Correlation Between Cadmium and Blood Counts in Workers Exposed to Urban Stressor
| Autor: | Gianfranco Tomei, C. Di Pastena, Assuntina Capozzella, Angela Sancini, Manuela Ciarrocca, B. Scala, Francesco Tomei, C Sacco, P. Corbosiero, Tiziana Caciari, Maria Valeria Rosati, Alessandro Pacchiarotti |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Male lymphocytes Urban Population cadmium white blood cells Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Urinary system Blood count Outdoor workers chemistry.chemical_element Physiology Air Pollutants Occupational Toxicology Correlation Sex Factors neutrophils Occupational Exposure White blood cell medicine Humans General Environmental Science Air Pollutants Cadmium business.industry Mean value Age Factors Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Environmental Exposure Middle Aged blood count immune system lymphocytes urban pollution workers Blood Cell Count immune system medicine.anatomical_structure chemistry Immunology Female business Environmental Monitoring |
| Zdroj: | Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health. 70:70-76 |
| ISSN: | 2154-4700 1933-8244 |
| Popis: | The objective of this study was to assess the exposures to cadmium (Cd) in urban workers and the association between Cd exposure and values of blood counts. Urinary Cd, blood Cd, and blood counts were obtained from 355 outdoor workers; a subgroup of 99 subjects were monitored to evaluate personal exposure to airborne Cd. The mean value of personal exposure to Cd was 1.5 ng/m3 for traffic assistants and 1.2 ng/m3 for drivers. Urinary and blood Cd were correlated to the airborne Cd (respectively r =.3 and r =.4). The multiple linear regression models showed the associations among white blood cell, the percentage of neutrophils (NEU%), the percentage of lymphocytes (LYM%), and the concentrations of blood Cd (respectively R2 =.27, R2 =.37, R2 =.581). The subjects with blood Cd values higher than 1.2 μg/L showed an increase of LYM% mean values and a decrease of NEU% mean values with respect to the group with blood Cd values lower than 1.1 μg/L. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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