Study of Lead Exposure from Automobile Exhaust as a Risk for Nephrotoxicity among Traffic Policemen

Abstract

Traffic policemen are liable to Pb toxicity, and the determination of Pb in blood, hair and nails are good markers of such toxicity. In these exposure conditions, kidney damage is possible. Such damage is both tubular and glomerular in nature and can be documented by determination of the urinary excretion of NAG and albumin.