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Poisoning of workers working in small lead-based units.

Harsiddha G Sadhu1, B K Amin, D J Parikh

  • 1National Institute of Occupational Health, Meghani Nagar, Ahmedabad - 380 016, India.

Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
|December 31, 2009
PubMed
Summary

Lead poisoning is a significant occupational hazard in small lead-based industries. This study found high blood lead levels in workers, but treatment effectively reduced levels, highlighting lead poisoning as a preventable public health issue.

Keywords:
Lead poisoningsmall-scale industrytreatmentworkers

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