title: Selenium levels in the serum of workers at a rubber tire repair shop.
abstract: Selenium analysis by neutron activation was performed on serum samples taken from 20 workers at a rubber tire repair shop and from a control group of 18 healthy persons. The mean values were: 148 +/- 56 (70-296) and 100 +/- 18 (70-127) micrograms/L for the tire workers and the control groups, respectively. The difference between mean values was significant (p < 0.01). A high correlation (r = 0.82) was obtained between selenium level and seniority for those values higher than the control group range. None of the shop workers showed evidence of selenosis.
authors.affiliation: Depto. de Química, Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares, México D.F. Mexico.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sánchez-Ocampo
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Torres-Pérez
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jiménez-Reyes
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001336:Automobiles; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D012408:Rubber; D012643:Selenium / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D012408:Rubber; D012643:Selenium