title: Biological tests of lead absorption following a brief massive exposure.
abstract: A contractor's man suffered a brief, massive exposure to lead fume by contaminating and then smoking hand-rolled cigarettes. His blood lead concentration rose very rapidly to very high levels, but zinc erythrocyte protoporphyrin, urinary lead, and urinary coproporphyrin did not. It is possible that only the blood lead concentration is of value in detecting brief massive exposure.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003306:Coproporphyrins / Q000652:urine; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007854:Lead / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000378:metabolism*; D007855:Lead Poisoning / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011524:Protoporphyrins / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D003306:Coproporphyrins; D011524:Protoporphyrins; C017803:zinc protoporphyrin; D007854:Lead