Monitoring exposure to heavy metals among children in Lake Victoria, Kenya: environmental and fish matrix.

نویسندگان

  • Elijah Oyoo-Okoth
  • Wim Admiraal
  • Odipo Osano
  • Veronica Ngure
  • Michiel H S Kraak
  • Elijah S Omutange
چکیده

This study used hair and nails to biomonitor heavy metals (Pb, Cd, Cr and Cu) from geological source and exposure through regular fish consumption among children in Lake Victoria, Kenya. Concentration of Pb and Cu in water reflected anthropogenic pathways, while Cd and Cr reflected accumulation from the catchment basin. Higher concentration of heavy metals in the nails samples than the hair samples suggested longer term exposure. The estimated intake of Cd and Cr from fish in one site associated with high concentration of the metals from geological source was appreciably above the respective recommended daily allowance, signifying possible health risks to humans. Significant correlations between Pb, Cd and Cu in hair, nails and heavy metals from fish consumed suggested fish consumption as possible pathway of heavy metals in humans. Possible health risks from heavy metals were likely due to consumption of higher quantities of fish and from geological basins.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

دوره 73 7  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2010