头发重金属化验 - 认受性

 

1.目前有最小六个国际性官方承认毛发分析是检查慢性水银中毒的正确方法:

  1. 阿拉斯加州政府卫生局
    Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (2015)
  2. 澳洲昆士兰政府卫生局 
    Queensland Government Public Health Service (2002)
  3. 欧盟执委会 
    The European Commission (2001)
  4. 美国疾病控制及预防中心 - 美国有毒物质及疾病登记处 
    The U.S Center for Disease Control and Prevention / Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (1999)
  5. 美国环保署
    The U.S Center for Disease Control and Prevention/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (1999)
  6. 世界卫生组织 The World Health Organization (1990) International Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS), Environmental Health Criteria 101, Methylmercury, World Health Organization. ISBN 92 4 157101 2 (Book)
  7. 联合国粮食及农业组织 The United Nation Food and Agriculture Organization, Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee for Food Additives and Contaminants 61st meeting (P136)

2. 染发不会影响头发中的水银浓度

美国疾病控制及预防中心 US Centre for Disease Control and Prevention、美国食品及药物管理局 U.S. Food and Drug Administration和美国国家环境保护局 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 在一个联合研究报告中清楚指出染发或没有染发都不会令头发中的水银有分别。

资料来源: 
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1247476/pdf/ehp0112-001165.pdf

3. 香港大学的研究

本中心曾经为香港大学两个有关水银中毒的研究提供化验服务。这两项研究 的结果发现香港儿童的水银积聚量比欧美儿童高,而自闭症的儿童头发中的水银比正常儿童高。

资料来源:

  1. Ip P, Wong V, Ho M, Lee J, Wong W., Environmental mercury exposure in children: South China's experience. Pediatr Int. 2004 Dec;46(6):715-21.
  2. Ip P, Wong V, Ho M, Lee J, Wong W., Mercury exposure in children with autistic spectrum disorder: case-control study. J Child Neurol. 2004 Jun;19(6):431-4.