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Long-term lead elimination from plasma and whole blood after poisoning.

Rentschler, Gerda LU ; Broberg Palmgren, Karin LU orcid ; Lundh, Thomas LU and Skerfving, Staffan LU (2012) In International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health 85. p.311-316
Abstract
OBJECTIVE:



Blood lead (B-Pb), one of the most used toxicological biomarker all kind, has serious limitations. Thus, the objective is to evaluate whether plasma lead (P-Pb) is more adequate.

METHODS:



A long-term follow-up study of five cases of lead poisoning. P-Pb was analysed by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Kinetics after end of exposure was modelled.

RESULTS:



P-Pb at severe poisoning was about 20 μg/L; haematological effects at about 5 μg/L. Biological half-time of P-Pb was about 1 month; B-Pb decay was much slower.

CONCLUSION:



P-Pb is a valuable biomarker of exposure to and risk, particularly at high exposure.
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International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health
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85
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311 - 316
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  • pmid:21701834
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1432-1246
DOI
10.1007/s00420-011-0673-0
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English
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<br/><br>
Blood lead (B-Pb), one of the most used toxicological biomarker all kind, has serious limitations. Thus, the objective is to evaluate whether plasma lead (P-Pb) is more adequate.<br/><br>
METHODS:<br/><br>
<br/><br>
A long-term follow-up study of five cases of lead poisoning. P-Pb was analysed by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Kinetics after end of exposure was modelled.<br/><br>
RESULTS:<br/><br>
<br/><br>
P-Pb at severe poisoning was about 20 μg/L; haematological effects at about 5 μg/L. Biological half-time of P-Pb was about 1 month; B-Pb decay was much slower.<br/><br>
CONCLUSION:<br/><br>
<br/><br>
P-Pb is a valuable biomarker of exposure to and risk, particularly at high exposure.}},
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  series       = {{International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health}},
  title        = {{Long-term lead elimination from plasma and whole blood after poisoning.}},
  url          = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/3732587/2173996.pdf}},
  doi          = {{10.1007/s00420-011-0673-0}},
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