The risk of lead and health conditions of exposed workers in the Siena region

A number of studies on the health of occupational exposure to lead of workers from various industrial sectors are summarized. These studies document the disappearance of severe cases of saturnism, as seen in the past, and the occurrence nowadays, mainly of sub-clinical manifestations, such as altera...

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Published inAnnali dell'Istituto superiore di sanità Vol. 34; no. 1; p. 145
Main Authors Sciarra, G, Aprea, C, Cenni, A, Loi, F, Sartorelli, P, Strambi, F, Valentini, F, Sartorelli, E
Format Journal Article
LanguageItalian
Published Italy 1998
Subjects
Adult
Anemia - chemically induced
Anemia - epidemiology
Biomarkers
Ceramics
Chemical Industry
Environmental Monitoring
Epidemiological Monitoring
Female
Glass
Hematocrit
Humans
Industry
Iron - adverse effects
Italy - epidemiology
Kidney Function Tests
Lead - adverse effects
Lead - blood
Lead Poisoning - epidemiology
Lead Poisoning - prevention & control
Liver Function Tests
Male
Metallurgy
Middle Aged
Occupational Diseases - chemically induced
Occupational Diseases - epidemiology
Occupational Diseases - prevention & control
Occupational Exposure
Occupational Health - legislation & jurisprudence
Peripheral Nervous System Diseases - chemically induced
Peripheral Nervous System Diseases - epidemiology
Protoporphyrins - blood
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Italy
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Summary:A number of studies on the health of occupational exposure to lead of workers from various industrial sectors are summarized. These studies document the disappearance of severe cases of saturnism, as seen in the past, and the occurrence nowadays, mainly of sub-clinical manifestations, such as alterations of blood levels of lead and protoporphyrin IX, in the large majority of cases. For the period 1984-95, a statistical analysis of the results obtained for these parameters is reported, together with other clinical data, for seven industrial sectors: crystal, ceramics, chemistry, metallurgy and mechanics, iron and steel, printing and painting. These results show a drop of the mean concentrations of blood lead levels in all sectors but the ceramic industry, especially since 1991, when the law, Decreto Legislativo 277/91--in accomplishment of European directives on protection of workers, including the directive 82/605/EEC--has been put into force.
ISSN:0021-2571