دورية أكاديمية

Preliminary assessment of lead levels in soft plastic toys by flame atomic absorption spectroscopy ; Alevli atomik absorpsiyon spektroskopi ile yumusak plastik oyuncaklarda kursun düzeylerinin ön değerlendirilmesi

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العنوان: Preliminary assessment of lead levels in soft plastic toys by flame atomic absorption spectroscopy ; Alevli atomik absorpsiyon spektroskopi ile yumusak plastik oyuncaklarda kursun düzeylerinin ön değerlendirilmesi
المؤلفون: Bozalan M., Türksoy V.A., Yüksel B., Güvendik G., Söylemezoğlu T.
المساهمون: Belirlenecek
بيانات النشر: Refik Saydam National Public Health Agency (RSNPHA)
سنة النشر: 2019
مصطلحات موضوعية: Custom security, FAAS, Lead, Soft plastic toys, Toxicology
الوصف: Objective: Lead is a heavy metal that can affect virtually every organ system in the body, particularly the nervous, hematologic and gastrointestinal systems. Children are more sensitive to the health problems as a consequence of lead exposure than adults. Studies have shown that lead contamination on the ground of inexpensive toys, much of them imported from China, is widespread. The goal of this study was to develop a method for determination of the lead levels in plastic toys using flame atomic absorption spectroscopy, and to evaluate whether or not these inexpensive toys are possible sources of toxic lead for children. Methods: This study involved 50 plastic toys. Turkish (n=19) and Chinese brands (n=31) of inexpensive plastic toys were purchased from the different places of Ankara in Turkey. Toys were classified as their color and origin of country. Samples were prepared by use of microwave acid digestion procedure. Flame atomic absorption spectroscopy was utilized for quantification of lead in the samples which were examined. Results: The method showed linearity in the range of 0-4 mg/kg with a detection and quantification limit equal to 0.01 mg/kg and 0.03 mg/kg, respectively. Lead levels in toys ranged between 0.10 mg/kg and 384.40 mg/kg while median and mean (±SD) lead levels were calculated as 50.01 mg/kg and 68.66±59.72 mg/kg, respectively. Mean lead levels of Turkish brands toys and Chinese brand toys were found 41.44±46.33 mg/ kg and 85.35±91.30 mg/kg, respectively. Samples were classified as their origin of country and colors. Hence, Chinese toys had statistically higher lead levels than Turkish brands toys (p=0.01; p < 0.05). In addition, black toys (144.01 ± 121.61 mg/kg) had statistically higher lead levels than other colored ones (54.31± 61.26 mg/ kg) (p < 0.05). Conclusion: Thus, it is suggested that inexpensive plastic toys are the potential health risk in terms of lead toxicity for the children. This study can be considered as a preliminary step to examine the potential lead exposure ...
نوع الوثيقة: article in journal/newspaper
اللغة: Turkish
تدمد: 0377-9777
العلاقة: Turk Hijyen ve Deneysel Biyoloji Dergisi; Makale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı; https://doi.org/10.5505/TurkHijyen.2019.58234Test; https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12697/1663Test; 76; 243; 254
DOI: 10.5505/TurkHijyen.2019.58234
الإتاحة: https://doi.org/20.500.12697/1663Test
https://doi.org/10.5505/TurkHijyen.2019.58234Test
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12697/1663Test
حقوق: info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
رقم الانضمام: edsbas.C08C44EF
قاعدة البيانات: BASE
الوصف
تدمد:03779777
DOI:10.5505/TurkHijyen.2019.58234