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Selenium levels in the serum of workers at a rubber tire repair shop
A Sánchez-Ocampo1, J Torres-Pérez, M Jiménez-Reyes
1Depto. de Química, Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares, México D.F. Mexico.
Abstract:
Selenium analysis by neutron activation was performed on serum samples taken from 20 workers at a rubber tire repair shop and from a control group of 18 healthy persons. The mean values were: 148 +/- 56 (70-296) and 100 +/- 18 (70-127) micrograms/L for the tire workers and the control groups, respectively. The difference between mean values was significant (p < 0.01). A high correlation (r = 0.82) was obtained between selenium level and seniority for those values higher than the control group range. None of the shop workers showed evidence of selenosis.
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