scholarly journals Correlation Between the Concentration of Lead in the Blood of Dogs and People Living in the Same Environmental Conditions

2014 ◽  
Vol 58 (3) ◽  
pp. 473-477
Author(s):  
Jerzy Monkiewicz ◽  
Katarzyna A. Rogowska ◽  
Anna Mielnikiewicz ◽  
Andrzej Grosicki

Abstract The studies, conducted between 2010 and 2012, involved 102 dogs and 505 people from Lower Silesia (LS), 104 dogs and 578 people from the Legnica - Głogów Copper Mining Region (LGCMR), and 101 dogs and 897 people from the Upper Silesian Industrial Region (USIR). A significant positive correlation between blood lead concentration (BLC) in dogs and people living in the same environment was found. Moreover, the data revealed an increase in BLC in dogs and people with the progressive aging of the body. The highest average BLC in dogs and humans were reported in the LGCMR followed by USIR and LS.

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1973 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 303-304
Author(s):  
Gordon D. McLaren ◽  
William F. Barthel ◽  
Philip Landrigan

Piomelli et al.1 have presented an extensive experience in comparison of free erythrocyte porphyrin (FEP) levels with blood lead concentrations. Their finding that an FEP ≥ 250µg/100 ml RBC was invariably associated with a blood lead concentration ≥ 6Oµg/100 ml is consistent with data obtained in our laboratory2 using a somewhat different microfluorometric method for FEP determination.3 We must, however, take issue with the conclusion of Piomelli et al.1 that only FEP levels above 250µg/100 ml RBC should be considered "positive."


Epidemiology ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
pp. S278-S279 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joon Sakong ◽  
Ho-Jang Kwon ◽  
Mina Ha ◽  
Yun-Chul Hong ◽  
Chul-Gab Lee ◽  
...  

1998 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
pp. 122-122
Author(s):  
Robert O Wright ◽  
Howard Hu ◽  
Timothy J Maher ◽  
Chitra Amarasiriwardena ◽  
Pasarapa Chaiyakul ◽  
...  

AIHAJ ◽  
1975 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 193-206 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARY E. MAXFIELD ◽  
GORDON J. STOPPS ◽  
JOHN R. BARNES ◽  
RONALD D. SNEE ◽  
MARY FINAN ◽  
...  

2009 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alica Pizent ◽  
Božo Čolak ◽  
Zorana Kljaković ◽  
Spomenka Telišman

Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) in Serum in Relation to Blood Lead Concentration and Alcohol Consumption in MenThe combined influence of age, smoking, alcohol, blood lead and cadmium concentrations, and serum copper, zinc, and selenium concentrations on prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in serum was investigated in a group of 57 men aged 21 years to 40 years. The subjects had no occupational exposure to metals and no other known reasons suspected of influencing prostate function or metal metabolism. No significant correlation was found between PSA and any of the explanatory variables considered. Nevertheless, when taking into account all of the above-mentioned potentially explanatory variables, the results of stepwise multiple regression showed a significant increase in PSA with respect to an increase in blood lead, and a decrease in PSA with respect to an increase in intensity of alcohol consumption. The median and range values of blood lead concentration in the 57 men were 26.0 μg L-1 and (10.1 to 108.0) μg L-1, respectively. These results suggest that even a low-level environmental lead exposure, common for general populations worldwide, may contribute to the risk of prostate cancer in men. The influence of lead as well as cadmium, zinc, and selenium on prostate damage and PSA should be further investigated in relatively young men for the purpose of disease prevention.


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