Absorption and excretion of mercury in man. III. Blood mercury in relation to duration of exposure

Journal Article · Mon Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1962 · Arch. Environ. Health; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1080/00039896.1963.10663452· OSTI ID:6585799

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

A series of tests were performed to examine the value of blood mercury determinations in predicting toxic manifestations under conditions of occupational exposure to certain mercury compounds. Human subjects working in factories which process a variety of inorganic and organic compounds of mercury formed the basis of this study. Chemical analyses of blood samples were done by the method of Jacobs and statistical analysis of the data was done by the rank correlation method of Spearman. Results indicate that no statistically significant correlation was found between duration of employment and blood mercury levels. It must be pointed out, however, that this may not apply to all situations but only to those in the present study. Even if mercury levels in the blood do not increase with prolonged exposure, it cannot be concluded that there has been no accumultion of mercury in the body.

• Research Organization: Columbia Univ., New York, NY
• OSTI ID: 6585799
• Journal Information: Arch. Environ. Health; (United States), Journal Name: Arch. Environ. Health; (United States) Vol. 6; 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.
BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS
BLOOD
BODY FLUIDS
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHEMISORPTION
CLEARANCE
DATA
ELEMENTS
EXCRETION
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
INFORMATION
MATERIALS
MERCURY
MERCURY COMPOUNDS
METALS
NUMERICAL DATA
OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC MERCURY COMPOUNDS
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SORPTION
TOXICITY