Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health

The Korean Society for Preventive Medicine (대한예방의학회)
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Concentrations of lead, iron, and zinc in blood of coal wokers' pneumoconiosis patients

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  • Choi, Ho-Chun (Institute of Occupational Diseases, Korea Labour Welfare Corporation) ;
  • Chung, Ho-Keun (Institute of Occupational Diseases, Korea Labour Welfare Corporation) ;
  • Kim, Hae-Jeong (Institute of Occupational Diseases, Korea Labour Welfare Corporation)
  • 최호춘 (근로복지공사 직업병연구소) ;
  • 정호근 (근로복지공사 직업병연구소) ;
  • 김해정 (근로복지공사 직업병연구소)
  • Published : 1989.12.01
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Abstract

Lead, iron, and zinc concentrations in whole blood were determined by atomic absorption spectrophotometry, using a simple one-step dilution procedure, which were measured in 3 groups, 98 officers unexposed to dust or to metal, 58 coal miners without pneumoconiosis, and 113 coal workers' pneumoconiosis (CWP) patients. The results were as follows : 1. The precisions (C. V.%) of lead, iron, and zinc in blood were $12.65{\pm}6.95%,\;1.47{\pm}1.25%\;and\;6.35{\pm}3.34%$, respectively. 2. Lead and zinc in blood showed the log-normal distribution unlike iron in blood which showed normal distribution. 3. Lead, iron, and zinc concentrations in blood of 3 groups were follows : There was significant difference of concentration for zinc in blood by groups statistically. 4. The difference of lead, iron, and zinc concentrations in blood was not significant (p>0.05) by profusion on chest radiographs.

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