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This i s to inform you o f the laboratory r e s u lts
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Attached you w i l l fin d a l i s t o f the r e s u lt s o f the blood and u rin e lea d determ inations and th e urinary coproporphyrins.
The cu rren tly accepted maximum v a lu e s fo r blood and urine le a d in lea d exposed workers are 0 .0 8 0 mg/100 Gm and 0 .2 0 0 mg/L r e s p e c t iv e ly .
I t i s noteworthy th a t a l l out one o f the e le v a te d blood and u rin e l e v e l s were found in workers from 2 s p e c if ic a rea s o f the p la n t, vnamely, t h e ,a ^i c a b le str ip p in g and the w hite m etal departm ents, w ith the m ajority . o f /;'" th ese occu rrin g in the ca b le s tr io D in g . o p e r a to r s. The se re s u it s . a r e ,con--
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