Citation

Sadhu HG, Amin BK, Parikh DJ, Sathawara NG, Mishra U, Virani BK, Lakkad BC, Shivgotra VK, Patel S. Indian J. Occup. Environ. Med. 2008; 12(3): 139-141.

Affiliation

National Institute of Occupational Health, Meghani Nagar, Ahmedabad - 380 016, India.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, Indian Association of Occupational Health, Publisher Medknow Publications)

DOI

10.4103/0019-5278.44697

PMID

20040974

PMCID

PMC2796744

Abstract

BACKGROUND: No data are available with the labor departments among the workers of small-scale lead-based units with regard to lead poisoning. One hundred and ninety-five workers were investigated for lead exposure and three were found exceeding the limit of 80 mg/dL, which required a treatment for lead poisoning. AIM: To assess the exposure and health risk in workers working in small lead-based units. SETTING AND DESIGN: Random sampling is selected from the cross-sectional medical study. METHODS AND MATERIALS: Medical examination cum biochemical/hematological investigations along with blood lead estimation were carried out in these workers. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: Epi-Info and SPSS 16.0 were used for statistical analysis. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Workers' blood lead levels were brought down from 114.4, 110.0 and 120.6 mg/dL with treatment of D-penicillamine to 40 mg/dL. It may be concluded that lead poisoning is a preventable public health problem that particularly affects the industrial workers in small lead-based units.

Language: en