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Chen L, Fang L, Yang X, Luo X, Qiu T, Zeng Y, Huang F, Dong F, White JC, Bolan N, Rinklebe J. Sources and human health risks associated with potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in urban dust: A global perspective. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2024; 187:108708. [PMID: 38703447 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2024.108708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2023] [Revised: 04/04/2024] [Accepted: 04/26/2024] [Indexed: 05/06/2024]
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Long-term exposure to urban dust containing potentially toxic elements (PTEs) poses detrimental impacts on human health. However, studies estimating human health risks in urban dusts from a global perspective are scarce. We evaluated data for twelve PTEs in urban dusts across 59 countries from 463 published articles, including their concentrations, input sources, and probabilistic risks to human health. We found that 34.1 and 60.3% of those investigated urban dusts have been heavily contaminated with As and Cd, respectively. The input of PTEs was significantly correlated with economic structure due to emissions of industrial activities and traffic emissions being the major sources. Based on the Monte Carlo simulation, we found that the mean hazard index below the safe threshold (1.0) could still cause non-negligible risks to human health. Arsenic and Cr were the major PTEs threatening human health, and relatively high risk levels were observed in cities in China, Korea, Chile, Malaysia, and Australia. Importantly, our analysis suggested that PTEs threaten the health of approximately 92 million adults and 280 million children worldwide. Overall, our study provides important foundational understanding and guidance for policy decision-making to reduce the potential risks associated with PTE exposure and to promote sustainable development of urban economies.
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- Li Chen
- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China; Key Laboratory of Green Utilization of Critical Non-metallic Mineral Resources, Ministry of Education, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China; Key Laboratory of Green Utilization of Critical Non-metallic Mineral Resources, Ministry of Education, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China.
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- College of Ecology and Environment, Hainan University, Haikou 570100, China
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- International Center for Ecology, Meteorology, and Environment, School of Applied Meteorology, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China; Key Laboratory of Green Utilization of Critical Non-metallic Mineral Resources, Ministry of Education, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
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- College of Environment and Resource, Xichang University, Xichang 615000, China; College of Environment and Resources, Southwest University of Science & Technology, Mianyang 621010, China
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- College of Environment and Resources, Southwest University of Science & Technology, Mianyang 621010, China
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- The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven, CT 06511, United States
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- UWA School of Agriculture and Environment, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia 6009, Australia
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- School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Institute of Foundation Engineering, Water and Waste Management, Laboratory of Soil and Groundwater Management, University of Wuppertal, Pauluskirchstraße 7, Wuppertal 42285, Germany
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Schrenk D, Bignami M, Bodin L, Chipman JK, del Mazo J, Grasl‐Kraupp B, Hogstrand C, Hoogenboom L(R, Leblanc J, Nebbia CS, Nielsen E, Ntzani E, Petersen A, Sand S, Vleminckx C, Wallace H, Barregård L, Benford D, Broberg K, Dogliotti E, Fletcher T, Rylander L, Abrahantes JC, Gómez Ruiz JÁ, Steinkellner H, Tauriainen T, Schwerdtle T. Update of the risk assessment of inorganic arsenic in food. EFSA J 2024; 22:e8488. [PMID: 38239496 PMCID: PMC10794945 DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2024.8488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2024] Open
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The European Commission asked EFSA to update its 2009 risk assessment on arsenic in food carrying out a hazard assessment of inorganic arsenic (iAs) and using the revised exposure assessment issued by EFSA in 2021. Epidemiological studies show that the chronic intake of iAs via diet and/or drinking water is associated with increased risk of several adverse outcomes including cancers of the skin, bladder and lung. The CONTAM Panel used the benchmark dose lower confidence limit based on a benchmark response (BMR) of 5% (relative increase of the background incidence after adjustment for confounders, BMDL05) of 0.06 μg iAs/kg bw per day obtained from a study on skin cancer as a Reference Point (RP). Inorganic As is a genotoxic carcinogen with additional epigenetic effects and the CONTAM Panel applied a margin of exposure (MOE) approach for the risk characterisation. In adults, the MOEs are low (range between 2 and 0.4 for mean consumers and between 0.9 and 0.2 at the 95th percentile exposure, respectively) and as such raise a health concern despite the uncertainties.
