@article{ref1,
title="Poisoning of workers working in small lead-based units",
journal="Indian journal of occupational and environmental medicine",
year="2008",
author="Sadhu, Harsiddha G. and Amin, B. K. and Parikh, D. J. and Sathawara, N. G. and Mishra, Umesh and Virani, B. K. and Lakkad, B. C. and Shivgotra, V. K. and Patel, Sapna",
volume="12",
number="3",
pages="139-141",
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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0973-2284",
doi="10.4103/0019-5278.44697",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5278.44697"
}