Low-level and combined exposure to environmental metal elements affects male reproductive outcomes: Prospective MARHCS study in population of college students in Chongqing, China

• Published in: The Science of the total environment Vol. 828; p. 154395
• Main Authors: Chai, Zili, Zhang, Guanghui, Ling, Xi, Dong, Tingting, Wang, Jingrong, Zhang, Yanqi, Zou, Peng, Yang, Huan, Zhou, Niya, Chen, Qing, Zheng, Yuxin, Liu, Jinyi, Cao, Jia, Ao, Lin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.07.2022
• Subjects: biomarkers; blood serum; China; cluster analysis; dose response; environment; Humans; lithium; Male; male fertility; Male reproduction; males; Metal elements; Metalloids; Metals; nickel; Population study; Prospective Studies; Semen Analysis; Semen quality; Sex hormone; silver; sperm concentration; Sperm Count; spermatozoa; Students; Testosterone; urine; vanadium; China; MARHCS; Metal elements; Semen quality; ICP-MS; Population study; Male reproduction; Sex hormone

Male fertility has shown a continuously declining tendency for decades. Over exposure to metal/metalloid elements has been proposed as associated with reproductive impairment. However, the hazard profile remained unclear in general public experiencing low-level and combined metal exposure. Based on...