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Environ Health Perspect ; 124(9): 1462-70, 2016 09.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26745545

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BACKGROUND: Soil/dust ingestion rates are important variables in assessing children's health risks in contaminated environments. Current estimates are based largely on soil tracer methodology, which is limited by analytical uncertainty, small sample size, and short study duration. OBJECTIVES: The objective was to estimate site-specific soil/dust ingestion rates through reevaluation of the lead absorption dose-response relationship using new bioavailability data from the Bunker Hill Mining and Metallurgical Complex Superfund Site (BHSS) in Idaho, USA. METHODS: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in vitro bioavailability methodology was applied to archived BHSS soil and dust samples. Using age-specific biokinetic slope factors, we related bioavailable lead from these sources to children's blood lead levels (BLLs) monitored during cleanup from 1988 through 2002. Quantitative regression analyses and exposure assessment guidance were used to develop candidate soil/dust source partition scenarios estimating lead intake, allowing estimation of age-specific soil/dust ingestion rates. These ingestion rate and bioavailability estimates were simultaneously applied to the U.S. EPA Integrated Exposure Uptake Biokinetic Model for Lead in Children to determine those combinations best approximating observed BLLs. RESULTS: Absolute soil and house dust bioavailability averaged 33% (SD ± 4%) and 28% (SD ± 6%), respectively. Estimated BHSS age-specific soil/dust ingestion rates are 86-94 mg/day for 6-month- to 2-year-old children and 51-67 mg/day for 2- to 9-year-old children. CONCLUSIONS: Soil/dust ingestion rate estimates for 1- to 9-year-old children at the BHSS are lower than those commonly used in human health risk assessment. A substantial component of children's exposure comes from sources beyond the immediate home environment. CITATION: von Lindern I, Spalinger S, Stifelman ML, Stanek LW, Bartrem C. 2016. Estimating children's soil/dust ingestion rates through retrospective analyses of blood lead biomonitoring from the Bunker Hill Superfund Site in Idaho. Environ Health Perspect 124:1462-1470; http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1510144.


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Polvo/análisis , Exposición a Riesgos Ambientales , Contaminantes Ambientales/sangre , Plomo/sangre , Absorción Fisiológica , Adolescente , Disponibilidad Biológica , Niño , Preescolar , Relación Dosis-Respuesta a Droga , Monitoreo del Ambiente , Contaminantes Ambientales/farmacocinética , Humanos , Idaho , Lactante , Recién Nacido , Plomo/farmacocinética , Estudios Retrospectivos , Contaminantes del Suelo/sangre , Contaminantes del Suelo/farmacocinética
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Environ Health Perspect ; 120(9): 1238-42, 2012 Sep.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22645280

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OBJECTIVES: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is working toward gaining a better understanding of the human health impacts of exposure to complex air pollutant mixtures and the key features that drive the toxicity of these mixtures, which can then be used for future scientific and risk assessments. DATA SOURCES: A public workshop was held in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 22-24 February 2011, to discuss scientific issues and data gaps related to adopting multipollutant science and risk assessment approaches, with a particular focus on the criteria air pollutants. Expert panelists in the fields of epidemiology, toxicology, and atmospheric and exposure sciences led open discussions to encourage workshop participants to think broadly about available and emerging scientific evidence related to multipollutant approaches to evaluating the health effects of air pollution. SYNTHESIS: Although there is clearly a need for novel research and analytical approaches to better characterize the health effects of multipollutant exposures, much progress can be made by using existing scientific information and statistical methods to evaluate the effects of single pollutants in a multipollutant context. This work will have a direct impact on the development of a multipollutant science assessment and a conceptual framework for conducting multipollutant risk assessments. CONCLUSIONS: Transitioning to a multipollutant paradigm can be aided through the adoption of a framework for multipollutant science and risk assessment that encompasses well-studied and ubiquitous air pollutants. Successfully advancing methods for conducting these assessments will require collaborative and parallel efforts between the scientific and environmental regulatory and policy communities.


