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Occupational and environmental lead and PCB exposure at a scrap metal dealer

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Malkin, R
Published in: Environmental Research
January 1, 1995

Blood lead levels (BPb) and serum polychlorinated biphenyl levels (PCB) were obtained from 17 employees at two adjacent scrap metal dealers. One facility was located outdoors, directly on top of soil known to be contaminated with lead and PCBs, and the other was located indoors with a concrete floor. BPbs ranged from 4.0 to 39.8 μg/dl (mean 19.9 μg/dl, geometric mean 17.5 μg/dl) and PCB levels ranged from <1 to 65.3 ppb (mean 7.5 ppb). There was no significant difference in either BPb or serum PCB between the two sites. BPb was significantly correlated with the number of cigarettes smoked at work, and both BPb and serum PCB were significantly related to eating lunch outside the lunchroom, suggesting hand-to-mouth contact as a source of exposure. The lack of difference in BPb between employees of the two scrap metal dealers suggests an ongoing source of lead exposure at the sites, other than the soil. © 1995 Academic Press, Inc.

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Environmental Research

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0013-9351

Publication Date

January 1, 1995

Volume

70

Issue

1

Start / End Page

20 / 23

Related Subject Headings

  • Toxicology
  • 06 Biological Sciences
  • 05 Environmental Sciences
  • 03 Chemical Sciences
 

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Malkin, R. (1995). Occupational and environmental lead and PCB exposure at a scrap metal dealer. Environmental Research, 70(1), 20–23. https://doi.org/10.1006/enrs.1995.1041
Malkin, R. “Occupational and environmental lead and PCB exposure at a scrap metal dealer.” Environmental Research 70, no. 1 (January 1, 1995): 20–23. https://doi.org/10.1006/enrs.1995.1041.
Malkin R. Occupational and environmental lead and PCB exposure at a scrap metal dealer. Environmental Research. 1995 Jan 1;70(1):20–3.
Malkin, R. “Occupational and environmental lead and PCB exposure at a scrap metal dealer.” Environmental Research, vol. 70, no. 1, Jan. 1995, pp. 20–23. Scopus, doi:10.1006/enrs.1995.1041.
Malkin R. Occupational and environmental lead and PCB exposure at a scrap metal dealer. Environmental Research. 1995 Jan 1;70(1):20–23.
Journal cover image

Published In

Environmental Research

DOI

ISSN

0013-9351

Publication Date

January 1, 1995

Volume

70

Issue

1

Start / End Page

20 / 23

Related Subject Headings

  • Toxicology
  • 06 Biological Sciences
  • 05 Environmental Sciences
  • 03 Chemical Sciences