Abstract
AbstractThe determination of detectable amounts of lead contamination in blood, foods and biological materials has been a recent problem in relation to the operation of lead mining in the West of Ireland. Following the mining activities, the incidence of lead contamination was investigated in the following ways: (i) lead values in viscera, blood and faeces of dead animals and control of lead contamination in blood, faeces and milk of live animals in mining areas; (ii) examination of pastures in areas adjoining mining operations and road dust; (iii) analysis of foods, milks and waters in the mine vicinity; and (iv) lead content in workers blood due to exposure in mines.Investigations under (i), (ii) and (iii) are dealt with in this paper. As a result of the toxicity results found in the laboratory, the mining authorities instituted precautionary steps in the mining operations to eliminate lead ‘fallout’.
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