A comparative health assessment of occupationally lead exposed individuals with blood lead levels range across upper acceptable limit
Context: Lead (Pb) smelting workers are exposed to high lead levels and its adverse health effects. Despite no biological role, regulatory bodies regard blood lead levels (BLL) ≤40 μg/dL as upper acceptable limit in occupationally lead exposed population. Objective: To explore the differences in gen...
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| description | Context: Lead (Pb) smelting workers are exposed to high lead levels and its adverse health effects. Despite no biological role, regulatory bodies regard blood lead levels (BLL) ≤40 μg/dL as upper acceptable limit in occupationally lead exposed population. Objective: To explore the differences in general health status of individuals with BLL ≤40 μg/dL and >40 μg/dL. Methods: All workers (n = 803) of age >18 years employed in a Pb smelting plant were interviewed with a semi-structured questionnaire to obtain sociodemographics, occupational details, followed by detailed clinical examination. 5 ml of venous blood was collected and BLLs were determined as per standard NIOSH method using GF-AAS technic. A complete general health status was performed including hemoglobin and blood pressure (BP). Results: About 47.7% of the participants exhibited high BLL (>40 μg/dL), while the rest 52.3% were identified to have ≤40 μg/dL. Both groups were grossly similar in the majority of demographic and occupational parameters. Interestingly, both groups had substantially higher fraction of workers with elevated BP. Conclusions: Lead exposed workers with BLL ≤40 μg/dL are at equal risk of health hazards as those with BLL >40 μg/dL. There is a need to revisit the current guidelines on the BLL for workers to protect from the hazards of chronic lead exposure. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-347c80c25b934d42921a829d70338ca42022-12-22T02:49:23ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Community Medicine0970-02181998-35812022-01-0147334334610.4103/ijcm.ijcm_756_21A comparative health assessment of occupationally lead exposed individuals with blood lead levels range across upper acceptable limitKuldip UpadhyayAnkit ViramgamiRakesh BalachandarAvinash PagdhuneSomnath SenKamalesh SarkarContext: Lead (Pb) smelting workers are exposed to high lead levels and its adverse health effects. Despite no biological role, regulatory bodies regard blood lead levels (BLL) ≤40 μg/dL as upper acceptable limit in occupationally lead exposed population. Objective: To explore the differences in general health status of individuals with BLL ≤40 μg/dL and >40 μg/dL. Methods: All workers (n = 803) of age >18 years employed in a Pb smelting plant were interviewed with a semi-structured questionnaire to obtain sociodemographics, occupational details, followed by detailed clinical examination. 5 ml of venous blood was collected and BLLs were determined as per standard NIOSH method using GF-AAS technic. A complete general health status was performed including hemoglobin and blood pressure (BP). Results: About 47.7% of the participants exhibited high BLL (>40 μg/dL), while the rest 52.3% were identified to have ≤40 μg/dL. Both groups were grossly similar in the majority of demographic and occupational parameters. Interestingly, both groups had substantially higher fraction of workers with elevated BP. Conclusions: Lead exposed workers with BLL ≤40 μg/dL are at equal risk of health hazards as those with BLL >40 μg/dL. There is a need to revisit the current guidelines on the BLL for workers to protect from the hazards of chronic lead exposure.http://www.ijcm.org.in/article.asp?issn=0970-0218;year=2022;volume=47;issue=3;spage=343;epage=346;aulast=Upadhyayanaemiablood lead levelsblood pressureoccupational lead exposureupper acceptable limit |
| spellingShingle | Kuldip Upadhyay Ankit Viramgami Rakesh Balachandar Avinash Pagdhune Somnath Sen Kamalesh Sarkar A comparative health assessment of occupationally lead exposed individuals with blood lead levels range across upper acceptable limit Indian Journal of Community Medicine anaemia blood lead levels blood pressure occupational lead exposure upper acceptable limit |
| title | A comparative health assessment of occupationally lead exposed individuals with blood lead levels range across upper acceptable limit |
| title_full | A comparative health assessment of occupationally lead exposed individuals with blood lead levels range across upper acceptable limit |
| title_fullStr | A comparative health assessment of occupationally lead exposed individuals with blood lead levels range across upper acceptable limit |
| title_full_unstemmed | A comparative health assessment of occupationally lead exposed individuals with blood lead levels range across upper acceptable limit |
| title_short | A comparative health assessment of occupationally lead exposed individuals with blood lead levels range across upper acceptable limit |
| title_sort | comparative health assessment of occupationally lead exposed individuals with blood lead levels range across upper acceptable limit |
| topic | anaemia blood lead levels blood pressure occupational lead exposure upper acceptable limit |
| url | http://www.ijcm.org.in/article.asp?issn=0970-0218;year=2022;volume=47;issue=3;spage=343;epage=346;aulast=Upadhyay |
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