Poisoning of workers working in small lead-based units.
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.


OBJECTIVE
To assess the exposure and health risk in workers working in small lead-based units.


METHODS
Random sampling is selected from the cross-sectional medical study.


METHODS
Medical examination cum biochemical/hematological investigations along with blood lead estimation were carried out in these workers.


METHODS
Epi-Info and SPSS 16.0 were used for statistical analysis.


CONCLUSIONS
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.
Sadhu
Harsiddha G
HG
National Institute of Occupational Health, Meghani Nagar, Ahmedabad - 380 016, India.
Amin
B K
BK
Parikh
D J
DJ
Sathawara
N G
NG
Mishra
Umesh
U
Virani
B K
BK
Lakkad
B C
BC
Shivgotra
V K
VK
Patel
Shruti
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