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Urinary delta-aminolevulinic acid (ALA-U) has been widely used as screening parameter for the evaluation of lead-associated disorders of hemobiosynthesis. In the Federal Republic of Germany, a biological threshold limit value (BAT-value) of 15 mg ALA per 1 urine has been defined (Henschler 1989). Until 1987, occupational control of lead-exposed workers in Germany could be performed alternatively by assessment of blood lead levels or by determination of ALA-U, and even now high blood lead levels between 70 and 80 µg/dl can be tolerated when ALA-U excretion does not exceed 20 mg/g creatinine (Hauptverband der gewerblichen Berufsgenossenschaften e.V. 1987).
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Witting, U., Binding, N. (1990). Urinary Delta-Aminolevulinic Acid — an Improper Screening Parameter for Occupational and Environmental Lead Exposure. In: Seemayer, N.H., Hadnagy, W. (eds) Environmental Hygiene II. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-46712-7_33
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