KAZALCI OKOLJA

Key message
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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

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

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

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