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 inClinical toxicology Vol. 18; no. 11; p. 1299
Main Authors Camerino, D, Cassitto, M G, Desideri, E, Angotzi, G
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.01.1981
Subjects
Adult
Affective Symptoms - chemically induced
Behavior - drug effects
Environmental Exposure
Humans
Mercury Poisoning - psychology
Middle Aged
Occupational Diseases - psychology
Personality - drug effects
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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.
ISSN:0009-9309
DOI:10.3109/00099308109035070