[Blood lead content in the Viennese population (1982)]

The lead content of blood was determined in 213 cases of sudden death (accident victims) in the population of Vienna. The determinations were carried out by atomic absorption spectrometry (graphite furnace), similarly as in the case of the previous investigation in 1972. The mean value was now 242 micrograms/l, as compared with 261 micrograms/l in 1972. The difference was not statistically significant.