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Eaves LA, Choi G, Hall E, Sillé FC, Fry RC, Buckley JP, Keil AP. Prenatal Exposure to Toxic Metals and Neural Tube Defects: A Systematic Review of the Epidemiologic Evidence. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES 2023; 131:86002. [PMID: 37647124 PMCID: PMC10467818 DOI: 10.1289/ehp11872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2022] [Revised: 05/31/2023] [Accepted: 07/25/2023] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Neural tube defects (NTDs) affect > 300,000 pregnancies worldwide annually. Few nongenetic factors, other than folate deficiency, have been identified that may provide intervenable solutions to reduce the burden of NTDs. Prenatal exposure to toxic metals [arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), mercury (Hg), manganese (Mn) and lead (Pb)] may increase the risk of NTDs. Although a growing epidemiologic literature has examined associations, to our knowledge no systematic review has been conducted to date. OBJECTIVE Through adaptation of the Navigation Guide systematic review methodology, we aimed to answer the question "does exposure to As, Cd, Hg, Mn, or Pb during gestation increase the risk of NTDs?" and to assess challenges to evaluating this question given the current evidence. METHODS We selected available evidence on prenatal As, Cd, Hg, Mn, or Pb exposure and risk of specific NTDs (e.g., spina bifida, anencephaly) or all NTDs via a comprehensive search across MEDLINE, Embase, Web of Science, and TOXLINE databases and applied inclusion/exclusion criteria. We rated the quality and strength of the evidence for each metal. We applied a customized risk of bias protocol and evaluated the sufficiency of evidence of an effect of each metal on NTDs. RESULTS We identified 30 studies that met our criteria. Risk of bias for confounding and selection was high in most studies, but low for missing data. We determined that, although the evidence was limited, the literature supported an association between prenatal exposure to Hg or Mn and increased risk of NTDs. For the remaining metals, the evidence was inadequate to establish or rule out an effect. CONCLUSION The role of gestational As, Cd, or Pb exposure in the etiology of NTDs remains unclear and warrants further investigation in high-quality studies, with a particular focus on controlling confounding, mitigating selection bias, and improving exposure assessment. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP11872.
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- Lauren A. Eaves
- Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-Chapel Hill), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
- Institute for Environmental Health Solutions, Gillings School of Global Public Health, UNC-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health and Engineering, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health and Engineering, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Department of Epidemiology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health and Engineering, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-Chapel Hill), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
- Institute for Environmental Health Solutions, Gillings School of Global Public Health, UNC-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health and Engineering, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Department of Epidemiology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, UNC-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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Suhl J, Conway KM, Rhoads A, Langlois PH, Feldkamp ML, Michalski AM, Oleson J, Sidhu A, Scholz TD, Kancherla V, Obrycki J, Mazumdar M, Romitti PA. Prepregnancy exposure to dietary arsenic and congenital heart defects. Birth Defects Res 2023; 115:79-87. [PMID: 36341763 PMCID: PMC10099864 DOI: 10.1002/bdr2.2110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2022] [Revised: 09/08/2022] [Accepted: 10/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Arsenic crosses the placenta and accumulates in fetal tissues. In the United States, diet is the predominant route of arsenic exposure, but epidemiologic data are sparse regarding this exposure and development of birth defects. Using data from a large case-control study, we explored associations between maternal dietary arsenic exposure and congenital heart defects (CHDs), the most prevalent birth defects. METHODS We used maternal self-reported dietary assessments and arsenic concentration estimates in food items to estimate average daily exposure to dietary arsenic during the year before pregnancy for mothers of 10,446 unaffected control children and 6,483 case children diagnosed with CHDs. Using tertiles of dietary exposure to total arsenic (all species) and inorganic arsenic, we applied logistic regression analysis to estimate associations for middle and high tertiles, compared with the low tertile. RESULTS Positive associations (odds ratio [OR] ≥ 1.2) for total arsenic were observed in both tertiles for perimembranous ventricular septal defect (VSD) and high tertile only for double outlet right ventricle-transposition of the great arteries (DORV-TGA), partial anomalous pulmonary venous return (PAPVR), and tricuspid atresia. Positive associations were also observed in both tertiles (tricuspid atresia) and high tertile only (DORV-TGA, conoventricular VSD, PAPVR, and pulmonary atresia) for inorganic arsenic. Most remaining associations were near or below unity. DISCUSSION Exploration of maternal dietary exposure to total and inorganic arsenic and CHDs produced few positive associations but was limited by available food item concentrations. Future research requires expanded collection of dietary data, improved estimates of concentrations, and consideration of nondietary sources of arsenic exposure.
