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Lead, subacute toxic effect
Occupational Disease Lead, subacute toxic effect
Lead, subacute toxic effect Category Poisoning, Heavy Metal
Lead, subacute toxic effect Severity Subacute
Lead, subacute toxic effect Synonyms Ornithosis; Parrot fever; Chlamydia psittaci infection
Information on Lead, subacute toxic effect Symptoms, Diagnosis, Prognosis, Screening and Imaging Removing old paint is the activity most commonly associated with lead exposure in post-industrial countries. The OSHA Lead Standard requires medical surveillance of all workers exposed to lead dust or fume above 30 ug/m3 for over 30 days per year. Workers with blood lead levels greater than 40ug/dl must have medical exams. The earliest symptoms of lead poisoning are usually mood change, difficulty concentrating, and sleep disturbance. Lead is one of the few occupational poisons that enter the body to a significant extent by the oral route. [LaDou, p. 416-20] [Weeks, p. 374-87] "Zinc protoporphyrin is highly correlated with erythrocyte protoporphyrin levels. It also correlates well with lead burden but suffers from the same weaknesses as erythrocyte protoporphyrin levels; it is insensitive and nonspecific." [ACGIH--Lead BEI]
Lead, subacute toxic effect Latency Weeks
Lead, subacute toxic effect References http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/lead/index.html
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