Year : 2008 | Volume
: 12 | Issue : 3 | Page : 139--141
Poisoning of workers working in small lead-based units
Harsiddha G Sadhu1, BK Amin2, DJ Parikh1, NG Sathawara1, Umesh Mishra1, BK Virani2, BC Lakkad1, VK Shivgotra1, Shruti Patel1
1 National Institute of Occupational Health, Meghani Nagar, Ahmedabad - 380 016, India
2 Department of Medicine, B J Medical College, Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad - 380 016, India
Correspondence Address:
Harsiddha G Sadhu
National Institute of Occupational Health, Meghani Nagar, Ahmedabad - 380 016
India
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. Aim: To assess the exposure and health risk in workers working in small lead-based units. Setting and Design: Random sampling is selected from the cross-sectional medical study. Methods and Materials: Medical examination cum biochemical/hematological investigations along with blood lead estimation were carried out in these workers. Statistical Analysis: Epi-Info and SPSS 16.0 were used for statistical analysis. Results and Conclusion: Workers«SQ» 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.
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Sadhu HG, Amin B K, Parikh D J, Sathawara N G, Mishra U, Virani B K, Lakkad B C, Shivgotra V K, Patel S. Poisoning of workers working in small lead-based units.Indian J Occup Environ Med 2008;12:139-141
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Sadhu HG, Amin B K, Parikh D J, Sathawara N G, Mishra U, Virani B K, Lakkad B C, Shivgotra V K, Patel S. Poisoning of workers working in small lead-based units. Indian J Occup Environ Med [serial online] 2008 [cited 2013 May 20 ];12:139-141
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