Review on Health Impacts from Domestic Coal Burning: Emphasis on Endemic Fluorosis in Guizhou Province, Southwest China.

IF 6.1 3区 环境科学与生态学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Reviews of environmental contamination and toxicology Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI:10.1007/398_2021_71
Jianyang Guo, Hongchen Wu, Zhiqi Zhao, Jingfu Wang, Haiqing Liao
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Endemic fluorosis in Guizhou Province, Southwest China was firstly reported by Lyth in 1946 and was extensively concerned since the early 1980s. Initially, the pathological cause of endemic fluorosis in Guizhou Province was instinctively ascribed to the drinking water. However, increasing evidences pointed that the major exposure route of fluorine for the local residents is via the roasted foodstuffs, especially the roasted pepper and corn. Source of fluorine in roasted foodstuffs was once blamed on the local coal and subsequently imputed to clay mixed in the coal. In fact, both are probably the source. Geogenic fluorine concentration in soil and clay is indeed high in Guizhou Province, but is not likely to be the direct cause for endemic fluorosis. The real culprit for endemic fluorosis in Guizhou Province is the unhealthy lifestyle of the local residents, who usually roasted their foodstuffs using local coal or briquettes (a mixture of coal and clay), resulting in the elevated fluorine in roasted foodstuffs. Nowadays, endemic fluorosis in Guizhou Province has substantially mitigated. Nevertheless, millions of confirmed cases of dental fluorosis remain left. In addition to endemic fluorosis, other health problems associated with domestic coal burning may also exist, because of the enrichment of toxic/harmful elements in the local coal. It is necessary to determine how serious the situation is and find out the possible solution. As people in other developing countries may suffer from similar health issues, same health issues around the world deserve more attention.

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燃煤对健康的影响——以贵州省地方性氟中毒为重点。
贵州省地方性氟中毒于1946年由Lyth首次报道,自20世纪80年代初以来受到广泛关注。最初,贵州省地方性氟中毒的病理原因本能地归咎于饮用水。然而,越来越多的证据表明,当地居民氟的主要暴露途径是通过烤食品,特别是烤辣椒和烤玉米。烤食品中氟的来源一度被归咎于当地的煤炭,后来又归咎于煤炭中混合的粘土。事实上,两者都可能是源头。贵州省土壤和粘土中地源氟浓度确实较高,但不太可能是地方性氟中毒的直接原因。贵州省地方性氟中毒的真正罪魁祸首是当地居民不健康的生活方式,他们通常使用当地的煤或煤块(煤和粘土的混合物)来烤食物,导致烤食物中的氟含量升高。目前,贵州省地方性氟中毒已基本缓解。然而,仍有数百万确诊的氟斑牙病例。除了地方性氟中毒外,由于当地煤炭中有毒/有害元素的富集,还可能存在与国内燃煤有关的其他健康问题。有必要确定情况有多严重,并找出可能的解决办法。由于其他发展中国家的人民可能遭受类似的健康问题,世界各地同样的健康问题值得更多关注。
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期刊介绍: Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology publishes reviews pertaining to the sources, transport, fate and effects of contaminants in the environment. The journal provides a place for the publication of critical reviews of the current knowledge and understanding of environmental sciences in order to provide insight into contaminant pathways, fate and behavior in environmental compartments and the possible consequences of their presence, with multidisciplinary contributions from the fields of analytical chemistry, biochemistry, biology, ecology, molecular and cellular biology (in an environmental context), and human, wildlife and environmental toxicology. •Standing on a 55+ year history of publishing environmental toxicology reviews •Now publishing in journal format boasting rigorous review and expanded editorial board •Publishing home for extensive environmental reviews dealing with sources, transport, fate and effect of contaminants •Through Springer Compact agreements, authors from participating institutions can publish Open Choice at no cost to the authors
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