Assessment of blood heavy metal levels for traffi̇c poli̇ces

Traffic polices are the ones who usually work at the major intersections of the downtowns where the traffic run in rush and the ones fall into engine fumes the most which is one of the factors cause air pollution, get into many of health and security problems due to working conditions.the traffic polices on duty especially in civic center are directly subjected to lots of pollutants including chemical, physical and biologic harm. Primarily, engine fumes and heavy metals allowed to environment by other sources can influence the health negatively due to entering the body in different ways. Traffic polices are in the risk group in heavy metal exposuring. In this study, It is aimed the assessment of blood and serum heavy metal levels of traffic polices. Sectional typical participants of research are chosen from actively working 47 traffic and 50 office polices in Zonguldak police headquarters and Area Traffic supervision suboffice headship. In survey, It has been searched the levels of As75, Cd111, Hg202, Pb208, Al27, Cr52, Mn55, Co59, Ni60, Cu63, Zn66, Se82 in blood and serum.