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Document ID (ISN)67776
CIS number 96-1767
ISSN - Serial title 0303-7657 - Revista brasileira de saúde ocupacional
Year 1994
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Mattos S.V.M., Nicácio M.A., Prado G., Oliveira M.S.
Title Evaluation of exposure to inorganic lead compounds in workers of metropolitan Belo Horizonte - 1988 to 1993
Original title Avaliação da exposição aos compostos inorgânicos de chumbo em trabalhadores da região metropolitana de Belo Horizonte - 1988 a 1993 [in Portuguese]
Bibliographic information July-Sep. 1994, Vol.22, No.83, p.7-16. Illus. 13 ref. ###
Abstract This article analyzes the levels of contamination by inorganic lead compounds in 1520 blood samples taken from exposed workers in metallurgy, car battery plants, and the ceramics and paint manufacturing industries in a Brazilian city.
Descriptors (primary) Brazil; determination in blood; exposure evaluation; lead and compounds
Descriptors (secondary) cross-sectional study; lead
Document type D - Periodical articles
Country / State or ProvinceBrazil
Subject(s) Toxic and dangerous substances
Broad subject area(s) Chemical safety
Browse category(ies) Inorganic substances
Exposure evaluation
Lead and compounds