Table 5.
Urinary metal levels (ug/l) in workers of the Jinchang Cohort (N = 500) and other reported general populations
| Metal |
Selected percentiles |
Median | Feng et al. 2015a | USCDC, 2015b/ Canada H. 2010c | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th | 25th | 75th | 95th | ||||
| Arsenic (As) | 19.55 | 38.66 | 123.46 | 505.97 | 65.16 | 28.43 | 6.09/11.67 |
| Cadmium (Cd) | 0.24 | 0.43 | 1.17 | 2.68 | 0.68 | 0.89 | 0.19/0.38 |
| Cobalt (Co) | 0.25 | 0.47 | 1.21 | 3.07 | 0.68 | 0.24 | 0.308c |
| Copper (Cu) | 8.49 | 12.25 | 22.11 | 37.12 | 16.60 | 7.4 | 9.99c |
| Nickel (Ni) | 1.95 | 3.44 | 9.21 | 22.19 | 5.39 | 2.26 | 1.16c |
| Zinc (Zn) | 94.89 | 216.19 | 581.03 | 1014.62 | 359.21 | 270.49 | 274.33c |
a
Chinese general population (aged 18-80 years) in Wuhan City (2011), N = 2242.
b
US general population (≥ 20 years, N = 2329), Fourth National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals. Dekalb County, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2015.
c
Canadian general population (6-79 years, N = 5 319), Statistics Canada, Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals in Canada, (2001-2009). Ottawa, ON: Statistics Canada, 2009.