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Risk assessment of cadmium intake via food among residents in the mining-affected areas of Nandan County, China

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This study investigated the dietary structure, Cadmium (Cd) contents in foods and exposure to Cd through diets of the residents in the mining-affected areas of Nandan County in summer 2013 (July to August) and winter 2014 (November to December). The weighing of foods and the chemical analysis of foods were applied to determine the dietary structure, and the concentration of trace element Cd in the diets, respectively, of the residents in the mining-affected areas (Chehe town, Dachang town, and Zhanglao town) and a control area (Liuzhai town), and subsequently the Cd exposure from the diets was estimated. In the mining-affected areas, the geometric mean of Cd in rice and rice products was the highest (0.29 μg/g) among all food types, and it exceeds the value of 0.2ug/g from the China Food Safety National Standard for Maximum Levels of Contaminants in Foods (GB2762-2017). The Cd contents in rice and rice products, vegetables, and beans in the mining-affected areas were significantly higher than those in the control area. The estimated daily food intakes of Cd in the mining-affected areas were higher than the intake in the control area. The THQ in the mining-affected areas of Chehe town, Dachang town, and Zhanglao town was 3.03, 2.31, and 3.27, respectively. All of which were higher than the value of 1.44 in the control area. Thus, the high level of dietary cadmium intakes of residents in this area deserves our attention.

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These studies have been funded by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (No. SQ2018YFD080041) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 41261082). Yunxia Zhang performed the experiment and wrote the manuscript; Bo Song helped perform the analysis with constructive discussions; Mengjie Dun performed the data analyses; Ziyang Zhou contributed significantly to analysis and manuscript preparation.

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Zhang, Y., Song, B., Dun, M. et al. Risk assessment of cadmium intake via food among residents in the mining-affected areas of Nandan County, China. Environ Geochem Health 44, 3571–3580 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-021-01123-6

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