Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5562130 | Toxicology Letters | 2017 | 43 Pages |
Abstract
The results show that the levels of metals measured in incinerators' workers are generally low, with some notable exceptions for Cd and Pb. These results, though, can be affected by several confounders related either to non-occupational exposure, including diet, area of residence and others, and/or by a number of methodological limitations, as we found in the reported studies. Future work should focus on an integrated approach, using ideally both biological and environmental monitoring. A particular emphasis should be given to the measurement of the different granulometric fractions of the dust containing metals, i.e. inhalable, thoracic, respirable and ultrafine fractions. Moreover, an accurate description of the work tasks and the characteristics and levels of non-occupational exposure should always be provided.
Keywords
s.g.AASPPEPGESREEsPBZMunicipal waste incineratorsLithiumArsenicIncineratorsAluminiumantimonyIronStrontiumAAS, atomic absorption spectrometryScandiumUraniumYttriumIndiumBariumtinberylliumBiomonitoringThalliumTantalumPersonal protective equipmentTelluriumThoriumTitaniumMercuryLOD یا Limit of detectionRubidiumRutheniumrhodiumZirconiumWorld Health OrganizationLeadCaesiumSeleniumSiliciumGoldinductively coupled plasma mass spectrometryICP-MSRare earth elementsPlatinum Group ElementsZincToxic metalsOccupational exposurelimit of detectionCopperManganeseMolybdenumGeometric meanNeodymiumSilverNiobiumNickelHafniumVanadiumSpecific gravityPalladiumPraseodymiumPlatinumgermaniumCadmiumCobaltcreatinineChromiumWHOGadoliniumGallium
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Authors
Maria Chiara Mauriello, Carmine Sbordone, Paolo Montuori, Rossella Alfano, Maria Triassi, Ivo Iavicoli, Maurizio Manno,