Hair Mercury Levels Detection in Fishermen from Sicily (Italy) by ICP-MS Method after Microwave-Assisted Digestion
A number of ninety-six hair samples from Sicilian fishermen were examined for total mercury detection by an Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) method. The mercury levels obtained were compared with mercury levels of 96 hair samples from a control group, in order to assess potentia...
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| author | Giuseppe Giangrosso Gaetano Cammilleri Andrea Macaluso Antonio Vella Nicolantonio D’Orazio Stefania Graci Gianluigi Maria Lo Dico Fabio Galvano Margherita Giangrosso Vincenzo Ferrantelli |
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| description | A number of ninety-six hair samples from Sicilian fishermen were examined for total mercury detection by an Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) method. The mercury levels obtained were compared with mercury levels of 96 hair samples from a control group, in order to assess potential exposure to heavy metals of Sicilian fishermen due to fish consumption and closeness to industrial activities. Furthermore, the mercury levels obtained from hair samples were sorted by sampling area in order to verify the possible risks linked to the different locations. The overall mean concentration in the hair of the population of fishermen was 6.45±7.03 μg g−1, with a highest value in a fisherman of Sciacca (16.48 μg g−1). Hair mercury concentration in fishermen group was significantly higher than in control group (p<0.01). There was no significant difference in hair total mercury concentrations between sampling areas (p>0.05). The results of this study indicate a greater risk of exposure to mercury in Sicilian fishermen, in comparison to the control population, due to the high consumption of fish and the close relationship with sources of exposure (ports, dumps, etc.). |
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| spelling | doaj-art-240e910ac69942d6be9f454bab9f6ac82025-02-03T05:46:33ZengWileyBioinorganic Chemistry and Applications1565-36331687-479X2016-01-01201610.1155/2016/54080145408014Hair Mercury Levels Detection in Fishermen from Sicily (Italy) by ICP-MS Method after Microwave-Assisted DigestionGiuseppe Giangrosso0Gaetano Cammilleri1Andrea Macaluso2Antonio Vella3Nicolantonio D’Orazio4Stefania Graci5Gianluigi Maria Lo Dico6Fabio Galvano7Margherita Giangrosso8Vincenzo Ferrantelli9Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia “A. Mirri”, Via Gino Marinuzzi 3, 90129 Palermo, ItalyIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia “A. Mirri”, Via Gino Marinuzzi 3, 90129 Palermo, ItalyIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia “A. Mirri”, Via Gino Marinuzzi 3, 90129 Palermo, ItalyIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia “A. Mirri”, Via Gino Marinuzzi 3, 90129 Palermo, ItalyDipartimento di Scienze Mediche, Orali e Biotecnologiche, Università degli Studi di Chieti, 66100 Chieti, ItalyIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia “A. Mirri”, Via Gino Marinuzzi 3, 90129 Palermo, ItalyIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia “A. Mirri”, Via Gino Marinuzzi 3, 90129 Palermo, ItalyDipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco, Università degli Studi di Catania, 95125 Catania, ItalyFacoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università degli Studi di Palermo, 90127 Palermo, ItalyIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia “A. Mirri”, Via Gino Marinuzzi 3, 90129 Palermo, ItalyA number of ninety-six hair samples from Sicilian fishermen were examined for total mercury detection by an Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) method. The mercury levels obtained were compared with mercury levels of 96 hair samples from a control group, in order to assess potential exposure to heavy metals of Sicilian fishermen due to fish consumption and closeness to industrial activities. Furthermore, the mercury levels obtained from hair samples were sorted by sampling area in order to verify the possible risks linked to the different locations. The overall mean concentration in the hair of the population of fishermen was 6.45±7.03 μg g−1, with a highest value in a fisherman of Sciacca (16.48 μg g−1). Hair mercury concentration in fishermen group was significantly higher than in control group (p<0.01). There was no significant difference in hair total mercury concentrations between sampling areas (p>0.05). The results of this study indicate a greater risk of exposure to mercury in Sicilian fishermen, in comparison to the control population, due to the high consumption of fish and the close relationship with sources of exposure (ports, dumps, etc.).http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/5408014 |
| spellingShingle | Giuseppe Giangrosso Gaetano Cammilleri Andrea Macaluso Antonio Vella Nicolantonio D’Orazio Stefania Graci Gianluigi Maria Lo Dico Fabio Galvano Margherita Giangrosso Vincenzo Ferrantelli Hair Mercury Levels Detection in Fishermen from Sicily (Italy) by ICP-MS Method after Microwave-Assisted Digestion Bioinorganic Chemistry and Applications |
| title | Hair Mercury Levels Detection in Fishermen from Sicily (Italy) by ICP-MS Method after Microwave-Assisted Digestion |
| title_full | Hair Mercury Levels Detection in Fishermen from Sicily (Italy) by ICP-MS Method after Microwave-Assisted Digestion |
| title_fullStr | Hair Mercury Levels Detection in Fishermen from Sicily (Italy) by ICP-MS Method after Microwave-Assisted Digestion |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hair Mercury Levels Detection in Fishermen from Sicily (Italy) by ICP-MS Method after Microwave-Assisted Digestion |
| title_short | Hair Mercury Levels Detection in Fishermen from Sicily (Italy) by ICP-MS Method after Microwave-Assisted Digestion |
| title_sort | hair mercury levels detection in fishermen from sicily italy by icp ms method after microwave assisted digestion |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/5408014 |
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