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- Jonathan Suhl
- Department of EpidemiologyCollege of Public Health, The University of IowaIowa CityIowaUSA
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- Department of EpidemiologyCollege of Public Health, The University of IowaIowa CityIowaUSA
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- Department of EpidemiologyCollege of Public Health, The University of IowaIowa CityIowaUSA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics, and Environmental ScienceUniversity of Texas School of Public Health in AustinAustinTexasUSA
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of PediatricsUniversity of Utah School of MedicineSalt Lake CityUtahUSA
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- New York State Department of HealthBureau of Environmental and Occupational EpidemiologyAlbanyNew YorkUSA
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- Department of BiostatisticsCollege of Public Health, University of IowaIowa CityIowaUSA
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- Division of Medical Genetics and Genomics, The Stead Family Department of PediatricsUniversity of Iowa Hospitals and ClinicsIowa CityIowaUSA
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, The Stead Family Department of PediatricsUniversity of Iowa Hospitals and ClinicsIowa CityIowaUSA
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- Department of EpidemiologyEmory University Rollins School of Public HealthAtlantaGeorgiaUSA
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- Department of NeurologyBoston Children's HospitalBostonMassachusettsUSA
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- Department of NeurologyBoston Children's HospitalBostonMassachusettsUSA
- Environmental and Occupational Medicine and Epidemiology Program, Department of Environmental HealthHarvard T.H. Chan School of Public HealthBostonMassachusettsUSA
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- Department of EpidemiologyCollege of Public Health, The University of IowaIowa CityIowaUSA
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Caiaffa CD, Fonteles CSR, Yunping L, Finnell RH. Gene-environment interactions underlying the etiology of neural tube defects. Curr Top Dev Biol 2022; 152:193-220. [PMID: 36707212 DOI: 10.1016/bs.ctdb.2022.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Neural tube defects (NTDs) consist of severe structural malformations of the brain and spinal cord and are the second most common structural birth defect in humans, accounting for approximately 2700 affected pregnancies every year in the United States. These numbers are highly significant, considering that birth defects remain a leading cause of infant mortality in the United States, affecting approximately 120,000 babies born annually. Survivors of these congenital malformations face long-term disability and lifelong challenges imposed by severe physical burdens compromising the afflicted individual's overall quality of life. Clearly, birth defects, and especially NTDs remain a global public health challenge, and the source of significant financial repercussions for healthcare systems worldwide. In order to better understand the role gene-environment interactions play in the etiology of NTDs, this chapter provides an overview of NTD phenotypes and their embryonic origins, discusses the genetic landscape of NTDs as it is currently understood, with a focus on experimental models that best illustrate how environmental factors modulate individual susceptibility to these birth defects. As folic acid interventions have proven to be effective in reducing the prevalence of NTDs, the chapter ends with a discussion on the impact that maternal dietary status has on NTD prevalence from a population perspective.
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- Carlo Donato Caiaffa
- Center for Precision Environmental Health, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States
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- Postgraduate Program in Dentistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Dentistry and Nursing, Federal University of Ceara, Fortaleza, Brazil
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- Center for Precision Environmental Health, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States
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- Center for Precision Environmental Health, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States; Departments of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Molecular and Human Genetics, and Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States.
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Suhl J, Conway KM, Rhoads A, Langlois PH, Feldkamp ML, Michalski AM, Oleson JJ, Sidhu A, Kancherla V, Obrycki J, Mazumdar M, Romitti PA. Pre-pregnancy exposure to arsenic in diet and non-cardiac birth defects. Public Health Nutr 2022; 26:1-13. [PMID: 35620934 PMCID: PMC9989706 DOI: 10.1017/s1368980022001318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2021] [Revised: 04/11/2022] [Accepted: 05/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To explore associations between maternal pre-pregnancy exposure to arsenic in diet and non-cardiac birth defects. DESIGN This is a population-based, case-control study using maternal responses to a dietary assessment and published arsenic concentration estimates in food items to calculate average daily total and inorganic arsenic exposure during the year before pregnancy. Assigning tertiles of total and inorganic arsenic exposure, logistic regression analysis was used to estimate OR for middle and high tertiles, compared to the low tertile. SETTING US National Birth Defects Prevention Study, 1997-2011. PARTICIPANTS Mothers of 10 446 children without birth defects and 14 408 children diagnosed with a non-cardiac birth defect. RESULTS Maternal exposure to total dietary arsenic in the middle and high tertiles was associated with a threefold increase in cloacal exstrophy, with weak positive associations (1·2-1·5) observed either in both tertiles (intercalary limb deficiency) or the high tertile only (encephalocele, glaucoma/anterior chamber defects and bladder exstrophy). Maternal exposure to inorganic arsenic showed mostly weak, positive associations in both tertiles (colonic atresia/stenosis, oesophageal atresia, bilateral renal agenesis/hypoplasia, hypospadias, cloacal exstrophy and gastroschisis), or the high (glaucoma/anterior chamber defects, choanal atresia and intestinal atresia stenosis) or middle (encephalocele, intercalary limb deficiency and transverse limb deficiency) tertiles only. The remaining associations estimated were near the null or inverse. CONCLUSIONS This exploration of arsenic in diet and non-cardiac birth defects produced several positive, but mostly weak associations. Limitations in exposure assessment may have resulted in exposure misclassification. Continued research with improved exposure assessment is recommended to identify if these associations are true signals or chance findings.
