Impact of Occupational Lead Exposure on Liver and Kidney Function Tests on Silver Jewellery Workers

Autor: Mandakini S Kshirsagar, Arun J Patil, Jyotsna A Patil
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp BC01-BC04 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2249-782X
0973-709X
DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2019/38084.12442
Popis: Introduction: In unorganised silver jewellery industry, lead fumes and lead oxide dusts are generated while manufacturing the silver ring and the workers involved in this business are highly exposed to lead. This increased blood lead level affects all organ and systems of occupationally lead exposed workers. Aim: To perceive the present scenario of blood lead level and its effects on liver and kidney function test on Silver Jewellery Workers (SJW). Materials and Methods: For this study 42 SJW and 50 normal healthy subjects were included from Western Maharashtra, India. Blood lead level was estimated using lead Care II blood lead analyser and Liver Function Tests (LFT) and Kidney Function Tests (KFT) were measured by standard methods. Statistical analysis was done using Student’s t-test. Results: The blood lead (p
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