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Effect of acid precipitation on retention and excretion of elements in man

Bensryd, I LU ; Rylander, L LU orcid ; Högstedt, B ; Aprea, P LU ; Bratt, I ; Fåhraéus, C ; Holmén, A ; Karlsson, A ; Nilsson, A and Svensson, B L , et al. (1994) In Science of the Total Environment 145(1-2). p.81-102
Abstract

From a population of 8918 farmers, 237 were selected whose consumption of locally produced foods was high. The subjects' water sources, private wells, were of different degrees of acidity. Significant associations between pH (median 6.7, range 4.7-8.6) of the drinking water and element concentrations were found. The correlation was negative for aluminium (Al; median 0.07 mumol/l), cadmium (Cd; 0.44 nmol/l), copper (Cu; 0.24 mumol/l) and lead (Pb; 1.9 nmol/l), and positive for calcium (Ca; 0.62 mmol/l) and magnesium (Mg; 0.21 mmol/l). Associations could not be found between the pH of, or element concentrations in, the water and concentrations of A1 (0.17 mumol/l), Mg (0.86 mmol/l) and selenium (Se; 1.0 mumol/l) in plasma, Cd (2.0... (More)

From a population of 8918 farmers, 237 were selected whose consumption of locally produced foods was high. The subjects' water sources, private wells, were of different degrees of acidity. Significant associations between pH (median 6.7, range 4.7-8.6) of the drinking water and element concentrations were found. The correlation was negative for aluminium (Al; median 0.07 mumol/l), cadmium (Cd; 0.44 nmol/l), copper (Cu; 0.24 mumol/l) and lead (Pb; 1.9 nmol/l), and positive for calcium (Ca; 0.62 mmol/l) and magnesium (Mg; 0.21 mmol/l). Associations could not be found between the pH of, or element concentrations in, the water and concentrations of A1 (0.17 mumol/l), Mg (0.86 mmol/l) and selenium (Se; 1.0 mumol/l) in plasma, Cd (2.0 nmol/l), Pb (0.19 mumol/l) and mercury (Hg; 13 nmol/l) in blood, or A1 (12 mumol/mol creatinine) and Cu (11 mumol/mol creatinine) in urine. The concentrations of Hg in blood and Se in plasma were related to fish consumption, Cd and Pb in blood to smoking, A1 in urine to antacid intake, Pb in blood to rifle activities and hunting, and Hg in blood to hunting. Acid precipitation has an effect on element concentrations in drinking water, but not on the retention of those elements in the subjects investigated.

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Acid Rain/adverse effects, Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Food Contamination/analysis, Humans, Hydrogen-Ion Concentration, Metals/analysis, Middle Aged, Sweden, Water Supply/analysis
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Science of the Total Environment
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145
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1-2
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22 pages
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Elsevier
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  • pmid:8016632
  • scopus:0028344899
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0048-9697
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10.1016/0048-9697(94)90299-2
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English
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  author       = {{Bensryd, I and Rylander, L and Högstedt, B and Aprea, P and Bratt, I and Fåhraéus, C and Holmén, A and Karlsson, A and Nilsson, A and Svensson, B L and Schütz, A and Thomassen, Y and Skerfving, Staffan}},
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  keywords     = {{Acid Rain/adverse effects; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Food Contamination/analysis; Humans; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; Metals/analysis; Middle Aged; Sweden; Water Supply/analysis}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{05}},
  number       = {{1-2}},
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  publisher    = {{Elsevier}},
  series       = {{Science of the Total Environment}},
  title        = {{Effect of acid precipitation on retention and excretion of elements in man}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0048-9697(94)90299-2}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/0048-9697(94)90299-2}},
  volume       = {{145}},
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