Asunto(s)
Contaminantes Atmosféricos/toxicidad , Contaminación del Aire/efectos adversos , Exposición a Riesgos Ambientales , Contaminantes Atmosféricos/análisis , Contaminación del Aire/análisis , Salud Ambiental , Monitoreo del Ambiente , Humanos , Medición de Riesgo , Estados Unidos , United States Environmental Protection Agency
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Toxicol Sci ; 120 Suppl 1: S8-27, 2011 Mar.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21147959

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Human and animal toxicology has had a profound impact on our historical and current understanding of air pollution health effects. Early animal toxicological studies of air pollution had distinctively military or workplace themes. With the discovery that ambient air pollution episodes led to excess illness and death, there became an emergence of toxicological studies that focused on industrial air pollution encountered by the general public. Not only did the pollutants investigated evolve from ambient mixtures to individual pollutants but also the endpoints and outcomes evaluated became more sophisticated, resulting in our present state of the science. Currently, a large toxicological database exists for the effects of particulate matter and ozone, and we provide a focused review of some of the major contributions to the biological understanding for these two "criteria" air pollutants. A limited discussion of the toxicological advancements in the scientific knowledge of two hazardous air pollutants, formaldehyde and phosgene, is also included. Moving forward, the future challenge of air pollution toxicology lies in the health assessment of complex mixtures and their interactions, given the projected impacts of climate change and altered emissions on ambient conditions. In the coming years, the toxicologist will need to be flexible and forward thinking in order to dissect the complexity of the biological system itself, as well as that of air pollution in all its varied forms.


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Contaminantes Atmosféricos/efectos adversos , Contaminación del Aire/efectos adversos , Investigación Biomédica , Proyectos de Investigación , Contaminantes Atmosféricos/análisis , Contaminación del Aire/legislación & jurisprudencia , Animales , Humanos , Ozono/efectos adversos , Ozono/análisis , Tamaño de la Partícula , Material Particulado/efectos adversos , Material Particulado/análisis , Medición de Riesgo
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Environ Health Perspect ; 119(4): 446-54, 2011 Apr.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20961824

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BACKGROUND: Epidemiological, controlled human exposure, and toxicological studies have demonstrated a variety of health effects in response to particulate matter (PM) exposure with some of these studies indicating that populations with certain characteristics may be disproportionately affected. OBJECTIVE: To identify populations potentially at greatest risk for PM-related health effects, we evaluated epidemiological studies that examined various characteristics that may influence susceptibility, while using results from controlled human exposure and toxicological studies as supporting evidence. Additionally, we formulated a definition of susceptibility, building from the varied and inconsistent definitions of susceptibility and vulnerability used throughout the literature. DATA SYNTHESIS: We evaluated recent epidemiological studies to identify characteristics of populations potentially susceptible to PM-related health effects. Additionally, we evaluated controlled human exposure and toxicological studies to provide supporting evidence. We conducted a comprehensive review of epidemiological studies that presented stratified results (e.g., < 65 vs. ≥ 65 years of age), controlled human exposure studies that examined individuals with underlying disease, and toxicological studies that used animal models of disease. We evaluated results for consistency across studies, coherence across disciplines, and biological plausibility to assess the potential for increased susceptibility to PM-related health effects in a specific population or life stage. CONCLUSIONS: We identified a diverse group of characteristics that can lead to increased risk of PM-related health effects, including life stage (i.e., children and older adults), preexisting cardiovascular or respiratory diseases, genetic polymorphisms, and low-socioeconomic status. In addition, we crafted a comprehensive definition of susceptibility that can be used to encompass all populations potentially at increased risk of adverse health effects as a consequence of exposure to an air pollutant.


Asunto(s)
Contaminantes Atmosféricos/análisis , Contaminación del Aire/estadística & datos numéricos , Material Particulado/análisis , Anciano , Contaminantes Atmosféricos/toxicidad , Enfermedades Cardiovasculares/epidemiología , Demografía , Susceptibilidad a Enfermedades/epidemiología , Humanos , Persona de Mediana Edad , Material Particulado/toxicidad , Enfermedades Respiratorias/epidemiología , Medición de Riesgo , Factores Socioeconómicos
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