TY - JOUR T1 - Biological monitoring of arsenic, lead and cadmium in occupationally and environmentally exposed pregnant women. JO - Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health PY - 1993/VL - 19 IS - 1 SP - 50 EP - 53 AU - Lagerkvist, B J AU - Soderberg, H A AU - Nordberg, Gunnar F AU - Ekesrydh, S AU - Englyst, V UR - https://www.sjweh.fi/show_abstract.php?abstract_id=1531 N2 -

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.

SN - 0355-3140 ER -