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- Jonathan Suhl
- Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, The University of Iowa, 145 N Riverside Dr, S416 CPHB, Iowa City, IA52242, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, The University of Iowa, 145 N Riverside Dr, S416 CPHB, Iowa City, IA52242, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, The University of Iowa, 145 N Riverside Dr, S416 CPHB, Iowa City, IA52242, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics, and Environmental Science, University of Texas, School of Public Health in Austin, Austin, TX, USA
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah, School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology, Albany, NY, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
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- Division of Medical Genetics and Genomics, The Stead Family Department of Pediatrics, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Environmental and Occupational Medicine and Epidemiology Program, Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, The University of Iowa, 145 N Riverside Dr, S416 CPHB, Iowa City, IA52242, USA
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Tindula G, Mukherjee SK, Ekramullah SM, Arman DM, Biswas SK, Islam J, Obrycki JF, Christiani DC, Liang L, Warf BC, Mazumdar M. Parental metal exposures as potential risk factors for spina bifida in Bangladesh. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2021; 157:106800. [PMID: 34358915 PMCID: PMC9008873 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2021.106800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2021] [Revised: 07/08/2021] [Accepted: 07/26/2021] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Neural tube defects are a pressing public health concern despite advances in prevention from folic acid-based strategies. Numerous chemicals, in particular arsenic, have been associated with neural tube defects in animal models and could influence risk in humans. OBJECTIVES We investigated the relationship between parental exposure to arsenic and 17 metals and risk of neural tube defects (myelomeningocele and meningocele) in a case control study in Bangladesh. METHODS Exposure assessment included analysis of maternal and paternal toenail samples using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). A total of 278 participants (155 cases and 123 controls) with data collected from 2016 to 2020 were included in the analysis. RESULTS In the paternal models, a one-unit increase in the natural logarithm of paternal toenail arsenic was associated with a 74% (odds ratio: 1.74, 95% confidence interval: 1.26-2.42) greater odds of having a child with spina bifida, after adjusting for relevant covariates. Additionally, paternal exposure to aluminum, cobalt, chromium, iron, selenium, and vanadium was associated with increased odds of having a child with spina bifida in the adjusted models. In the maternal models, a one-unit increase in the natural logarithm of maternal toenail selenium and zinc levels was related to a 382% greater (odds ratio: 4.82, 95% confidence interval: 1.32-17.60) and 89% lower (odds ratio: 0.11, 95% confidence interval: 0.03-0.42) odds of having a child with spina bifida in the adjusted models, respectively. Results did not suggest an interaction between parental toenail metals and maternal serum folate. DISCUSSION Parental toenail levels of numerous metals were associated with increased risk of spina bifida in Bangladeshi infants. Paternal arsenic exposure was positively associated with neural tube defects in children and is of particular concern given the widespread arsenic poisoning of groundwater resources in Bangladesh and the lack of nutritional interventions aimed to mitigate paternal arsenic exposure. The findings add to the growing body of literature of the impact of metals, especially paternal environmental factors, on child health.
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- Gwen Tindula
- Department of Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA, United States; Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, 25 Shattuck St, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Paediatric Neurosurgery, National Institute of Neurosciences and Hospital (NINS), Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Agargoan, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh
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- Department of Paediatric Neurosurgery, National Institute of Neurosciences and Hospital (NINS), Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Agargoan, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh
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- Department of Paediatric Neurosurgery, National Institute of Neurosciences and Hospital (NINS), Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Agargoan, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Shahbag, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
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- Department of Clinical Neurosurgery, National Institute of Neurosciences and Hospital (NINS), Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Agargoan, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh
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- Department of Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA, United States; Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, 25 Shattuck St, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, United States; Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, United States; Department of Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Boston Children's Hospital, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA, United States; Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, 25 Shattuck St, Boston, MA, United States; Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, United States.
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Wang B, Pang Y, Zhang Y, Zhang L, Ye R, Yan L, Li Z, Ren A. Thorium and fetal neural tube defects: an epidemiological evidence from large case-control study. Genes Environ 2021; 43:51. [PMID: 34823609 PMCID: PMC8614024 DOI: 10.1186/s41021-021-00227-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2021] [Accepted: 11/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Thorium is ubiquitous in the environment and its relationship with birth defects is still under discussion. This study aimed to investigate the associations of maternal exposure to thorium with risk of neural tube defects (NTDs) by using a case–control study, as well as the relationship between thorium exposure and the indoor air pollution from coal combustion. Methods This study was conducted in 11 local healthcare hospitals during 2003–2007 in Shanxi and Hebei provinces, China. A total of 774 mothers were included as participants who delivering 263 fetuses with NTDs including 123 with anencephaly, 115 with spina bifida, 18 with encephalocele, and 7 other NTD subtypes (cases), and 511 health fetuses without NTDs (controls). Their hair samples were collected as close as to the occipital posterior scalp, of which those grew from 3 months before to 3 months after conception was cut to measure the thorium concentration by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry. Results We found a higher hair thorium concentration in the total NTD cases with 0.901 (0.588–1.382) ng/g hair [median (inter-quartile range)] than that in the controls with a value of 0.621 (0.334–1.058) ng/g hair. Similar results were found for the three concerned NTD subtypes. Maternal hair thorium concentration above its median of the controls was associated with an increased risk of the total NTDs with an adjusted odds ratio of 1.80 [95% confidence interval (CI), 1.23–2.63)] by adjusting for all confounders. There was obvious dose-response relationship between maternal hair thorium concentration and the risk of total NTDs, as well as their two subtypes (i.e. anencephaly and spina bifida). Maternal hair thorium concentration was positive associated with their exposure level to indoor air pollution from coal combustion during cooking. Conclusions Overall, our findings revealed that maternal periconceptional thorium exposure was associated with the risk of NTDs in North China. Reducing the coal usage in the household cooking activities may decrease maternal thorium exposure level. Graphical abstract ![]()
Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s41021-021-00227-w.
