Author/Editor		Stupar, J; Kanc-Hanzel, K; Klemenc, B; Gantar, A; Miklič, M
Title		Chromium status of tannery workers in relation to metabolic disorders
Type		članek
Source		In: Anke M, Meissner D, Mills CF, eds. Trace elements in man and animals - TEMA 8. 8th international symposium on trace elements in man and animals. Verlag Media touristik,
Publication year		1993
Volume		str. 840-4
Language		eng
Abstract		Chromium concentration in tannery air is 2-3 orders of magnitude higher than the ambient air at that location. In addition to dietary chromium (24.3 micro g/day) tannery workers absorb substantial amounts of this element at the workplace which is reflected in their increased scalp hair (3.94 micro g Cr/g) and public hair (2.67 micro g Cr/g) chromium contents in comparison to the general population (0.17 micro g Cr/g). Slightly elevated hair chromium levels in the subgroup of retired workers might imply a slow release of chromium from body stores. Medical examinations of a group of tannery workers (n=28, F=17, M=11, age 37-76 years) displaying abnormal obesity (80 per cent) showed the same incidence (3 per cent) of metabolic disorders as is characteristic of the general population in that region.
Descriptors		CHROMIUM WORKPLACE DIET HAIR ADULT MIDDLE AGE AGED SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC ABSORPTION CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES DIABETES MELLITUS, NON-INSULIN-DEPENDENT