ABSTRACT
In this paper the results of concentration of lead in the blood of children living near and background the plant smelter are presented. 510 girls and 567 boys from schools located at Tarnowskie Góry and Miasteczko Slaskie took part in the study. Concentration of lead content in the blood of children was determined by the ASA method with the apparatus Pye Unicam SP-9. Smoking of parents increased the level of lead in the blood. Higher concentration of lead was show in blood girls (8.09 microg/100 ml) and boys (9.78 microg/100 ml) exposure to tobacco smoke in comparison to girls (6.19 microg/100 ml) and boys (6.81 microg/100 ml) living in no smoking conditions.
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Environmental Pollutants/blood , Lead/blood , Metallurgy , Tobacco Smoke Pollution/adverse effects , Zinc , Child , Environmental Monitoring , Female , Humans , MaleABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES: The aim of our study was to specify influence of lead and cadmium on semen parameters. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Concentrations of both elements were determined in semen samples by atomic absorption spectrophotometry of 57 men with teratozoospermic, astenozoospermic and oligozoospermic (studied group) and 39 normozoospermic group (control group). Semen morphology was conducted in accordance with WHO regulations. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: We did not find any difference in concentration of these elements in both groups. We found a positive correlation between lead and cadmium in seminal plasma.
