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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-5-19
pubmed:abstractText
The literature since 1985 on the biological monitoring of occupational, environmental, or iatrogenic exposures of humans to nickel is surveyed from the author's perspective. Urine and serum are the body fluids commonly analyzed for nickel. Nickel concentrations in urine specimens from unexposed persons usually exceed the current analytical detection limits, while nickel concentrations in their serum specimens are close to the detection limits. For this reason, and because urine collection is painless, noninvasive, and convenient, urine is more practical than serum for the biological monitoring of nickel-exposed workers. Electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry with Zeeman background correction is currently the method of choice for the analysis of nickel in biological materials. Procedures for quality assurance and strategies for biological monitoring are summarized, as performed in the author's laboratory, and current reference values are listed for nickel concentrations in urine and serum specimens from healthy unexposed persons.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0355-3140
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
19 Suppl 1
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
34-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Biological monitoring of nickel in humans.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Connecticut Medical School, Farmington 06030.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't