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Lead exposure in stained glass workers
Author(s) -
Landrigan Philip J.,
Tamblyn Peter B.,
Nelson Mark,
Kerndt Peter,
Kronoveter Kenneth J.,
Zack Matthew M.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
american journal of industrial medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1097-0274
pISSN - 0271-3586
DOI - 10.1002/ajim.4700010208
Subject(s) - medicine , lead exposure , lead (geology) , occupational exposure , lead glass , lead poisoning , toxicology , environmental health , metallurgy , cats , materials science , geomorphology , psychiatry , biology , geology
To evaluate lead exposure in stained glass workers, we measured blood lead levels in 12 professional glass workers, in 5 hobbyists, and in 4 workers' family members. Professional workers lead levels (mean 20.7 μg/dl) were higher than hobbyists' (11.6 μg/dl) (P = 0.02) or family members' (11.3 μg/dl). Levels increased with years worked, hours worked per week, and percentage of work involving lead. The mean lead concentration in settled dust samples from a stained glass workshop was 11,000 parts per million. Stained glass workers are at increased risk of lead exposure.