Mercury levels in the hair of pregnant women and women dentists at childbearing age, living in costal areas of Greece

dc.contributor.author	Χαλκιάς, Αλέξανδρος	el
dc.contributor.author	Μπαμπάτσικου, Φωτούλα Π.	el
dc.contributor.author	Νεστορίδου, Αικατερίνη	el
dc.contributor.author	Ζάγκαλης, Θεολόγος	el
dc.date.accessioned	2014-12-23T20:38:09Z
dc.date.issued	2014-12-23
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/3143
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/	*
dc.subject	mercury
dc.subject	Maternity clothes
dc.subject	women dentists
dc.subject	seafood consumption
dc.subject	Hair
dc.subject	Υδράργυρος
dc.subject	εγκυμοσύνη
dc.subject	οδοντίατρος γυναίκα
dc.subject	κατανάλωση θαλασσινών τροφών
dc.subject	μαλλιά
dc.title	Mercury levels in the hair of pregnant women and women dentists at childbearing age, living in costal areas of Greece	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.classification	Medicine
heal.classification	Public health
heal.classification	Ιατρική
heal.classification	Δημόσια υγεία
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heal.recordProvider	Τεχνολογικό Εκπαιδευτικό Ίδρυμα Αθήνας. Σχολή Επαγγελμάτων Υγείας και Πρόνοιας. Τμήμα Νοσηλευτικής	el
heal.publicationDate	2008-04-01
heal.bibliographicCitation	Chalkias, A., Babatsikou, F., Nestoridou, A., Zagkalis, T. (April 2008). Mercury levels in the hair of pregnant women and women dentists at childbearing age, living in costal areas of Greece. "Review of Clinical and Pharmacokinetics, International". 21: p. 47-52	el
heal.abstract	The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effective exposure to mercury of pregnant women and women dentists at childbearing age, living in coastal areas of Greece. Scalp hair samples were taken from 30 pregnant women aged from 19 to 39 who reside in Attica and Zante inland and from 36 dentist women aged from 27 to 44 who had their dental surgeries in Athens. The participants completed standardized weekly nutritional questionnaires. The levels of mercury were determined by atomic absorption spectrophotometer. In all the examined samples mercury levels have been found within acceptable limits, established by FAO/WHO/UNEP and the mean value, in both groups, were lower than in most similar studies. Mercury concentration in women dentists was about twice that of pregnant women even after controlling for confounding factors. The findings suggest that there is no evident risk for both groups when seafood consumption is relatively low. The eventual risk would be significantly higher for women at childbearing age working in dental surgeries. Possible health hazard might exist for women living in small non-touristic inlands and seaboard towns, consuming large quantities of seafood.	en
heal.publisher	Pharmakon Press	en
heal.journalName	Review of Clinical and Pharmacokinetics, International	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
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