Select toxic metals status of pregnant women with history of pregnancy complications in Benin City, South-South Nigeria.

Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management

OSADOLOR, H. B.¹  OTEBHI, G. E.¹ 

关键词: Toxic metals;    pregnant women;    History of pregnancy complications;   

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学科分类：环境科学（综合）

来源: University of Port Harcourt * Department of Pure and Industrial Chemistry

【 摘 要 】

Toxic metals are part of the most important groups of environmental pollutantsthat can bind to vital cellular components and interfere with their functions via inhalation,foods, water etc. The serum levels of toxic metals (lead, mercury, cadmium and arsenic) inpregnant women with history of pregnancy complications, pregnant women without history ofpregnancy complication and non-pregnant women in Benin City, South – South Nigeria wasinvestigated in this paper, with total of 135 healthy women comprising of 45 pregnantwomen with history of previous pregnancy complications, 45 pregnant women withouthistory of pregnancy complications and 45 non-pregnant women without history of pregnancycomplications (controls). Some demographic characteristics and 4ml of blood samples wereobtained from each subject for the analysis of lead, mercury, cadmium and arsenic bystandard methods. Pregnant women with history of pregnancy complications recorded ahighly significant increase in the toxic metal (lead) mean value of 25.81μg/dl as against23.70μg/dl for pregnant women without history of pregnancy complications and 11.23μg/dlfor non-pregnant (control) women without history of pregnancy complications as well assignificant increases in the mean values of other toxic metals (mercury, cadmium and arsenic)compared with controls (p

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