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<p>The studies, conducted between 2010 and 2012, involved 102 dogs and 505 people from Lower Silesia (LS), 104 dogs and 578 people from the Legnica - Głogów Copper Mining Region (LGCMR), and 101 dogs and 897 people from the Upper Silesian Industrial Region (USIR). A significant positive correlation between blood lead concentration (BLC) in dogs and people living in the same environment was found. Moreover, the data revealed an increase in BLC in dogs and people with the progressive aging of the body. The highest average BLC in dogs and humans were reported in the LGCMR followed by USIR and LS.</p>
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The studies, conducted between 2010 and 2012, involved 102 dogs and 505 people from Lower Silesia (LS), 104 dogs and 578 people from the Legnica - Głogów Copper Mining Region (LGCMR), and 101 dogs and 897 people from the Upper Silesian Industrial Region (USIR). A significant positive correlation between blood lead concentration (BLC) in dogs and people living in the same environment was found. Moreover, the data revealed an increase in BLC in dogs and people with the progressive aging of the body. The highest average BLC in dogs and humans were reported in the LGCMR followed by USIR and LS.

Correlation Between the Concentration of Lead in the Blood of Dogs and People Living in the Same Environmental Conditions

Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences

Journal of Veterinary Research

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The studies, conducted between 2010 and 2012, involved 102 dogs and 505 people from Lower Silesia (LS), 104 dogs and 578 people from the Legnica - Głogów...

Correlation Between the Concentration of Lead in the Blood of Dogs and People Living in the Same Environmental Conditions

Online veröffentlicht: 01. Okt. 2014

Seitenbereich: 473 - 477

Eingereicht: 12. März 2014

Akzeptiert: 22. Aug. 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bvip-2014-0072

Schlüsselwörter
people, dog, lead, blood, environment, contamination

© 2014 National Veterinary Research Institute in Pulawy

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Correlation Between the Concentration of Lead in the Blood of Dogs and People Living in the Same Environmental Conditions

Online veröffentlicht: 01. Okt. 2014

Seitenbereich: 473 - 477

Eingereicht: 12. März 2014

Akzeptiert: 22. Aug. 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bvip-2014-0072

Schlüsselwörterpeople, dog, lead, blood, environment, contamination

© 2014 National Veterinary Research Institute in Pulawy

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Schlüsselwörter
people, dog, lead, blood, environment, contamination