Conference paper
Mortality study of lead workers
W.C. Cooper
; Tabershaw/Cooper Associates, Inc., Berkley, California, USA
W.R. Gaffey
; Tabershaw/Cooper Associates, Inc., Berkley, California, USA
Abstract
The mortality of 7,032 men employed for one or more years in lead production facilities or battery plaints was followed aver a 23-year period, 1947-70. Lead absorption din many of these men was greatly in excess of currently accepted standards based upon urinary and blood lead concentrations available for a portion of the group. There were 1,356 deaths reported. The standardized mortality ratio (SMR) for all causes was 107 for smelter workers and 99 for battery plant workers. Death from neoplasms were in slight excess in smelters, but not significantly increased in battery plants. There were no excess deaths from kidney tumors. The SMR for cardiovascular-renal disease was 96 for smelter workers and 101 for battery plaint workers. There was definitely no excess in deaths from either stroke or hypertensive heart disease: however, deaths classified as »other hypertensive disease« and »unspecified nephritis or renal sclerosis« were higher than expected. The life expectancy of lead workers was calculated to be approximately the same as that of all U.S. males.
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167413
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Publication date:
6.4.1976.
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