@article{BarbieriGardonRuizCastelletal.2016,
  author    = {Barbieri, Flavia L. and Gardon, Jacques and Ruiz-Castell, Mar{\´i}a and Paco V., Pamela and Muckelbauer, Rebecca and Casiot, Corinne and Freydier, R{\´e}mi and Duprey, Jean-Louis and Chen, Chih-Mei and M{\"u}ller-Nordhorn, Jacqueline and Keil, Thomas},
  title     = {Toxic trace elements in maternal and cord blood and social determinants in a Bolivian mining city},
  series = {International Journal of Environmental Health Research},
  volume    = {26},
  journal   = {International Journal of Environmental Health Research},
  number    = {2},
  doi       = {10.1080/09603123.2015.1061114},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-150385},
  pages     = {158-174},
  year      = {2016},
  abstract  = {This study assessed lead, arsenic, and antimony in maternal and cord blood, and associations between maternal concentrations and social determinants in the Bolivian mining city of Oruro using the baseline assessment of the ToxBol/Mine-Ni{\~n}o birth cohort. We recruited 467 pregnant women, collecting venous blood and sociodemographic information as well as placental cord blood at birth. Metallic/semimetallic trace elements were measured using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Lead medians in maternal and cord blood were significantly correlated (Spearman coefficient = 0.59; p < 0.001; 19.35 and 13.50 μg/L, respectively). Arsenic concentrations were above detection limit (3.30 μg/L) in 17.9 \% of maternal and 34.6 \% of cord blood samples. They were not associated (Fischer's p = 0.72). Antimony medians in maternal and cord blood were weakly correlated (Spearman coefficient = 0.15; p < 0.03; 9.00 and 8.62 μg/L, respectively). Higher concentrations of toxic elements in maternal blood were associated with maternal smoking, low educational level, and partner involved in mining.},
  language  = {en}
}