Exposure to metals and congenital anomalies: a biomonitoring study of pregnant Bedouin-Arab women

The Science of the Total Environment
Isabella KarakisLena Novack

Abstract

The Bedouin-Arab population in Israel comprises a low socio-economic society in transition. Smoking among males and consanguineous marriages are frequent. A previous study showed elevated rates of major malformations within groups from this population residing near an industrial park, where high ambient values of arsenic (As) and nickel (Ni) were detected, compared to groups living in remote localities. We estimated the extent of exposure to metals in pregnant Bedouin-Arab women in relation to congenital malformations. We collected maternal urine samples from 140 Bedouin women who gave birth in a local hospital. Patient medical history, type of marriage (consanguineous or non-consanguineous), and parental exposure history were collected by interview and medical records. Aluminum (Al) was detected in 37 women (26.4%), cadmium (Cd) in 2 (1.4%), As in 10 (7.1%), and Ni in 1 woman (0.7%). The detected rate of Cd exposure was low, though more than 92% of the fathers reported smoking. Concentrations of Al were higher for women residing within 10 km of the local industrial park (Prevalence Ratio (PR)=1.12, p-value=0.012) or who reported using a wood burning stove (PR=1.37, p-value=0.011) and cooking over an open fire (PR=1.16, p-value...Continue Reading

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