Excretion of Ni, Pb, Cu, As, and Hg in Sweat under Two Sweating Conditions
Kuan WH, Chen YL, Liu CL
International journal of environmental research and public health · 19 citations
How it was studied
- Design
- Controlled clinical trial (classified by our AI screen)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Independent funding
- Government
- Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan
- Grants
- Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan (MOST110-2221-E-131-025-MY3, MOST108-2221-E-131-024-MY3)
Based on 1 listed funder(s) and full-text disclosure statement.
Publication
- Published
- 2022-04-04 · Int J Environ Res Public Health · vol. 19 · issue 7 · p. 4323
- Publisher
- Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
- Cited
- 30 citations · more than 95% of similar papers · 4.3× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 45 works
- Access
- Open access (journal) · CC-BY
- Research areas
- Radioactivity and Radon Measurements · Forensic Fingerprint Detection Methods · Building materials and conservation
- Keywords
- SWEAT, Excretion, Environmental chemistry, Chemistry, Mercury (programming language), Internal medicine, Medicine, Biochemistry, Computer science
- MeSH
- sweat, humans, arsenic, metals, heavy, lead, mercury, nickel, environmental monitoring, sweating, female, male
3 authors
From TW
- Wen‐Hui KuanMing Chi University of Technology; Chang Gung University of Science and Technology
- Yi‐Lang Chen · correspondingMing Chi University of Technology
- Chao‐Lin LiuMing Chi University of Technology; Chang Gung University
Abstract
Physiologists have long regarded sweating as an effective and safe means of detoxification, and heavy metals are excreted through sweat to reduce the levels of such metals in the body. However, the body can sweat through many means. To elucidate the difference in the excretion of heavy metals among sweating methods, 12 healthy young university students were recruited as participants (6 men and 6 women). Sweat samples were collected from the participants while they were either running on a treadmill or sitting in a sauna cabinet. After they experienced continuous sweating for 20 min, a minimum of 7 mL of sweat was collected from each participant, and the concentrations of nickel (Ni), lead (Pb), copper (Cu), arsenic (As), and mercury (Hg) were analyzed. The results demonstrated that the sweating method affected the excretion of heavy metals in sweat, with the concentrations of Ni, Pb, Cu, and As being significantly higher during dynamic exercise than during sitting in the sauna (all p < 0.05). However, the concentrations of Hg were unaffected by the sweating method. This study suggests that the removal of heavy metals from the body through dynamic exercise may be more effective than removal through static exposure to a hot environment.
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