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  • Title: [State of respiratory system under prolonged exposure to aerosols and vapors of heavy metals salts].
    Author: Shishkin GS, Grishin OV, Ustiuzhaninova NV, Umantseva ND.
    Journal: Med Tr Prom Ekol; 2005; (8):17-22. PubMed ID: 16187559.
    Abstract:
    Study covering 480 male workers of chemical enterprise revealed that chronic exposure to allowable ambient air concentrations of metal salts doubles occurrence of respiratory tract diseases. 75% of the healthy workers constantly exposed to heavy metal salts demonstrate lower level of oxidative processes, and 15% of the examinees were diagnosed as having primary histotoxic hypometabolism.
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