Table 2.
Mean and standard deviation of blood mercury and adjusted urinary mercury levels by type of work
| 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) |
a Earliest laboratory values preformed within 200–300 days from the last work day
Ordering: instructing somebody who does other type of task to do their task and cleaning work site
Cutting: dismembering facilities and tearing down
Machinery operating: operating machinery vehicle (including forklifts and high place operating cars)
Transporting: manual laborers who transport dismantled facilities and waste