[The risk of lead and health conditions of exposed workers in the Siena region].
A number of studies on the health of occupational exposure to lead of workers from various industrial sectors are summarized. These studies document the disappearance of severe cases of saturnism, as seen in the past, and the occurrence nowadays, mainly of sub-clinical manifestations, such as alterations of blood levels of lead and protoporphyrin IX, in the large majority of cases. For the period 1984-95, a statistical analysis of the results obtained for these parameters is reported, together with other clinical data, for seven industrial sectors: crystal, ceramics, chemistry, metallurgy and mechanics, iron and steel, printing and painting. These results show a drop of the mean concentrations of blood lead levels in all sectors but the ceramic industry, especially since 1991, when the law, Decreto Legislativo 277/91--in accomplishment of European directives on protection of workers, including the directive 82/605/EEC--has been put into force.
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Istituto di Medicina del Lavoro, Università degli Studi, Siena.
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D000328:Adult; D000740:Anemia / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000453:epidemiology; D015415:Biomarkers; D002516:Ceramics; D002617:Chemical Industry; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D062665:Epidemiological Monitoring; D005260:Female; D005898:Glass; D006400:Hematocrit; D006801:Humans; D007221:Industry; D007501:Iron / Q000009:adverse effects; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D007677:Kidney Function Tests; D007854:Lead / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000097:blood*; D007855:Lead Poisoning / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D008111:Liver Function Tests; D008297:Male; D008669:Metallurgy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D016272:Occupational Health / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D010151:Paintings; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000453:epidemiology; D011524:Protoporphyrins / Q000097:blood; D011643:Publishing
D015415:Biomarkers; D011524:Protoporphyrins; C017803:zinc protoporphyrin; D007854:Lead; D007501:Iron