| Document ID (ISN) | 110316 |
| CIS number |
09-1330 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1076-2752 - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
| Year |
2007 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Devi S.S., Biswas A.R., Biswas R.A., Vinayagamoorthy N., Krishnamurthi K., Shinde V.M., Hengstler J.G., Hermes M., Chakrabarti T. |
| Title |
Heavy metal status and oxidative stress in diesel engine tuning workers of central Indian population |
| Bibliographic information |
Nov. 2007, Vol.49, No.11, p.1228-1234. Illus. 43 ref. |
| Abstract |
The objective of this study was to assess the oxidative stress due to heavy metal exposure. Exposed populations were selected from a diesel engine tuning station in India, while controls were taken from the same local area but without occupational exposure. There were no statistically significant differences in heavy metal concentrations in the blood and urine of exposed versus unexposed subjects. However, exposed workers exhibited higher antioxidant status in terms of serum glutathione-S-transferase activity, malondialdehyde level and catalase activity. Implications of these findings are discussed. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
India; diesel engines; metals; exposure evaluation; buses; vehicle repair and servicing; enzyme activity |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
nickel; malonaldehyde; lead; catalase; glutathione transferase; plasma emission spectrometry; case-control study; length of exposure; determination in blood; cadmium; determination in urine; peroxidation |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Germany; India |
| Subject(s) |
Metal production and metalworking
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Inorganic substances
Exposure evaluation
Blood diseases
Road transportation
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