Levels of cadmium and lead in blood in relation to smoking, sex, occupation, and other factors in an adult population of the FRG

✍ Scribed by A. Brockhaus; I. Freier; U. Ewers; E. Jermann; R. Dolgner

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag
• Year: 1983
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 452 KB
• Volume: 52
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0340-0131
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00405420

✦ Synopsis

Levels of cadmium (Cd B) and lead (Pb B) were determined in the blood of 579 60-65 year-old residents of Cologne and two small cities near Cologne Cd B-levels in cigarette smokers are on the average 3-4 times higher than in non-smokers (geometric means: non-smokers, 0 44 jtg/l; < 10 cigaretrettes/d, 1 16 jig/l; > 10 cigarettes/d, 1 85 jig/l) The results indicate that, with regard to the internal dose, cadmium exposure via smoking may contribute even more than does exposure via food Pb B-levels (geometric mean: 8.49, g/100 ml; range: 2 9-30 3 g/100 ml) are in the acceptable range as defined by the CEC reference values Male smokers have on the average slightly higher Pb B-levels than male non-smokers In women Pb B-levels are on the average lower than in men.