Occupational lead poisoning in the United States: clinical and biochemical findings related to blood lead levels.

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• Personal Author:
  Baker EL Jr. ; Barbour AG ; Cox DH ; Folland DS ; Landrigan, Philip J. ; Ligo, Robert N. ; Throckmorton J
• Description:
  The relationship between blood lead (7439921) values (PbB) and clinical symptoms of toxicity was investigated. Clinical examinations and blood and urine tests were performed on 160 lead exposed workers from two smelters (SIC-3341) and one chemical factory (SIC-28). PbB values ranged from 0.77 to 13.51 micromoles per liter, and clinical toxicity symptoms were noted in 44 percent of the subjects. The threshold PbB value for clinical toxicity symptoms was 1.93 micromoles per liter. Elevated blood urea nitrogen concentration was associated with long term lead exposure. Renal function abnormalities were found among several workers. The authors recommend that the biological limit for PbB be established between 1.93 and 2.90 micromoles per liter. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Biochemistry Hematologic Tests Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Metals, Heavy Occupational Health Poisoning Safety
• Keywords:
  Heavy-metals Hematology Industrial-factory-workers Medical-examinations Metallic-poisons NIOSH-Author Standards Tolerance-threshold
• ISSN:
  0007-1072
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Georgia ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OD - Office of the Director
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  314-322
• Volume:
  36
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00118030
• Citation:
  Br J Ind Med 1979 Nov; 36(4):314-322
• CAS Registry Number:
  Lead (CAS RN 7439-92-1)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1980
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3341 - Secondary nonferrous metals - (SIC) ; 28 - Chemicals and Allied Products - (SIC)
• Source Full Name:
  British Journal of Industrial Medicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:2b6ccaf0ad68f1ccf4db2a28c542c7eb8ea0f54dd2fe0e1d9c160a389ab577d9efb5fb8da20e7375c90c7b60ba5dc2a426de7ad327d27ffd8964acc4ea570de1
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/184481/cdc_184481_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 1.32 MB ]