Toxic metals in children's toys and jewelry: coupling bioaccessibility with risk assessment.

نویسندگان

  • Xin-Yi Cui
  • Shi-Wei Li
  • Shu-Jun Zhang
  • Ying-Ying Fan
  • Lena Q Ma
چکیده

A total of 45 children's toys and jewelry were tested for total and bioaccessible metal concentrations. Total As, Cd, Sb, Cr, Ni, and Pb concentrations were 0.22-19, 0.01-139, 0.1-189, 0.06-846, 0.14-2894 and 0.08-860,000 mg kg(-1). Metallic products had the highest concentrations, with 3-7 out of 13 samples exceeding the European Union safety limit for Cd, Pb, Cr, or Ni. However, assessment based on hazard index >1 and bioaccessible metal showed different trends. Under saliva mobilization or gastric ingestion, 11 out of 45 samples showed HI >1 for As, Cd, Sb, Cr, or Ni. Pb with the highest total concentration showed HI <1 for all samples while Ni showed the most hazard with HI up to 113. Our data suggest the importance of using bioaccessibility to evaluate health hazard of metals in children's toys and jewelry, and besides Pb and Cd, As, Ni, Cr, and Sb in children's products also deserve attention.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Environmental pollution

دوره 200  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2015