Document ID (ISN) | 75139 |
CIS number |
00-1065 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0271-3586 - American Journal of Industrial Medicine |
Year |
1999 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Löfstedt H., Seldén A., Storéus L., Bodin L. |
Title |
Blood lead in Swedish police officers |
Bibliographic information |
May 1999, Vol.35, No.5, p.519-522. Illus. 10 ref. |
Abstract |
Shooting with lead-containing ammunition in firing ranges is a well-known source of lead exposure in adults, and police officers may be at risk of lead intoxication. Swedish police officers considered as the most active shooters on and/or off duty responded to a questionnaire about health, lifestyle, shooting habits and potential lead exposure. Blood samples were collected and analysed for PbB and a multivariate regression analysis was performed. The mean PbB in male officers was 0.24µmol/L, and in female officers it was even lower (0.18µmol/L). For both sexes combined, a positive correlation of PbB with the number of bullets annually fired both on and off duty was observed and this finding remained in a multiple regression analysis including age, smoking habits and latency from last shooting exercise. Occupational and recreational lead exposure from firing ranges still seems to be a source of lead exposure in Swedish police officers, but it no longer appears to he a health risk. Lead-free ammunition and well-ventilated indoor firing ranges may have been decisive for this encouraging finding. |
Descriptors (primary) |
lead; police forces; firearms |
Descriptors (secondary) |
Sweden; smoking; ammunition; ventilation; determination in blood; questionnaire survey; age-linked differences; sex-linked differences; statistical evaluation; exposure evaluation |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Country / State or Province | Sweden |
Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
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Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
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Browse category(ies) |
Inorganic substances Fire fighting, police, prisons and the armed forces Lead and compounds
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