ArticleJournal of Korean medical science2016
Environmental Exposure to Arsenic, Lead, and Cadmium in People Living near Janghang Copper Smelter in Korea.
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- Association Between Multiple Heavy Metal Exposures and Cholesterol Levels in Residents Living Near a Smelter Plant in Korea.Journal of Korean medical science · 2024Article
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- Chronic Exposure to Lead and Cadmium in Residents Living Near a Zinc Smelter.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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- The Immunotoxicity of Chronic Exposure to High Levels of Lead: An Ex Vivo Investigation.Toxics · 2020Article
- The pollution indices of trace elements in soils and plants close to the copper and zinc smelting works in Poland's Lower Silesia.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2020Article
- Copper-zinc imbalance induces kidney tubule damage and oxidative stress in a population exposed to chronic environmental cadmium.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2020Article
- Changes in rat myocardium contractility under subchronic intoxication with lead and cadmium salts administered alone or in combination.Toxicology reports · 2020Article
- A Case-Control Study of Skin Cancer and Exposure of Toxic Heavy Metals.Annals of dermatology · 2018Article
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Abstract
Concentrations of heavy metals exceed safety thresholds in the soil near Janghang Copper Refinery, a smelter in Korea that operated from 1936 to 1989. This study was conducted to evaluate the level of exposure to toxic metals and the potential effect on health in people living near the smelter. The study included 572 adults living within 4 km of the smelter and compared them with 413 controls group of people living similar lifestyles in a rural area approximately 15 km from the smelter. Urinary arsenic (As) level did not decrease according to the distance from the smelter, regardless of gender and working history in smelters and mines. However, in subjects who had no occupational exposure to toxic metals, blood lead (Pb) and cadmium (Cd) and urinary Cd decreased according to the distance from the smelter, both in men and women. Additionally, the distance from the smelter was a determinant factor for a decrease of As, Pb, and Cd in multiple regression models, respectively. On the other hands, urinary Cd was a risk factor for renal tubular dysfunction in populations living near the smelter. These results suggest that Janghang copper smelter was a main contamination source of As, Pb, and Cd, and populations living near the smelter suffered some adverse health effects as a consequence. The local population should be advised to make efforts to reduce exposure to environmental contaminants, in order to minimize potential health effects, and to pay close attention to any health problems possibly related to toxic metal exposure.
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