Battery factory

Blood lead levels, urinary lead levels, serum creatinine, blood urea nitrogen (BUN), creatinine clearance (CCT), and NAG were measured in 158 male and 51 female workers in a lead battery factory or a lead smelting plant in Japan (Ong et al. 1987). Controls consisted of 30 professional and laboratory staff members with no history of renal disease or lead exposure. The length of exposure to lead averaged 10.8 8.0 years with a range of 1-36 years. Exposure levels were not available, but indicators of lead body burden in the exposed workers were PbB level = 3.0-80.0 pg/dL and urinary lead level =... 

Chowdhury et al. (1986) reported that occupational exposure of 10 men to lead caused a significant decrease in sperm count and motility and an increased percentage of abnormal spermatozoa. The average PbB concentration in the lead-exposed group was higher (42.5 pg/dL) compared to controls (14.8 pg/dL). Assennato et al. (1987) reported decreased sperm production in 39 battery factory workers with high PbB levels ranging from 50 to 61 pg/dL, compared to 39 nonexposed workers. Lerda (1992)... 

Awad El Karim MA, Hamed AS, Elhaimi YAA, et al. 1986. Effects of exposure to lead among lead-acid battery factory workers in Sudan. Arch Environ Health 41 261-265. 

Hsiao, C.Y. et al., A longitudinal study of the effects of long-term exposure to lead among lead battery factory workers in Taiwan (1989-1999), Sci. Total Environ., 279, 151, 2001. 

In workers exposed to niekel at a battery factory, a positive correlation was also found between air concentrations of niekel and eoneentrations of niekel in the feces (Hassler et al. 1983). High concentrations of niekel were found in the feees of workers exposed to niekel dusts containing large particles (as a result of greater mueoeiliary elearanee from the lungs to the gastrointestinal tract) (Hassler et al. 1983). 

Hassler E, Eind B, Nilsson B, et al. 1983. Urinary and fecal elimination of nickel in relation to airborne nickel in a battery factory. Ann Clin Eab Sci 13 217-224. 

Kjellstrom T, Evrin P-E, Rahnster B. Dose-response analysis of cadmium induced tubular proteinuria. A study of urinary Pj-mi-croglobulin excretion among workers in a battery factory. Environ Res 1977 13 303-317. 

Bar-Sela S, Reingold S, Richter ED. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in a battery-factory worker exposed to cadmium. Int J Occup Environ Health 2001 7(2) 109—12. 

Gadura River (Bay of Haifa, Israel) Max. 123 Battery factory Kronfeld and Navrot (1975)... 

Hassler E (1983) Exposure to cadmium and nickel in an alkaline battery factory. Thesis, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden. 

Photographic processing solutions such as fixers and rinse waters Manufacture and reprocessing of spent batteries Factory effluents... 

Diamond (1985a). This individual s immediately prior position was at a UCI battery factory. See also Diamond (1985b). 

Nerve-conduction studies of workers in a lead-battery factory (Kovala et al. 1997) found that sensory amphtudes of the median and sural nerves correlated negatively with long-term exposure (CBLI and dirration of exposure). Chia et al. (1996b) also foimd the strongest dose-effect relationship between median sensory conduction velocity and CBLI, whereas He et al. (1988) foimd sensory-... 

Cross-sectional survey of 172 male workers in lead storage-battery factories, lead refineries mean exposure = 6.6 y (0.1-26.3 y) analysis of subgroup of 132 workers with exposure to lead for more than 1 y... 

Garcia de Alba et al. (1983) carried out a similar study on the lead content of hair of adults and children in Guadalajara, Jal., one of the more important cities of Mexico. The groups studied included male and female workers of a battery factory of the Central Bus Station of the city and their children and a control group. The authors did not mention the method used to wash and prepare the samples prior to analysis. Data on these groups and the results are summarized in Table 26. The value of 13 pg/g was exceeded in all groups. The extremely high values obtained for the battery workers and their families are also remarkable. 

Late at night Gnjilane (Kosovo) Battery factory... 

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