Protoporphyrin (FEP/ZPP) screening in industrial lead exposure

Journal Article · Tue Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1988 · Battery Man; (United States)

OSTI ID:6043745

Saryan, L A

Lead-acid battery manufacturers, as a group, are among the largest industrial users of lead in the United States, and every industry using this metal is confronted with a maze of federal regulations governing workplace conditions and employee health. In the biological testing category, particular emphasis has been placed on the periodic testing of blood for lead, to assess absorption of the metal, and protoporphyrin (abbreviated ZPP or FEP) testing as a means of monitoring the biological effects resulting from lead exposure. The protoporphyrin test, however, remains a matter of general confusion among industry managers and medical directors, and this article attempts to provide a concise and understandable explanation of this topic. 10 references, 3 figures, 1 table.

• Research Organization: Industrial Toxicology Lab., West Allis, WI (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6043745
• Journal Information: Battery Man; (United States), Vol. 30:11
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
25 ENERGY STORAGE
99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS//MATHEMATICS, COMPUTING, AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
BLOOD
PROTOPORPHYRINS
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
TOXIC MATERIALS
LEAD COMPOUNDS
OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE
LEAD-ACID BATTERIES
SCREENING
BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS
BODY FLUIDS
CARBOXYLIC ACIDS
ELECTRIC BATTERIES
ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS
HETEROCYCLIC ACIDS
HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
MATERIALS
ORGANIC ACIDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
PIGMENTS
PORPHYRINS
560300* - Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology
250900 - Energy Storage- Batteries
552000 - Public Health