MEASUREMENT OF METALLIC PARTICLES EXTRACTED FROM THE LUNG PARENCHYMA OF TWO ELECTRICIANS AND ONE ELECTROTECHNICIAN

This paper reports the chemical nature of particles extracted from the lung parenchyma of two electricians and one electrotechnician. Results indicate that these workers retained particles that are qualitatively representative of their work history. The concentration of nickel in the lung of these w...

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Published inAmerican Industrial Hygiene Association journal Vol. 54; no. 9; pp. 564 - 568
Main Authors Dufresne, A., Krier, G., Muller, J.F., Perrault, G.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States American Industrial Hygiene Association 01.09.1993
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
240400 - Power Transmission & Distribution- Health & Safety- (1990-)
560300 - Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology
Autopsies
BODY
Brain cancer
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
DISEASES
ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY
Electricians
ELECTRICITY
ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
ELEMENTS
Employment
Hazardous materials
Humans
Hypotheses
INDUSTRY
LEAD
Lead - analysis
Lung - chemistry
Lung cancer
Lung Neoplasms - pathology
LUNGS
Male
Mass Spectrometry
MASS SPECTROSCOPY
Measurement
Men
METALS
MICROSCOPY
Microscopy, Electron
Middle Aged
Mining
NEOPLASMS
NICKEL
Nickel - analysis
OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES
Occupational Diseases - pathology
OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE
Occupational Exposure - analysis
Occupational hazards
ORGANS
PARTICLES
POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION
QUALITATIVE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
Silicates
SPECTROSCOPY
Statistical analysis
Studies
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
ZINC
Zinc - analysis
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ISSN0002-8894
2163-369X
DOI10.1080/15298669391355053

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Summary:This paper reports the chemical nature of particles extracted from the lung parenchyma of two electricians and one electrotechnician. Results indicate that these workers retained particles that are qualitatively representative of their work history. The concentration of nickel in the lung of these workers was statistically higher (Mann-Whitney, p<0.013) than the concentrations measured in the lungs of 39 other workers who died of different types of cancers.
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ISSN:0002-8894
2163-369X
DOI:10.1080/15298669391355053