Open AccessVanadium in the blood and urine of workers in a ferroalloy plant
Author(s) -
B Gylseth,
håkon L. Leira,
E. Steinnes,
Yngvar Thomassen
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work, environment and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.621
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.3092
Subject(s) - urine , vanadium , creatinine , ferroalloy , chemistry , neutron activation analysis , chromatography , physiology , radiochemistry , medicine , biochemistry , inorganic chemistry , organic chemistry
The concentration of vanadium in the blood and urine of both nonexposed and occupationally exposed workers have been determined by neutron activation analysis. A comparison of the exposure data and the corresponding blood and urine values shows that the urine vanadium concentration adjusted for creatinine concentration is the most reliable exposure indicator. The normal levels of vanadium in blood are less than 20 nmol/l. The corresponding urine values are less than 3.5 nmol/mmol of creatinine.