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- Bin Wang
- Institute of Reproductive and Child Health, Peking University/ Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health, National Health and Family Planning Commission of the People's Republic of China, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China.,Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China
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- Institute of Reproductive and Child Health, Peking University/ Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health, National Health and Family Planning Commission of the People's Republic of China, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China.,Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China
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- Institute of Reproductive and Child Health, Peking University/ Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health, National Health and Family Planning Commission of the People's Republic of China, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China.,Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China
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- Institute of Reproductive and Child Health, Peking University/ Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health, National Health and Family Planning Commission of the People's Republic of China, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China.,Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China
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- Institute of Reproductive and Child Health, Peking University/ Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health, National Health and Family Planning Commission of the People's Republic of China, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China.,Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China
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- Department of Laboratorial Science and Technology, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China.
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- Institute of Reproductive and Child Health, Peking University/ Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health, National Health and Family Planning Commission of the People's Republic of China, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China. .,Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China.
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- Institute of Reproductive and Child Health, Peking University/ Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health, National Health and Family Planning Commission of the People's Republic of China, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China.,Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China
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Bae S, Kamynina E, Guetterman HM, Farinola AF, Caudill MA, Berry RJ, Cassano PA, Stover PJ. Provision of folic acid for reducing arsenic toxicity in arsenic-exposed children and adults. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2021; 10:CD012649. [PMID: 34661903 PMCID: PMC8522704 DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd012649.pub2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Arsenic is a common environmental toxin. Exposure to arsenic (particularly its inorganic form) through contaminated food and drinking water is an important public health burden worldwide, and is associated with increased risk of neurotoxicity, congenital anomalies, cancer, and adverse neurodevelopment in children. Arsenic is excreted following methylation reactions, which are mediated by folate. Provision of folate through folic acid supplements could facilitate arsenic methylation and excretion, thereby reducing arsenic toxicity. OBJECTIVES To assess the effects of provision of folic acid (through fortified foods or supplements), alone or in combination with other nutrients, in lessening the burden of arsenic-related health outcomes and reducing arsenic toxicity in arsenic-exposed populations. SEARCH METHODS In September 2020, we searched CENTRAL, MEDLINE, Embase, 10 other international databases, nine regional databases, and two trials registers. SELECTION CRITERIA Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and quasi-RCTs comparing the provision of folic acid (at any dose or duration), alone or in combination with other nutrients or nutrient supplements, with no intervention, placebo, unfortified food, or the same nutrient or supplements without folic acid, in arsenic-exposed populations of all ages and genders. