Biochemical effects of occupational lead exposure to workers in small scale automobile workshop of North Karnataka (India).

Nilima N Dongre, Adinath N Suryakar  Arun J Patil  Dilip B Rathi

dc.contributor.author	Nilima N Dongre, Adinath N Suryakar Arun J Patil Dilip B Rathi
dc.date.accessioned	2020-01-30T06:01:55Z
dc.date.available	2020-01-30T06:01:55Z
dc.date.issued	2010
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1870
dc.description.abstract	In developing countries like India, the occupational exposure to lead still persists in the unorganised small-scale workshops. The workers are unaware of the toxic effects of lead exposure. We studied 30 automobile workers exposed to lead for periods from 2-15 years and normal healthy control subjects (N=30) who were non-occupationally exposed to lead from Bijapur, North Karnataka, India. Venous blood and urine samples were collected from both groups. The blood lead (PbB) 364%, p<0.001 and urinary lead (PbU) 176%, P<0.001 levels were significantly increased in these workers as compared to the control.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	BLDE(Deemed to be University)	en_US
dc.subject	Automobile workers; Biochemical effects; Blood Lead (PbB); Car workers; Environmental health; Occupational health; Small-scale workshops; Urinary lead (PbU).	en_US
dc.title	Biochemical effects of occupational lead exposure to workers in small scale automobile workshop of North Karnataka (India).	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US