Kidney function in stainless steel welders

Seventeen male manual metal-arc stainless steel welders (mean exposure time 20 years) had far higher levels of chromium in urine than individually matched controls (medians 23 vs 1.5 mumol/mol creatinine; 10.5 vs 0.7 microgram/g creatinine). However, there were no signs of kidney damage in tests of...

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Published inInternational archives of occupational and environmental health Vol. 53; no. 3; p. 279
Main Authors Littorin, M, Welinder, H, Hultberg, B
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Germany 01.01.1984
Subjects
Adult
Chromium - adverse effects
Chromium - urine
Humans
Kidney - physiopathology
Kidney Diseases - chemically induced
Kidney Diseases - physiopathology
Male
Middle Aged
Occupational Diseases - chemically induced
Occupational Diseases - physiopathology
Stainless Steel
Welding
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Summary:Seventeen male manual metal-arc stainless steel welders (mean exposure time 20 years) had far higher levels of chromium in urine than individually matched controls (medians 23 vs 1.5 mumol/mol creatinine; 10.5 vs 0.7 microgram/g creatinine). However, there were no signs of kidney damage in tests of function of tubuli (beta-hexosaminidase, lysozyme, and beta 2-microglobuline) or glomeruli (albumine clearance).
ISSN:0340-0131
DOI:10.1007/BF00398821