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[ZD33] Arsenic exposure and health risk assessment for adult population
Key message
Concentrations of total arsenic in blood, urine and breast milk in Slovenia are low and comparable to concentrations worldwide.
Long-term surveillance will be possible once regular national human biomonitoring is established.
Charts
Horvat et al., 2015
Slovenia[µg/L] | rural environment[µg/L] | urban environment[µg/L] | potentially contaminated environment[µg/L] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Slovenia | 0.97 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kočevje in Cerknica | 0 | 0.71 | 0 | 0 |
Pomurje | 0 | 0.83 | 0 | 0 |
Savinjsko-posavska regija | 0 | 0.81 | 0 | 0 |
Ljubljana | 0 | 0 | 1.01 | 0 |
Maribor | 0 | 0 | 0.84 | 0 |
Obalna mesta | 0 | 0 | 2.11 | 0 |
Bela krajina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.69 |
Celje | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.94 |
Mežiška dolina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.83 |
Zasavje | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.92 |
Jesenice | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.99 |
Posočje in Idrija | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.12 |
Horvat et al., 2015
Slovenia[µg/g creatinine] | rural environment[µg/g creatinine] | urban environment[µg/g creatinine] | potentially contaminated environment[µg/g creatinine] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Slovenia | 7.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pomurje | 0 | 5.59 | 0 | 0 |
Savinjsko-posavska regija | 0 | 5.83 | 0 | 0 |
Maribor | 0 | 0 | 4.07 | 0 |
Obalna mesta | 0 | 0 | 15.47 | 0 |
Celje | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.79 |
Mežiška dolina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.62 |
Zasavje | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.57 |
Jesenice | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.21 |
Posočje in Idrija | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.99 |
Horvat et al., 2015
Slovenia[µg/L] | rural environment[µg/L] | urban environment[µg/L] | potentially contaminated environment[µg/L] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Slovenia | 0.19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kočevje in Cerknica | 0 | 0.16 | 0 | 0 |
Pomurje | 0 | 0.16 | 0 | 0 |
Savinjsko-posavska regija | 0 | 0.17 | 0 | 0 |
Ljubljana | 0 | 0 | 0.21 | 0 |
Maribor | 0 | 0 | 0.15 | 0 |
Obalna mesta | 0 | 0 | 0.42 | 0 |
Bela krajina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.18 |
Celje | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.14 |
Mežiška dolina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.16 |
Zasavje | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.22 |
Jesenice | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.15 |
Posočje in Idrija | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.15 |
Horvat et al., 2015; Kim et al., 2017; Nisse et al., 2016; Stojsavljević et al., 2019; WHO Regional Office for Europe, 2015
*northern part
Content of total arsenic (geometric mean) in blood (µg/L) [µg/L] | |
|---|---|
Slovenia (2007–2014) | 0.97 |
Korea (2014–2016) | 7.19 |
France* (2008–2010) | 1.67 |
Brazil (2008–2010) | 1.10 |
China (2009–2010) | 2.33 |
Germany (1990–1992) | 0.50 |
Germany (1998) | 0.61 |
Serbia (2018) | 0.53 |
Horvat et al., 2015; Cheung et al., 2020; Nisse et al., 2015; Saoudi et al., 2012; WHO Regional Office for Europe, 2015
*northern part
Content of total arsenic (geometric mean) in urine (µg/g kreatinina )[µg/g creatinine] | |
|---|---|
Slovenia (2007–2014) | 7.03 |
France (2006–2007) | 12 |
France* (2008–2010) | 16.10 |
Belgium (2007–2011) | 15.90 |
Belgium (2010–2011) | 8.40 |
Canada (2007–2008) | 14 |
Canada (2009–2011) | 8.60 |
South Korea (2008) | 41.10 |
USA (2007–2008) | 9 |
USA (2009–2010) | 10.80 |