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS We used standard methodological procedures expected by Cochrane. MAIN RESULTS We included two RCTs with 822 adults exposed to arsenic-contaminated drinking water in Bangladesh. The RCTs compared 400 µg/d (FA400) or 800 µg/d (FA800) folic acid supplements, given for 12 or 24 weeks, with placebo. One RCT, a multi-armed trial, compared FA400 plus creatine (3 g/d) to creatine alone. We judged both RCTs at low risk of bias in all domains. Due to differences in co-intervention, arsenic exposure, and participants' nutritional status, we could not conduct meta-analyses, and therefore, provide a narrative description of the data. Neither RCT reported on cancer, all-cause mortality, neurocognitive function, or congenital anomalies. Folic acid supplements alone versus placebo Blood arsenic. In arsenic-exposed individuals, FA likely reduces blood arsenic concentrations compared to placebo (2 studies, 536 participants; moderate-certainty evidence). For folate-deficient and folate-replete participants who received arsenic-removal water filters as a co-intervention, FA800 reduced blood arsenic levels more than placebo (percentage change (%change) in geometric mean (GM) FA800 -17.8%, 95% confidence intervals (CI) -25.0 to -9.8; placebo GM -9.5%, 95% CI -16.5 to -1.8; 1 study, 406 participants). In one study with 130 participants with low baseline plasma folate, FA400 reduced total blood arsenic (%change FA400 mean (M) -13.62%, standard error (SE) ± 2.87; placebo M -2.49%, SE ± 3.25), and monomethylarsonic acid (MMA) concentrations (%change FA400 M -22.24%, SE ± 2.86; placebo M -1.24%, SE ± 3.59) more than placebo. Inorganic arsenic (InAs) concentrations reduced in both groups (%change FA400 M -18.54%, SE ± 3.60; placebo M -10.61%, SE ± 3.38). There was little to no change in dimethylarsinic acid (DMA) in either group. Urinary arsenic. In arsenic-exposed individuals, FA likely reduces the proportion of total urinary arsenic excreted as InAs (%InAs) and MMA (%MMA) and increases the proportion excreted as DMA (%DMA) to a greater extent than placebo (2 studies, 546 participants; moderate-certainty evidence), suggesting that FA enhances arsenic methylation. In a mixed folate-deficient and folate-replete population (1 study, 352 participants) receiving arsenic-removal water filters as a co-intervention, groups receiving FA had a greater decrease in %InAs (within-person change FA400 M -0.09%, 95% CI -0.17 to -0.01; FA800 M -0.14%, 95% CI -0.21 to -0.06; placebo M 0.05%, 95% CI 0.00 to 0.10), a greater decrease in %MMA (within-person change FA400 M -1.80%, 95% CI -2.53 to -1.07; FA800 M -2.60%, 95% CI -3.35 to -1.85; placebo M 0.15%, 95% CI -0.37 to 0.68), and a greater increase in %DMA (within-person change FA400 M 3.25%, 95% CI 1.81 to 4.68; FA800 M 4.57%, 95% CI 3.20 to 5.95; placebo M -1.17%, 95% CI -2.18 to -0.17), compared to placebo. In 194 participants with low baseline plasma folate, FA reduced %InAs (%change FA400 M -0.31%, SE ± 0.04; placebo M -0.13%, SE ± 0.04) and %MMA (%change FA400 M -2.6%, SE ± 0.37; placebo M -0.71%, SE ± 0.43), and increased %DMA (%change FA400 M 5.9%, SE ± 0.82; placebo M 2.14%, SE ± 0.71), more than placebo. Plasma homocysteine: In arsenic-exposed individuals, FA400 likely reduces homocysteine concentrations to a greater extent than placebo (2 studies, 448 participants; moderate-certainty evidence), in the mixed folate-deficient and folate-replete population receiving arsenic-removal water filters as a co-intervention (%change in GM FA400 -23.4%, 95% CI -27.1 to -19.5; placebo -1.3%, 95% CI -5.3 to 3.1; 1 study, 254 participants), and participants with low baseline plasma folate (within-person change FA400 M -3.06 µmol/L, SE ± 3.51; placebo M -0.05 µmol/L, SE ± 4.31; 1 study, 194 participants). FA supplements plus other nutrient supplements versus nutrient supplements alone In arsenic-exposed individuals who received arsenic-removal water filters as a co-intervention, FA400 plus creatine may reduce blood arsenic concentrations more than creatine alone (%change in GM FA400 + creatine -14%, 95% CI -22.2 to -5.0; creatine -7.0%, 95% CI -14.8 to 1.5; 1 study, 204 participants; low-certainty evidence); may not change urinary arsenic methylation indices (FA400 + creatine: %InAs M 13.2%, SE ± 7.0; %MMA M 10.8, SE ± 4.1; %DMA M 76, SE ± 7.8; creatine: %InAs M 14.8, SE ± 5.5; %MMA M 12.8, SE ± 4.0; %DMA M 72.4, SE ±7.6; 1 study, 190 participants; low-certainty evidence); and may reduce homocysteine concentrations to a greater extent (%change in GM FA400 + creatinine -21%, 95% CI -25.2 to -16.4; creatine -4.3%, 95% CI -9.0 to 0.7; 1 study, 204 participants; low-certainty evidence) than creatine alone. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS There is moderate-certainty evidence that FA supplements may benefit blood arsenic concentration, urinary arsenic methylation profiles, and plasma homocysteine concentration versus placebo. There is low-certainty evidence that FA supplements plus other nutrients may benefit blood arsenic and plasma homocysteine concentrations versus nutrients alone. No studies reported on cancer, all-cause mortality, neurocognitive function, or congenital anomalies. Given the limited number of RCTs, more studies conducted in diverse settings are needed to assess the effects of FA on arsenic-related health outcomes and arsenic toxicity in arsenic-exposed adults and children.
