Open AccessHistorical exposure to mercury among Norwegian dental personnel
Author(s) -
Kristin Svendsen,
Tore Syversen,
Inger Melø,
Bjørn Hilt
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work, environment and health
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.2878
Subject(s) - mercury (programming language) , norwegian , christian ministry , mercury exposure , environmental health , medicine , urine , dentistry , occupational exposure , biomonitoring , chemistry , environmental chemistry , philosophy , linguistics , theology , computer science , programming language , endocrinology
Due to public concern in Scandinavian countries about the health situation of dental nurses, the Norwegian Ministry of Labor and Social Inclusion initiated a project to look at previous exposure to metallic mercury and its possible effects on dental personnel. The aims of this part of the study were to: (i) describe Norwegian dental personnel's exposure to mercury during the last 50 years, (ii) develop a model for scoring that reflects the cumulative exposure on an individual basis, and (iii) relate the calculated score to earlier measured levels of mercury in urine.