Exposure of school children to Pb and Zn in an industrialized city of Turkey
FRESENIUS ENVIRONMENTAL BULLETIN, cilt.11, sa.5, ss.249-253, 2002 (SCI-Expanded)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 11 Sayı: 5
- Basım Tarihi: 2002
- Dergi Adı: FRESENIUS ENVIRONMENTAL BULLETIN
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.249-253
- Anahtar Kelimeler: blood level, serum zinc, pollution, school children
- Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Blood lead and serum zinc concentrations of school children were determined in Bursa and in a small village nearby. The geometric means of Pb were 4.78 mug/dL, both for the village and city center. Geometric means of zinc were 78.8 mug/dL, and 71.6 mug/dL for the village and city center, respectively. About 8% of the total population had blood lead levels higher than 10 mug/dL, and 28% a serum zinc concentration less than 70 mug/dL, which is below reference concentration. Bivariate analysis indicated a relation between blood Pb, sex of the children and time spent outdoors.