Biological monitoring of occupational exposure to inorganic lead: a comparison between salivary, blood and airborne lead levels
Saliva appears to be a promising alternative matrix for recent lead exposure monitoring, showing better correlation with environmental exposure than blood lead levels. Further research is needed to establish reference values and standardize salivary lead biomonitoring protocols.
Authors
- Riccardo Mastrantonio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0465-3784)
- Vincenza Cofini
- Elena Grignani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3710-1409)
- Elio Tolli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-4683-4102)
- Angela Gambelunghe
- Mario Muselli
- Lorenzo De Rossi
- Marco Dell’Omo
- Loreta Tobia
- Leila Fabiani
- Stefano Necozione
Institutions
- University of L'Aquila (IT)
- University of Perugia (IT)
- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri (IT)
- University of Bologna (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Environmental Health
- Published
- 2025-12-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12940-025-01246-8
- Primary Topic
- Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00