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ABSORPTION OF LEAD AND CARBON MONOXIDE IN SYDNEY TRAFFIC POLICEMEN
Author(s) -
Bisby J. A.,
Ouw K. H.,
Humphries Margaret,
Shandar A. G.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1977.tb130795.x
Subject(s) - environmental health , cigarette smoking , carbon monoxide , lead (geology) , lead exposure , medicine , chemistry , biology , cats , paleontology , biochemistry , catalysis
Examination of traffic policemen in Sydney showed that those exposed to motor vehicle emissions had blood lead levels within normal limits but marginally higher than those unexposed. Carboxyhaemoglobin levels depended only on cigarette smoking and were unrelated to exposure to motor vehicle emissions.