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Table 2 Mean and standard deviation of blood mercury and adjusted urinary mercury levels by type of work

From: Cases of acute mercury poisoning by mercury vapor exposure during the demolition of a fluorescent lamp factory

Type of work

N

Working day (day(s))

Blood Mercurya (μg/L)

Adjusted Urinary mercurya (μg/L·creatinine)

mean (range)

mean (SD)

mean (SD)

Total

20

10.2

(1–30)

5.88

(4.49)

13.48

(15.40)

Ordering

3

30

(30)

5.67

(3.48)

12.21

(12.84)

Cutting

6

8.5

(1–15)

7.34

(7.87)

22.04

(11.92)

Machinery operating

5

2.4

(1–6)

5.25

(2.27)

0.99

(0.55)

Transporting

6

8.5

(2–15)

5.04

(1.39)

15.95

(21.02)

  1. a Earliest laboratory values preformed within 200–300 days from the last work day
  2. Ordering: instructing somebody who does other type of task to do their task and cleaning work site
  3. Cutting: dismembering facilities and tearing down
  4. Machinery operating: operating machinery vehicle (including forklifts and high place operating cars)
  5. Transporting: manual laborers who transport dismantled facilities and waste