caa a22 4500 606200053 CHVBK 20210128100942.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150601xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10653-014-9665-9 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10653-014-9665-9 Mercury hair levels and factors that influence exposure for residents of Huancavelica, Peru [Elektronische Daten] [Nicole Hagan, Nicholas Robins, Heileen Hsu-Kim, Susan Halabi, Ruben Espinoza Gonzales, Enrique Ecos, Daniel Richter, John Vandenberg] Between 1564 and 1810, nearly 17,000 metric tons of mercury (Hg) vapor was released to the environment during cinnabar refining in the small town of Huancavelica, Peru. The present study characterizes individual exposure to mercury using total and speciated Hg from residential samples, total Hg in hair, and self-reported questionnaire data regarding factors influencing exposure (e.g., frequency of fish consumption, occupation). Total Hg concentrations in hair from 118 participants ranged from 0.10 to 3.6µg/g, similar to concentrations found in the USA and lower than concentrations in other Hg-exposed populations around the world. Pearson's correlation coefficients for data in this study suggest that there is a positive correlation between concentrations of total Hg in hair and concentrations of total Hg in adobe bricks, dirt floors, and surface dust; however, these correlations are not statistically significant. Results of a one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) identified that total Hg concentrations in hair were significantly related to gender (p<0.001), living in a neighborhood where smelters were previously located (p=0.021), smoking status (p=0.003), frequency of house cleaning (p=0.019), and frequency of fish consumption (p=0.046). These results highlight the need for further studies to better characterize Hg exposure in Huancavelica, particularly as related to residential contamination. A comprehensive analysis of residential Hg contamination and exposure in Huancavelica will guide the development and implementation of mitigation and remediation strategies in the community to reduce potential health risks from residential Hg exposure. Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht, 2014 Adobe nationallicence Hair nationallicence Health nationallicence Mercury nationallicence Soil nationallicence Hagan Nicole Environmental Sciences and Engineering, University of North Carolina, CB 7431, 27599, Chapel Hill, NC, USA aut Robins Nicholas Department of History, North Carolina State University, 467 Withers Hall, 27695, Raleigh, NC, USA aut Hsu-Kim Heileen Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Duke University, 121 Hudson Hall, Box 90287, 27708, Durham, NC, USA aut Halabi Susan Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Duke University, Medical Center, Box 2717, 27710, Durham, NC, USA aut Espinoza Gonzales Ruben Environmental Health Council, Jr. San Juan Evagenlio 527, Ascención, Huancavelica, Peru aut Ecos Enrique Departmental Hospital of Huancavelica, Huancavelica, Peru aut Richter Daniel Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, LSRC, Box 90328, 27708, Durham, NC, USA aut Vandenberg John Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 109 T.W. Alexander Drive, 27711, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA aut Environmental Geochemistry and Health Springer Netherlands 37/3(2015-06-01), 507-514 0269-4042 37:3<507 2015 37 10653 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-014-9665-9 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-014-9665-9 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Hagan Nicole Environmental Sciences and Engineering, University of North Carolina, CB 7431, 27599, Chapel Hill, NC, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Robins Nicholas Department of History, North Carolina State University, 467 Withers Hall, 27695, Raleigh, NC, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Hsu-Kim Heileen Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Duke University, 121 Hudson Hall, Box 90287, 27708, Durham, NC, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Halabi Susan Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Duke University, Medical Center, Box 2717, 27710, Durham, NC, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Espinoza Gonzales Ruben Environmental Health Council, Jr. San Juan Evagenlio 527, Ascención, Huancavelica, Peru aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Ecos Enrique Departmental Hospital of Huancavelica, Huancavelica, Peru aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Richter Daniel Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, LSRC, Box 90328, 27708, Durham, NC, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Vandenberg John Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 109 T.W. Alexander Drive, 27711, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Environmental Geochemistry and Health Springer Netherlands 37/3(2015-06-01), 507-514 0269-4042 37:3<507 2015 37 10653