title: Fetal hemoglobin as a possible marker of susceptibility to working conditions for certain men exposed to industrial pollutants.
abstract: In 43 from 222 men (19.4%) employed in a coking plant a higher than normal concentration of fetal hemoglobin (HbF) was found, whereas an elevated level of HbF was detected in only two from 87 persons (2.3%) working in the cold rolling mill of the steel mill 'Huta Sendzimira', Krakow, Poland. Subjects employed in the coking mill worked in a much more polluted atmosphere than those in the cold rolling mill. It is speculated that synthesis of HbF may be a marker of the effect of unfavorable working conditions on some susceptible persons.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stepniewski
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Cieszkowska
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kolarzyk
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Targosz
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pach
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kitliński