ISSN:
1432-1246
Keywords:
2,3-Diphosphoglyceric acid
;
Methemoglobin
;
Red blood cells
;
Carbon monoxide
;
Nitrogen oxides
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary The effect of occupational exposure to automobile exhaust on a number of parameters of blood oxygen delivery was indirectly assessed in groups working at two tunnels and one bridge in New York City as part of a comprehensive evaluation of this occupational force. Workmen directly exposed to automobile exhaust had a slight but statistically significant elevation in methemoglobin levels as compared to their colleagues in less exposed areas. Red cell 2,3-diphosphoglyceric acid levels also tended to be elevated in the groups with greater occupational exposure, but statistically significant differences were only observed in comparison with a normal control population. Cigarette smoking may possibly have contributed to the observed increases in red cell methemoglobin and 2,3-diphosphoglyceric acid levels. No differences in the hematocrit was observed.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00378340
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