Vanadium in the Blood and Urine of Workers in a Ferroalloy Plant

The concentration of vanadium in the blood and urine of both nonexposed and occupationally exposed workers have been determined by neutron activation analysis. A comparison of the exposure data and the corresponding blood and urine values shows that the urine vanadium concentration adjusted for crea...

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Published inScandinavian Journal of Work, Environment ＆ Health Vol. 5; no. 3; pp. iii+188 - 194
Main Authors GYLSETH, BJØRN, LEIRA, HÅKON L., STEINNES, EILIV, THOMASSEN, YNGVAR
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Finland Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment ＆ Health 01.09.1979
National Board of Occupational Safety and Health
The Working Environment Fund
Swedish Medical Society, Section for Environmental Health
Work Research Institutes
Institute of Occupational Health
Subjects
Air Pollutants, Occupational - blood
Air Pollutants, Occupational - urine
Chemical hazards
Chemical Industry
Excretion
Furnaces
Humans
Iron alloys
Neutron activation analysis
Occupational Exposure - analysis
Occupational health and safety
Pig iron
Urine
Vanadium
Vanadium - blood
Vanadium - urine
Vanadium compounds
vanadium
exposure
worker
urine
blood
ferroalloy plant
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Summary:The concentration of vanadium in the blood and urine of both nonexposed and occupationally exposed workers have been determined by neutron activation analysis. A comparison of the exposure data and the corresponding blood and urine values shows that the urine vanadium concentration adjusted for creatinine concentration is the most reliable exposure indicator. The normal levels of vanadium in blood are less than 20 nmol/1. The corresponding urine values are less than 3.5 nmol/mmol of creatinine.
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ISSN:0355-3140
1795-990X
DOI:10.5271/sjweh.3092