Temporal Changes in Blood Lead Levels of Hazardous Waste Workers in New Jersey, 1984–1987

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• Personal Author:
  Buckler G ; Burger J ; Favata E ; Gochfeld M ; Natarelli C ; Udasin I
• Description:
  The blood lead levels of 568 New Jersey hazardous waste workers were determined at least once in the period 1984-1987. Workers almost always wore protective clothing in the field, which should have prevented exposure to lead. Therefore, despite their occupation, these workers are probably representative of the New Jersey suburban population in the mid-1980s. Blood lead levels ranged from 2.0-20.7 micro g/dL, with an arithmetic mean value of 5.8 micro g/dL, representing a decline from levels measured a decade earlier, but there was no clear change over the four years of the study. Blood lead levels increased with age of the worker up to age 60. Women showed lower levels than men in every age group. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Age Factors
  • Hazardous Substances
  • Hazardous Waste
  • Lead
  • Occupational Exposure
  • Occupational Health
  • Safety
• Keywords:
  • Hazardous waste
  • Hazardous waste cleanup
  • Lead
  • Blood lead levels
  • Occupational exposure
  • Age factors
  • Exposure assessment
• ISSN:
  0167-6369
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New Jersey ; New York ; OSHA Region 2
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  99-107
• Volume:
  25
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20059931
• Citation:
  Environ Monit Assess 1993 Apr; 25(2):99-107
• CAS Registry Number:
  • Lead (CAS RN 7439-92-1)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1993
• Performing Organization:
  Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19920701
• Source Full Name:
  Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
• End Date:
  19970630
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/223984/cdc_223984_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 582.64 KB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:9948fb093f48f2af6d9d09b6c20e3947a86f311b3fcb3341614f8fc329cbc7b66779cfc6739829b61f72eb748fece48916033632a9c1a952cedce12d7f4d6ea4