PT Journal AU Lagerkvist, BJ Soderberg, HA Nordberg, GF Ekesrydh, S Englyst, V TI Biological monitoring of arsenic, lead and cadmium in occupationally and environmentally exposed pregnant women. SO Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health PD VL PY 1993 BP 50 EP 53 IS 1 WP https://www.sjweh.fi/show_abstract.php?abstract_id=1531 SN 0355-3140 AB

Lead and cadmium in blood (B-Pb and B-Cd, respectively) and arsenic in urine (U-As) were analyzed three times during pregnancy for women living around a metal smelter and women living in a reference town. The B-Pb levels were significantly higher in the smelter town. In the women of both towns, the B-Pb levels increased during pregnancy. Women who were employed at the smelter had higher B-Pb levels than women in the surrounding area. There were no significant differences in the B-Cd levels between the smelter and reference towns, except for non- and ex-smokers at the onset of pregnancy. No difference between the two areas was seen among the smokers, whose cadmium levels were twice those of non- and ex-smokers. There were no significant differences in the U-As levels, which were comparable with previously reported values in Sweden.

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