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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BLOOD LEAD LEVEL AND URINARY CREATININE AMONG THE WORKERS OF BATTERIES FACTORY | ||
| AL-TAQANI | ||
| Article 1, Volume 19, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 48-52 | ||
| Authors | ||
| ; a S. Yaseen; a E. Jassim; ; Eqbal A. Hameed | ||
| Abstract | ||
| This study was carried out during the period between the first of April 2002 and the end of October 2002. This study included 150 subjects. Hundred from factory of batteries workers on production line (male and female) as a first group. On the other hand fifty subjects from the same factory as a control group were chosen from (management, maintenance and clinic) for comparison. Blood lead level and urine creatinine were measured to all subjects. depending on exposure period. The results showed that all the workers in production line have high concentration of lead in the blood but in three different levels. Also they have two different levels for urine creatinine compared with control group. The study indicated that blood lead level increase in workers who do not follow the periodic examination, medical information and those who have hypertension. In conclusion, all these factors affecting the blood lead level and urine creatinine were discussed. | ||
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