在格陵兰西部的海鲜加工工人中,持久性有机污染物
Maria Wielsøe1, Manhai Long1, Jakob Hjort Bønløkke2
1Centre for Arctic Health & Molecular Epidemiology, Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Bartholins Allé 2, 8000, Aarhus, Denmark.
International journal of hygiene and environmental health
|November 8, 2024
概括
格陵兰的海鲜工人比一般人群显示持久性有机污染物 (POP) 的水平明显高. 暴露量因工作场所而异,突出了针对性公共卫生策略的需要和北极饮食中减少POPs的需要.
科学领域:
- 环境健康 环境健康
- 职业健康 职业健康 职业健康
- 北极地区毒理学
背景情况:
- 格陵兰岛的人口通过食用海洋食品而面临着高度暴露于持久性有机污染物 (POPs).
- 渔业对格陵兰的经济和文化至关重要,雇佣了大量的劳动力.
研究的目的:
- 调查格陵兰西海岸的海产品加工工人中的POPs (PCB,OCP,PFAS) 暴露情况.
- 检查POP暴露的决定因素,包括年龄,吸烟,种族和工作场所.
- 探索POPs与呼吸系统健康 (喘,过敏,肺功能) 之间的关联.
主要方法:
- 研究包括382名海鲜加工工人 (2016-2018年),主要是因纽特人 (93%),来自工厂和鱼船.
- 收集的数据:临床检查,问卷 (种族,职业,健康,吸烟),血清和POP分析.
- 统计分析:ANCOVA用于群体差异,多重回归用于与健康结果的关联.
主要成果:
- 与格陵兰的一般人口相比,海鲜工作人员的POP水平高出2-6倍.
- 法罗群岛工人的脂友性POP (PCB,OCP) 含量较高;因纽特工人的PFAS含量较高.
- 在小型工厂的工人中,PFAS的含量较高; lipPOPs没有差异.
- PFAS与肺功能有积极的关联,在调整后,这种关联变得无意义.
- 没有发现POPs和喘或过敏患病率之间有显著的关联.
结论:
- 格陵兰岛的海鲜加工工人显著增加了POP暴露率,因种族和工作场所而异.
- 饮食和生活方式可能有助于暴露差异,但不能排除职业来源.
- 调查结果强调需要对POP来源进行进一步研究,并为北极人口的公共卫生战略提供信息.
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