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Poisoning of workers working in small lead-based units
Background: No data are available with the labor departments among the
workers of small-scale lead-based units with regard to lead poisoning.
One hundred and ninety-five workers were investigated for lead exposure
and three were found exceeding the limit of 80 mg/dL, which required a
treatment for lead poisoning. Aim: To assess the exposure and health
risk in workers working in small lead-based units. Setting and
Design: Random sampling is selected from the cross-sectional medical
study. Methods and Materials: Medical examination cum
biochemical/hematological investigations along with blood lead
estimation were carried out in these workers. Statistical Analysis:
Epi-Info and SPSS 16.0 were used for statistical analysis. Results
and Conclusion: Workers′ blood lead levels were brought down from
114.4, 110.0 and 120.6 mg/dL with treatment of D-penicillamine to 40
mg/dL. It may be concluded that lead poisoning is a preventable public
health problem that particularly affects the industrial workers in
small lead-based units