INVESTIGATION OF MECHANISMS OF OXYGEN DELIVERY TO THE TISSUES IN INDIVIDUALS WITH CHRONIC LOW-GRADE CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE

The study evaluated two parameters related to blood oxygen delivery in employees of the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority chronically exposed to automobile exhaust: red blood cell methemoglobin levels, and red blood cell 2,3-diphosphoglyceric acid levels. A slight but statistically significant elevation in methmoglobin levels was noted. In addition, a trend towards increases in red cell 2,3-diposphoglyceric acid concentrations was discernible. Cigarette smoking appears to contribute to both of these findings. No evidence of an elevation in hematocrit levels was observed.

• Corporate Authors:

  New York University, New York

  School of Medicine
  New York, NY  United States  10016

  Coordinating Research Council, Incorporated

  30 Rockefeller Plaza
  New York, NY  United States  10020
• Authors:
  • Goldstein, B D
  • Goldring, R M
  • Amorosi, E L
• Publication Date: 1975-6

Media Info

• Pagination: 21 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pollution; Blood; Carbon monoxide; Crash exposure; Delivery service; Diseases and medical conditions; Exhaust gases; Human beings; Medicine; Oxygen; Public health; Tobacco smoke; Toxicity; Tunnels
• Uncontrolled Terms: Exposure
• Old TRIS Terms: Erythrocytes; Hematology; Hemoglobins; Industrial medicine; Oxygen supply; Oxygen transport mechanisms
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00093144
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: CRC-APRAC-CAPM-8-684Final Rpt.
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 3 1976 12:00AM