Table 1 Mean, median and standard deviation (SD) of aluminium concentrations in plasma and urine at different workplaces
From: Aluminosis – Detection of an almost forgotten disease with HRCT
Al-plasma (μg/l) | Al-urine (μg/g creat) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | mean | median | S.D. | mean | median | S.D. | |
polisher | 7 | 11.3 | 16.3 | 5.7 | 21.5 | 189.5 | 76.6 | 232.3 |
dryer | 6 | 9.7 | 8.4 | 8.9 | 3.8 | 60.9 | 62.8 | 40.2 |
stamper | 11 | 17.7 | 40.7 | 40.1 | 25.9 | 382.2 | 415.7 | 273.1 |
packing | 4 | 6.5 | 14.0 | 12.0 | 10.8 | 192.2 | 193.7 | 124.2 |
mixing | 10 | 16.1 | 23.1 | 12.3 | 24.3 | 195.8 | 132.9 | 215.2 |
ball mills | 11 | 17.7 | 9.9 | 7.4 | 5.8 | 80.2 | 27.0 | 86.5 |
sieving | 6 | 9.7 | 21.9 | 15.0 | 18.3 | 227.7 | 175.1 | 198.4 |
others (controller, metalworker) | 7 | 11.3 | 12.1 | 12.8 | 10.0 | 83.4 | 44.7 | 92.9 |