title: Hair, serum, and urine chromium concentrations in former employees of the leather tanning industry.
abstract: In this study, we measured concentrations of Cr in hair, serum, and urine of men who were previously employed in the leather tanning industry. Concentrations of Cr in hair and serum were significantly lower than corresponding values obtained during their employment and were comparable to levels obtained for controls in a previous study. These results suggest that Cr III accumulated from employment in the leather tanning industry does not result in long-term elevation of Cr concentrations in the body.
authors.affiliation: Division of Applied Human Nutrition, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Simpson
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Gibson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002857:Chromium / Q000032:analysis* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D006197:Hair / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D013633:Tanning
chemical_list: D002857:Chromium