| Document ID (ISN) | 19619 |
| CIS number |
73-1 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0140-6736 - Lancet |
| Year |
1972 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Jones R.D., Commins B.T., Cernik A.A. |
| Title |
Blood lead and carboxyhaemoglobin levels in London taxi drivers |
| Bibliographic information |
Aug. 1972, Vol.2, No.7772, p.302-303. 12 ref. |
| Abstract |
Blood lead and carboxyhaemoglobin analysis of 50 London taxi drivers with intensive exposure to traffic-exhaust fumes revealed a mean blood lead of 28.7µg/100mL. There was no statistically significant difference in the blood-lead levels of smokers and non-smokers, nor between the blood leads of night-shift and day-shift workers. The mean carboxyhaemoglobin level was 3.83%; however, carboxyhaemoglobin levels of smokers were significantly higher than those of non-smokers, and the levels were significantly higher in day workers than in night workers. Mean levels for lead and carbon monoxide in blood were not dissimilar to those found in other town dwellers. It is concluded that little of the blood lead is attributable to lead in vehicle-exhaust fumes but that the levels of CO in blood were related to both smoking and vehicle-exhaust exposure. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
lead; carboxyhaemoglobin level; exhaust gases; taxis |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
carbon monoxide; night work; determination in blood; work time schedules; exposure evaluation; smoking |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Transport and communications
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Inorganic substances
Blood diseases
Road transportation
Lead and compounds
|
