Temporal changes in blood lead levels of hazardous waste workers in New Jersey, 1984–1987 |
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Authors: | Michael Gochfeld Iris Udasin Elissa Favata Gail Buckler Carol Natarelli Joanna Burger |
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Affiliation: | (1) Environmental and Community Medicine, UMDNJ — Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 08854 Piscataway, New Jersey, USA;(2) Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, 08855 Piscataway, New Jersey, USA;(3) Biological Sciences, Rutgers University, 08855 Piscataway, New Jersey, USA |
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Abstract: | The blood lead levels of 568 New Jersey hazardous waste workers were determined at least once in the period 1984–1987. Workers almost always wore protective clothing in the field, which should have prevented exposure to lead. Therefore, despite their occupation, these workers are probably representative of the New Jersey suburban population in the mid-1980s. Blood lead levels ranged from 2.0–20.7 µg/dL, with an arithmetic mean value of 5.8 µg/dL, representing a decline from levels measured a decade earlier, but there was no clear change over the four years of the study. Blood lead levels increased with age of the worker up to age 60. Women showed lower levels than men in every age group. |
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