Objective To study the health effect among workers exposed to chrome.
Methods A total of 134 workers exposed to chrome and 76 administrative personnel without chrome exposure were randomly selected from factories. Medical examination and the measurement of chrome in urine were performed. The survey on occupational hygiene in the factory was carried out simultaneously.
Results Compared with the control group, the exposure group showed an significantly increase of nasal injury level, urine occult blood and urine protein(P<0.05). There was significant difference of urine occult blood, urine protein and abnormal liver function in different exposure levels and perforation of nasal septum in different working years(P<0.05).
Conclusion The liver and kidney function and mucous membrane and septum of nasal cavity were affected by the chronic exposure to chrome.
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