| Document ID (ISN) | 54459 |
| CIS number |
90-1563 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0271-3586 - American Journal of Industrial Medicine |
| Year |
1989 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Matte T.D., Figueroa J.P., Burr G., Flesch J.P., Keenlyside R.A., Baker E.L. |
| Title |
Lead exposure among lead-acid battery workers in Jamaica |
| Bibliographic information |
Aug. 1989, Vol.16, No.2, p.167-177. Bibl. |
| Abstract |
To assess lead exposure in the Jamaican lead-acid battery industry 46 production workers and 23 battery repair workers were surveyed. Engineering controls and respiratory protection were judged to be inadequate at battery manufacturers and battery repair shops. At manufacturers, 38 of 42 air samples for lead exceeded a work-shift time-weighted average concentration of 0.050mg/m3. Only one of seven air samples at repair shops exceeded 0.050mg/m3. Repair shop workers, however, had higher blood lead levels than manufacturing workers (65% vs. 28% with blood lead levels above 60µg/dL respectively). Manufacturing workers had a higher prevalence of safe hygienic practices and a recent interval of minimal production had occurred at one of the battery manufacturers. The high risk of lead toxicity among Jamaican battery workers is consistent with studies of battery workers in other developing countries. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
lead; toxicology; determination in blood; battery and dry cell manufacture; exposure evaluation |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
Jamaica; developing countries; sampling and analysis; toxic substances |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Inorganic substances
Exposure evaluation
Manufacturing of electrical appliances and equipment
Lead and compounds
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