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- Sajin Bae
- Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- Faculty of Public Health, Department of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
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- Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Salazar-Reviakina A, Sierra-Bretón M, Rumbo J, Madariaga I, Tovar C, Uribe M, Sequera C, Rodríguez C, Holguín J, Sarmiento K, Hurtado-Villa P, Zarante I. Characterization of Risk Factors for Neural Tube Defects: A Case-Control Study in Bogota and Cali, Colombia, 2001-2018. J Child Neurol 2021; 36:509-516. [PMID: 33393845 DOI: 10.1177/0883073820981514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Worldwide prevalence of neural tube defects is between 1.2 and 124.1 per 10 000 live births. This study analyzes risk factors linked with neural tube defects. The study focused on the Surveillance and Monitoring Programs of Congenital Anomalies databases in Bogota and Cali. Births were monitored between 2001 and 2018. Liveborn or stillborn with neural tube defects were defined as cases, using a case-control ratio of 1:4. Paternal age, folic acid supplementation, birth weight, urban or rural origin, maternal and paternal studies, and socioeconomic levels were analyzed. Across the 215 730 births monitored, 147 cases with a rate of 6.82/10 000 live births were found (6.79-6.85). In isolated cases, lower birth weight had a P <.01. Paternal age >45 years showed an odds ratio (OR) of 4.24 (1.54-11.65), socioeconomic status 1 and 2, OR of 2.49 (1.63-3.82), maternal primary schooling or lower OR 2.61 (1.28-5.31), and housing in urban areas OR 2.4 (1.4-4.09).
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- 27964Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Institute of Human Genetics, 27964Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Institute of Human Genetics, 27964Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia
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- 27964Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Secretaría de Salud Pública de Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, 27964Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Barrientos. Bogotá, Colombia
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Health, 27964Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Cali, Colombia
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- Institute of Human Genetics, 27964Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia.,Genetics Service, Hospital Universitario San Ignacio, Bogotá, Colombia
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Xia J, Huang YH, Li J, Liu S, Chen YL, Li LL, Jiang CZ, Chen ZJ, Wang Y, Liu XM, Wang XM, Wang J. Maternal exposure to ambient particulate matter 10 μm or less in diameter before and after pregnancy, and anencephaly risk: A population-based case-control study in China. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2020; 188:109757. [PMID: 32535358 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.109757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2020] [Revised: 05/27/2020] [Accepted: 05/27/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND There is no epidemiological evidence on the effects of maternal exposure to ambient particulate matter 10 μm or less in diameter (PM10) and anencephaly risk in offspring. METHODS We conducted a population-based case-control study in Liaoning Province, China. The case group consisted of 663 cases with anencephaly and the control group consisted of 7950 healthy infants from the Maternal and Child Health Certificate Registry of Liaoning Province that were born between 2010 and 2015. Daily PM10 concentrations were obtained from 77 monitoring stations located within the study area. A multivariable logistic regression model was established to calculate the adjusted odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). RESULTS Maternal PM10 exposure was significantly associated with an increased risk of anencephaly at three months before conception (highest versus lowest tertile: OR = 1.74, 95% CI: 1.29-2.34; per 10 μg/m3 increment: OR = 1.13, 95% CI: 1.06-1.20) and three months after conception (highest versus lowest tertile: OR = 1.93, 95% CI: 1.44-2.60; per 10 μg/m3 increment: OR = 1.01, 95% CI: 0.95-1.08). The evaluation of shorter exposure windows revealed similar associations for PM10 exposure from the third month before pregnancy to the third month after pregnancy. CONCLUSIONS Maternal PM10 exposure is positively associated with anencephaly risk during the critical period of neural system development.
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- Jing Xia
- Department of Pediatrics, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Shenyang Women's and Children's Hospital, Shenyang, China.
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- Department of Science and Education, Shenyang Maternity and Child Health Hospital, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring, Liaoning Eco-environmental Monitoring Center, China
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- Liaoning Women and Children's Health Hospital, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Children's Health Prevention, Shenyang Maternity and Child Health Hospital, Shenyang, China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shenyang Ligong University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring, Liaoning Eco-environmental Monitoring Center, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
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Ren M, Jia X, Shi J, Yan L, Li Z, Lan C, Chen J, Li N, Li K, Huang J, Wu S, Lu Q, Li Z, Wang B, Liu J. Simultaneous analysis of typical halogenated endocrine disrupting chemicals and metal(loid)s in human hair. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 718:137300. [PMID: 32097838 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2019] [Revised: 02/11/2020] [Accepted: 02/12/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Hair analysis has been an important approach in evaluating population exposure to various environmental factors. To meet the requirements of human environmental epidemiology studies, we aimed to develop an efficient method for simultaneous analysis of various metal(loid)s and some typical environmental halogenated endocrine disrupting chemicals (hEDCs) (i.e., polychlorinated biphenyls, polybrominated diphenyl ethers, and organochlorine pesticides, as well as some of their hydroxyl substituted metabolites) in a single hair sample. The hair was washed successively with surfactant solutions, methanol solvent, and deionized water to remove impurities attached to the hair surface. Efficiency was comprehensively compared among various washing strategies. The hair sample was further pulverized into fine powder with a median diameter (25th-75th percentile) of 8.6 (5.9-13.5) μm. The hair organic components were extracted by acetonitrile solvent and compared with the microwave-assisted extraction method. The hEDCs in the supernatant acetonitrile phase were quantified by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, and the metal(loid)s in the precipitate hair were further analyzed by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Our developed method was further applied to analyze the hair samples of 165 pregnant women. The results showed that particles attached to the surface of the hair could not be washed off completely. However, we proposed a protocol framework to wash hair with relatively high efficience, which includes warm water incubation, and use of surfactant and organic solvent. The recoveries of the concerned hEDCs and metal(loid)s were overall in the range of 80% to 120%. For the women population, the method can efficiently recognize the typical exposure characteristics of the concerned hEDCs and metal(loid)s. Our study significantly ameliorated the deficiencies of the traditional hair washing strategy and developed an efficient method for simultaneous analysis of various metal(loid)s and hEDCs in a single hair sample. This method will provide important support for population complex exposure analysis and facilitate environmental exposome studies.
