Establishment of urinary reference values for essential and non-essential chemical elements in Brazilian children

Author(s)

Renan Martins Varrique

• Document type: Master's Dissertation
• Press: Ribeirão Preto.
• Institution: Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto (PCARP/BC)
• Defense date: 2014-02-27

Examining board members

Fernando Barbosa Junior; Monica Maria Bastos Paoliello; Afonso Dinis Costa Passos

• Advisor: Fernando Barbosa Junior

Abstract

There is no research involving the determination of chemical elements in biological fluids and the development of reference values in Brazil for its child population. Human biomonitoring of chemical elements has great importance in human health assessment, however, in analysis of Brazilian biomonitoring studies, the results are usually compared with values established for other countries, which can lead to an erroneous estimate of the risk. Thus, the aim of this study was to determine the concentration of essential and nonessential elements in Brazilian children (6-14 years), proposing reference values for Cd, Co, Li, Mo, Pt and Sb. To develop the study, urine samples obtained by the \"Pesquisa Nacional para Avaliação do Impacto da Iodação do Sal\" (PNAISAL) were used, taking a sample of 6,965 randomly chosen, covering all Brazilian regions. Samples were directly analyzed by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry ICP-MS against matrix-matching calibration. Creatinine measurement was done to correct possible effects of sample dilution. The mean concentrations obtained for Cd, Co, Li, Mo, Sb and Pt elements were 0.267, 0.769, 7.949, 66.839, 0.022 and 2.389 ?g/g of creatinine, respectively. The data were compared with results from biomonitoring studies for Brazilian adult and foreign populations, highlighting the need for stipulation of reference values for Brazilian child population. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 11/14608-5 - Establishment of reference values in urine for essential and non-essential chemical elements in Brazilian children
• Grantee: Renan Martins Varrique
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master