Metals: arsenic, lead, mercury and metal fume fever

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• Personal Author:
  Baker B ; McGrail M
• Description:
  Arsenic: Arsenic is a well-known poison that has been used throughout history. Arsenic exposure may occur through intentional poisoning or contaminated drinking water (a worldwide problem). Arsenic is tasteless and odorless and is well absorbed by the respiratory or gastrointestinal tract. Lead: Lead poisoning or plumbism is a particular concern in children. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends universal screening of children for lead poisoning and community intervention if the child's blood lead level (BLL) is equal to or > 1 microg/dL. BLLs declined 78% overall in the United States between 1976 and 1991 due to better environmental controls, banning of lead-based residential paint, and regulated removal of leaded gasoline. Mercury: Mercury was used in the felt industty, and patients with mercury poisoning were labeled "Mad Hatters." Mercury-contaminated fish is a concern throughout the world. Organic mercury or methylmercury bioaccumulates in the food chain and thus large predatory fish such as shark, swordfish, king mackerel, and tilefish have higher mercury levels than do small fish. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Chemistry Dust Environmental Monitoring Hazardous Substances Hypersensitivity Metals Metals, Heavy Metal Workers Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Particulate Matter Poisoning Safety

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• Keywords:
  Airborne-particles Analytical-methods Analytical-processes Biohazards Biological-effects Chemical-hypersensitivity Chemical-properties Exposure-assessment Exposure-levels Exposure-methods Fumes Heavy-metal-poisoning Heavy-metals Metal-dusts Metal-fume-fever Metal-fumes Metal-industry Metal-industry-workers Occupational-exposure Occupational-hazards Particle-aerodynamics Particulates Quantitative-analysis Statistical-analysis Toxic-effects Toxic-materials Toxic-vapors

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• ISBN:
  9781560537113
• Publisher:
  Mosby Elsevier
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Book
• Place as Subject:
  Minnesota ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  137-149
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20037685
• Citation:
  The toxicology handbook for clinicians. Harris CR, ed. Philadelphia, PA: Mosby Elsevier, 2006 Jan; :137-149
• CAS Registry Number:
  Arsenic (CAS RN 7440-38-2) ; Lead (CAS RN 7439-92-1) ; Mercury (CAS RN 7439-97-6)
• Editor(s):
  Harris CR
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2006
• Performing Organization:
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  The toxicology handbook for clinicians
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:21f0743b60e6822dd404af8c2439b7116921cd9b2f61635942992cc319c103a6da7cf4df9abe4c1ff9267467b679d1554bd897e401c13cbc0beb5d03665621ca
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/191681/cdc_191681_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 169.36 KB ]