Correlation between total blood lead values and peripheral blood counts in workers occupationally exposed to urban stressors

The aim of the study was to assess the relationship between occupational exposure to airborne lead (Pb) and alterations in peripheral blood counts in workers of the Municipal Police assigned to different types of outdoor tasks. Then, 337 both male and female subjects were enrolled and divided on the...

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Published in:Journal of environmental science and health. Part A, Toxic/hazardous substances & environmental engineering Toxic/hazardous substances & environmental engineering, 2013-10, Vol.48 (12), p.1457-1469
Main Authors: Caciari, Tiziana, Casale, Teodorico, Ciarrocca, Manuela, Capozzella, Assunta, Gioffrè, Pier Agostino, Corbosiero, Paola, Tomei, Gianfranco, Scala, Barbara, Andreozzi, Giorgia, Nardone, Nadia, Tomei, Francesco, Rosati, Maria Valeria
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Air Pollutants - blood
Air Pollutants - toxicity
biological monitoring
Blood
Blood Cell Count
blood cells
Correlation
Correlation analysis
Counting
Environmental health
Environmental Monitoring
Exposure
Female
Human exposure
Humans
Italy
Lead
Lead (metal)
Lead - blood
Lead - toxicity
Male
Middle Aged
Occupational
occupational exposure
Occupational Exposure - analysis
Occupational health
outdoor workers
Plasma
Police
reticulocytes
smoking (habit)
Tasks
urban air lead
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Summary:The aim of the study was to assess the relationship between occupational exposure to airborne lead (Pb) and alterations in peripheral blood counts in workers of the Municipal Police assigned to different types of outdoor tasks. Then, 337 both male and female subjects were enrolled and divided on the basis of sex, cigarette smoking habit and kind of task. Exposure to airborne Pb, dosage of total blood Pb and peripheral blood count were carried out. A significant positive correlation was detected between the values of total blood Pb and values of plasma reticulocytes (%RET) both in the total sample and for all the classes of the subdivision except for police drivers. Some statistically significant correlations were present but discontinuous for other variables of peripheral blood counts. Results suggest that occupational exposure to low doses of airborne Pb is able to influence lines of the hematopoietic system in exposed workers, with special reference to %RET.
ISSN:1532-4117
1093-4529
1532-4117
DOI:10.1080/10934529.2013.796769