Behavior of some psychological parameters in a population of a Hg extraction plant
52 workers of a plant transforming Hg mineral were subjected to psychological investigation in order to detect behavioral alterations which might be related to Hg exposure. A group of 29 subjects living in the same area was used as the control. The test battery included reaction times, mental effici...
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Published in | Clinical toxicology Vol. 18; no. 11; p. 1299 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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United States
01.01.1981
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Summary: | 52 workers of a plant transforming Hg mineral were subjected to psychological investigation in order to detect behavioral alterations which might be related to Hg exposure. A group of 29 subjects living in the same area was used as the control. The test battery included reaction times, mental efficiency measures, and personality indexes for a total of 33 variables. Results were analyzed through statistical elaboration using parametric tests. Efficiency and memory measures could discriminate exposed individuals from controls; for the personality profiles, an interpretation explaining the differences observed is proposed in terms of a dynamic profile having different characteristics in the different groups studied. Reference to existing literature is made to verify any possible correlation with other authors' findings. |
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ISSN: | 0009-9309 |
DOI: | 10.3109/00099308109035070 |