Research Article

Levels of Heavy Metals in Adolescents Living in the Industrialised Area of Milazzo-Valle del Mela (Northern Sicily)

Table 4

Concentrations of metals in adolescents analyzed.

Heavy metalsExposed groupControl group value
.g/L.g/L

Cadmium2100.55290.26 <0.0001
 Male1110.58160.32
 Female990.54130.20
value male versus femalen. s.0.0009
Chromium1911.18291.25n.s.
 Male1021.31161.36
 Female891.07131.12
value male versus femalen. s.n. s.

Data are expressed as geometric means (GM).