Reproductive toxicity in boron exposed workers in Bandirma, Turkey

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• 作者：Nur艧en Ba艧aran^a ; ^{nbasaran@hacettepe.edu.tr} ; Yalç ; 谋n Duydu^b ; Hermann M. Bolt^c
• 关键词：Boric acid ; Occupational exposure ; Biological monitoring ; Drinking water ; Semen ; Blood
• 刊名：Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology
• 出版年：2012
• 期刊代码：6_0946672X
• 类别：ch
• 出版时间：June, 2012
• 卷：26
• 期：2-3
• 页码：165-167
• 文件大小：270 K

摘要

Boric acid and sodium borates have been considered as being 鈥渢oxic to reproduction and development鈥? following results of animal studies with high doses. However unfavorable effects of boron exposure on reproduction and development have not been proved in epidemiological studies so far. The aim of the present study was to investigate the reproductive toxicity indicators in highly exposed workers employed in a boric acid production plant in Band谋rma, Turkey. Two hundred and four workers participated in this study. The mean blood boron concentration of the high exposure group of workers was 223.89 卤 69.49 (152.82-454.02) ng/g. Unfavorable effects of boron exposure on the reproductive toxicity indicators were not observed.