Original scientific paper
Relationship of blood lead and manganese in occupationally unexposed subjects
P.K. Suma'mur
; National Centre of Industrial Hygiene, Occupational Health and Safety, Jakarta, Indonesia
S. Heryuni
; National Centre of Industrial Hygiene, Occupational Health and Safety, Jakarta, Indonesia
Abstract
Lead and manganese concentrations in blood were determined in 25 male and 13 female healthy and occupationally unexposed subjects by flameless atomic absorption spectrophotometry. The mean lead and manganese values were 176.3 ± 50.8 and 75.3 ± 30.8 µg/L for men and 131.4 ± 44.0 and 65.5 ± 29.2 for women. The correlation coefficient for lead and manganese was 0.33 (p > 0.05) for men and -0.03 (p > 0.05) for women. No relationship between lead and manganese blood levels could be established.
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157115
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Publication date:
15.1.1985.
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