gold and silver mining, refineries, chlor-alkali plants and others
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