Open AccessLEAD EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT BETWEEN TWO LEAD WORKER GROUPS IN EL-BEIDA, LIBYA
Author(s) -
Nusieba A Mohammed Ibrahim,
Yahya Saber E Mansour
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of engineering applied science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2455-2143
DOI - 10.33564/ijeast.2019.v04i01.004
Subject(s) - lead (geology) , lead exposure , occupational exposure , lead poisoning , environmental health , medicine , geology , psychiatry , geomorphology , cats
Objective: The main goal of this current research study was to determine the blood lead levels in two lead worker groups in El-beida city, Libya. Materials and Methods: This study was carried out on males working in radiators repairing (25 workers) and batteries repairing (25 workers), compared with the control group (30 healthy males). Results: Blood lead levels significantly increased in the radiators and batteries repairing worker groups (p<0.01). A significant correlation was found between the duration of exposure and the blood lead levels of both groups, while there was an insignificant correlation between the age and the blood lead levels. Conclusion: Blood lead levels of the radiators and batteries repairing worker groups were elevated. Blood lead levels correlated with the duration of lead exposure in radiators and batteries repairing workers, but not with their ages.