Human hair mercury levels in the Wanshan mercury mining area,Guizhou Province,China |
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| Authors: | Ping Li Xinbin Feng Guangle Qiu Lihai Shang Guanghui Li |
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| Institution: | (1) State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang, 550002, China;(2) Graduate University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China; |
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| Abstract: | The total mercury (T-Hg) and methyl mercury (Me-Hg) concentrations in the hair were measured to evaluate mercury (Hg) exposure
for the residents in Da-shui-xi Village (DSX) and Xia-chang-xi Village (XCX) in the Wanshan Hg mining area, Guizhou Province,
Southwestern China. The mean concentrations in the hair of DSX residents were 5.5 ± 2.7 μg/g and 1.9 ± 0.9 μg/g for T-Hg and
Me-Hg, respectively. The concentrations in the hair of XCX residents were 3.3 ± 1.4 μg/g and 1.2 ± 0.5 μg/g for T-Hg and Me-Hg,
respectively. Hair Me-Hg concentrations were significantly correlated to T-Hg (r = 0.42, P < 0.01) in the two sites; on average, hair Me-Hg concentration accounted for 40 and 44% of T-Hg for DSX and XCX residents,
respectively. Age has no obvious correlation with hair Hg and the hair Hg levels showed a significant gender difference, with
higher T-Hg and Me-Hg concentrations in the hair from males than females. The rice collected from the two sites showed high
levels of T-Hg and Me-Hg concentration. The results indicated a certain Hg exposure for the residents in DSX and XCX in the
Wanshan Hg mining area. |
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