Biomonitoring for uranium exposure among young children living in nineteen states across five regions of Brazil

Autor(es)

Martins, Jr., Airton Cunha ^[1] ; Gallimberti, Matheus ^[1] ; de Oliveira Souza, Vanessa Cristina ^[1] ; Rocha, Bruno Alves ^[1] ; Barbosa, Jr., Fernando ^[1]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Ciencias Farmaceut Ribeirao Preto, Lab Toxicol & Essencialidade Met, Ave Cafe S-N, BR-14049903 Ribeirao Preto, SP - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: JOURNAL OF RADIOANALYTICAL AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY; v. 317, n. 2, p. 779-785, AUG 2018.
• Citações Web of Science: 0

Resumo

In this study, concentration of uranium was determined in urine samples collected from 400 Brazilian children (6-14 years old) from different geographic regions. The mean concentration was 33.2 ng/g creatinine. Urinary concentrations of uranium were found to have region and age as predictors. The concentrations of uranium were higher in the South, Southeast and Central-West than in the other regions of Brazil. Moreover, higher concentrations of this element were found in younger children (< 10 years old). To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to report the exposure of a Brazilian population to uranium. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 13/23710-3 - Uso da espectroscopia Shpol'skii e LC-MS/MS para a determinação do bisfenol A e análogos em amostras de urina e avaliação da exposição em crianças residentes no estado de São Paulo
• Beneficiário: Bruno Alves Rocha
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Pós-Doutorado