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      Assessment of Typical Heavy Metals in Human Hair of Different Age Groups and Foodstuffs in Beijing, China

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          Human hair of different age groups and foodstuff samples were collected in Beijing, China. The concerned metals—Cd, Cr, Pb, As, and Hg—were analyzed, and the metal levels in relation to age, gender, and dietary intake were further assessed. Results showed the highest level of the metals was shown by Pb, with an average concentration of 1.557 ± 0.779 mg/kg, followed by Cr (0.782 ± 0.394), Hg (0.284 ± 0.094), As (0.127 ± 0.078), and Cd (0.071 ± 0.032), following a decreasing order of Pb > Cr > Hg > As > Cd, which were all below the upper limit of normal values in China. The heavy metal concentrations varied greatly among different age groups, and higher concentrations for Cd, Cr, Pb, and As appeared in female hair, whereas higher Hg concentration were found in male hair, suggesting that age and gender were not crucial factors for assessing metal concentrations in human hair. The ingestion of cereals and vegetables were the main route by which heavy metals in the environment create hazardous health effects for local inhabitants, but the estimated metal intakes through food consumption were all lower than the proposed limit of Provisional Tolerable Weekly Intake (PTWI), indicating that heavy metals posed no health risks for the inhabitants. Furthermore, little relationship was found between metal intakes and the corresponding metal levels in hair. Nevertheless, the results of this study can be used to analyze the internal heavy metal burden in the resident population of Beijing area and can also serve as reference for further studies.

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                Journal
                Int J Environ Res Public Health
                Int J Environ Res Public Health
                ijerph
                International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
                MDPI
                1661-7827
                1660-4601
                14 August 2017
                August 2017
                : 14
                : 8
                : 914
                Affiliations
                [1 ]Beijing Research Center for Agricultural Standards and Testing, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Science, Beijing 100097, China; liangg@ 123456brcast.org.cn
                [2 ]Risk Assessment Lab for Agro-Products, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing 100097, China
                [3 ]State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
                Author notes
                [* ]Correspondence: panlg@ 123456nercita.org.cn (L.P.); xhliu@ 123456bnu.edu.cn (X.L.); Tel.: +86-10-51503729 (L.P.); +86-10-58802996 (X.L.)
                Author information
                https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8171-9214
                Article
                ijerph-14-00914
                10.3390/ijerph14080914
                5580617
                28805752
                716c5f41-6c69-4fa6-9ada-46fa8cde79c4
                © 2017 by the authors.

                Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

                History
                : 04 July 2017
                : 10 August 2017
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                Public health
                human hair,heavy metals,age groups,bio-indicator
                Public health
                human hair, heavy metals, age groups, bio-indicator

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