Original scientific paper

Normal values of lead concentration in human blood

V.B. Vouk ; Institute of lndustrial Hygiene, Yugoslav Academy of Sciences and Arts, Zagreb
Kata Voloder ; Institute of lndustrial Hygiene, Yugoslav Academy of Sciences and Arts, Zagreb
O.A. weber ; Institute of lndustrial Hygiene, Yugoslav Academy of Sciences and Arts, Zagreb
Ljerka Purec ; Institute of lndustrial Hygiene, Yugoslav Academy of Sciences and Arts, Zagreb

Abstract

In order to evaluate normal values of lead in blood for the local population of Zagreb and environs the concentrations of lead in blood have been determined in a random sample of 195 healthy subjects (100 men and 95 women with no previous exposure to lead. The analyses were performed by a monocolour dithizone method. Two parallel samples of blood were analysed for each subject. It was found that the lead concentrations in blood of normal persons are log-normally distributed. 60 µg/100 ml is proposed as the upper normal limit of lead concentration in blood.

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Hrčak ID:

186532

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/186532

Publication date:

19.12.1955.

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