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CISDOC database
| Document ID (ISN) | 53726 |
| CIS number |
90-933 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0003-9896 - Archives of Environmental Health |
| Year |
1989 |
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| Author(s) |
Kononen D.W., Kintner H.J., Bivol K.R. |
| Title |
Air lead exposures and blood lead levels within a large automobile manufacturing workforce, 1980-1985 |
| Bibliographic information |
July-Aug. 1989, Vol.44, No.4, P.244-251. Illus. 17 ref. |
| Abstract |
Recent (1980-1985) trends in air lead (PbA) exposures and blood lead (PbB) levels experienced by approximately 10,000 workers employed in various stages of the automobile manufacturing process (i.e. auto assembly, lead-acid battery manufacture, foundry work, and "other" manufacturing-related operations) are described. Between 1980-1985, the mean PbB levels of assembly, battery, foundry, and "other" workers decreased by 28, 24, 3, and 27%, respectively, to 16.6, 23.6, 15.9, and 11.8µg Pb/dL. Workers in the following job categories experienced the highest annual mean PbB levels: paste machine operators (battery plants), solder-grinders (assembly plants), and crane operators (foundries). During the same period median 8-h Time-Weighted Average PbA exposures (µg Pb/m3) in assembly plants, battery plants, and foundries decreased by 10, 12, and 20%, respectively, to 8.1, 13.6, and 10.9µg/m3. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
motor vehicle industry; lead |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
exposure evaluation; determination in blood; determination in air |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Metal production and metalworking
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
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| Browse category(ies) |
Inorganic substances
Motor vehicle manufacturing industry
Lead and compounds
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