Determination of concentrations of lead, cadmium, zinc and copper in the blood of workers at Baiji thermal power plant | ||
| Journal of Education and Science | ||
| Article 10, Volume 19, Issue 1, January 2007, Pages 51-60 PDF (0 K) | ||
| DOI: 10.33899/edusj.2007.51017 | ||
| Author | ||
| Mousa Al-Hamish | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Abstract The aim of this Study is to measure the concentration of Lead ,Cadmium , Zinc and Copper in the Blood of Biaji Thermal Power Station Workers . Blood samples were collected from ( 148 ) workers of this Station then divided to three groups according to the site of work ,the workers also divided to four groups according the exposure periods : ( 5 ) , (10 ) ,( 15 ) and ( 20 ) Years . TheResults showed a significant increase in the concentration of Lead , Cadmium , Zinc for the exposed workers through all exposure periods in all groups compensation with control group , while , the concentration of Copper were decreased through exposure periods in workers group in departments of Mechanical maintainance and chemical tretment department , However , we have not detectes any diffrente between Irregular group and control group during the period of exposing ( 5 ) , (10 ) years , while the proportion of Copper has been decreased in this group with in ( 15 ) years of exposing period . | ||
| Keywords | ||
| cadmium; Zinc and Copper | ||
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