Derivation of suitable biomonitoring methods to determine the current work-related lead exposure of employees
- Conditions
- lead and lead-associated health risks
- Registration Number
- DRKS00025448
- Lead Sponsor
- Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- Male
- Target Recruitment
- 125
Inclusion Criteria
Age 18 years (legal age), male
Exclusion Criteria
kidney disease, neurological disease, anaemia for reasons other than lead
Study & Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The primary endpoint is the determination of the current inhalative and dermal lead exposure as well as the internal lead exposure and its variation depending on the activities performed and the protective measures via simultaneous measurements at the workplace, biomonitoring and questionnaire. The measurements are made during one workweek, with a repetition after one year.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method effect parameters in blood and urine (delta-aminolaevulinic acid, ...)