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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.


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Figure ZD33-1: Content of total arsenic (geometric mean) in blood (µg/L) in Slovenia from 2007-2014
Sources: 

Horvat et al., 2015

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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

Figure ZD33-2: Content of total arsenic (geometric mean) in urine in Slovenia from 2007–2014
Sources: 

Horvat et al., 2015

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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

Figure ZD33-3: Content of total arsenic (geometric mean) in maternal milk in Slovenia from 2007–2014
Sources: 

Horvat et al., 2015

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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

Figure ZD33-4: Content of total arsenic (geometric mean) in blood around the world from 1990-2018
Sources: 

Horvat et al., 2015; Kim et al., 2017; Nisse et al., 2016; Stojsavljević et al., 2019; WHO Regional Office for Europe, 2015

Chart note: 

*northern part

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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

Figure ZD33-5: Content of total arsenic (geometric mean) in blood around the world from 2006–2014
Sources: 

Horvat et al., 2015; Cheung et al., 2020; Nisse et al., 2015; Saoudi et al., 2012; WHO Regional Office for Europe, 2015

Chart note: 

*northern part

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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