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- Mengyuan Ren
- Institute of Reproductive and Child Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, PR China; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, PR China
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- Institute of Reproductive and Child Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, PR China; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, PR China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, PR China
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- Department of Laboratorial Science and Technology, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, PR China
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- Institute of Reproductive and Child Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, PR China; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, PR China
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- Institute of Reproductive and Child Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, PR China; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, PR China
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- Institute of Reproductive and Child Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, PR China; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, PR China
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- Institute of Reproductive and Child Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, PR China; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, PR China
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- Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS, Beijing 100101, PR China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, PR China; Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences, Peking University, Ministry of Education, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences, Peking University, Ministry of Education, PR China; Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, PR China
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- Reproductive Medical Center, Peking University People's Hospital,Beijing 100044, PR China
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- Institute of Reproductive and Child Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, PR China; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, PR China.
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- Institute of Reproductive and Child Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, PR China; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, PR China.
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- Institute of Reproductive and Child Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, PR China; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, PR China
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Ren M, Yan L, Pang Y, Jia X, Huang J, Shen G, Cheng H, Wang X, Pan B, Li Z, Wang B. External interference from ambient air pollution on using hair metal(loid)s for biomarker-based exposure assessment. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2020; 137:105584. [PMID: 32106049 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2020.105584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2019] [Revised: 02/05/2020] [Accepted: 02/14/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Hair metal(loid)s are often measured as biomarkers to evaluate population internal exposure, however, hair samples could be easily contaminated by ambient particulate matter (PM) pollution. Here, we evaluated the potential external interference from ambient PM pollution on using hair metal(loid)s for population biomarker-based exposure assessment. The raw hair samples were strictly washed and placed under various indoor and outdoor scenarios for ~6 months at sites with high PM pollution. The contaminated hair was then washed using the same method. A total of 33 hair elements were quantified by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry. The surface residual PM on hair after washing was observed by scanning electron microscopy. In addition, we chose a practical exposure scenario including 77 housewives in Shanxi Province, China for validation. The results for the hair exposure experiment revealed that external contamination of some elements that had relatively high concentrations in hair was generally mild in both indoor and outdoor exposure scenarios (i.e., Zn, Mg, Se, Fe, Sr, Ti, Mn, Sn, Ge, U, Co, Mo, and As). A relatively higher external contamination of other elements (e.g., Al, Cr, Pb, Cd, Li, and most rare earth elements (REEs)) was observed, especially for those elements with relatively low hair concentrations (e.g., Cd, and REEs) in the outdoor environment. This finding was due mainly to some small ambient PM not being fully removed by the current washing strategy when the hair sample was heavily contaminated. However, results from practical exposure scenario of the housewives showed that there were overall no significant differences of hair metal(loid)s between the housewives using coal and clean energy for cooking. We concluded that the external interference on hair internal metal(loid) analysis could be negligible when hair was efficiently washed, especially for population with relatively longer indoor activities. It is therefore promising to use hair analysis for their population exposure assessment.
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- Mengyuan Ren
- Institute of Reproductive and Child Health, Peking University/Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health, National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China, Beijing 100191, PR China; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, PR China
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- Department of Laboratorial Science and Technology, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, PR China
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- Institute of Reproductive and Child Health, Peking University/Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health, National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China, Beijing 100191, PR China; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, PR China
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- Institute of Reproductive and Child Health, Peking University/Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health, National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China, Beijing 100191, PR China; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, PR China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, PR China
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- College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, 100871, PR China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650051, PR China
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- College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, 100871, PR China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650051, PR China
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- Institute of Reproductive and Child Health, Peking University/Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health, National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China, Beijing 100191, PR China; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, PR China
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- Institute of Reproductive and Child Health, Peking University/Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health, National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China, Beijing 100191, PR China; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, PR China.
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