BIOACCUMULATION OF LEAD IN BLOOD OF TRAFFIC POLICE PERSONNEL EMPLOYED IN TRAFFIC DENSE AREAS OF G.T. ROAD BETWEEN ASANSOL AND DURGAPUR, INDIACHINMOY CHATTERJEEAbstract Traffic police personnel working in the traffic dense areas are exposed to heavy traffic for long periods. Experiments were conducted to determine the blood lead concentrations of the traffic policemen exposed to lead emitted by the automobiles. Blood samples of the traffic police personnel employed in the traffic dense areas on G.T. Road between Asansol and Durgapur industrial cities, were taken for determination of blood levels and haematological tests. The results showed that concentration of lead in blood was very high among the traffic policemen as compared to that of the control group. However, no significant abnormality in haematological parameters was detected.
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