Absorption and excretion of mercury in man. I. Relationship of mercury in blood and urine

Journal Article · Sat Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1962 · Arch. Environ. Health; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1080/00039896.1962.10663327· OSTI ID:6545507

Goldwater, L J; Jacobs, M B; Ladd, A C

In order to determine if there was any correlation between mercury levels in blood and urine, 4 series of studies on humans who were exposed to mercury vapor and to dusts of several inorganic and organic compounds of mercury were performed. In all 4 sets of observations, the mercury levels found in blood and urine covered a wide range and were not distributed in the pattern of a normal curve. A fairly good degree of correlation between blood and urine, on a group basis, was found in 3 of the 4 sets of observations. Lack of correlation in one series may have been due to a variation in analytical method or to other causes. Correlation between blood and urine levels of mercury in any individual was rarely found.

• Research Organization: Columbia Univ., New York, NY
• OSTI ID: 6545507
• Journal Information: Arch. Environ. Health; (United States), Journal Name: Arch. Environ. Health; (United States) Vol. 5; ISSN AEHLA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
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BIOLOGICAL ACCUMULATION
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS
BIOLOGICAL WASTES
BLOOD
BODY FLUIDS
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DUSTS
ELEMENTS
MAMMALS
MAN
MATERIALS
MERCURY
MERCURY COMPOUNDS
METALS
OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE
PRIMATES
URINE
VERTEBRATES
WASTES