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AX6-179<br />

Table AX6-6.3 (cont’d). <strong>Lead</strong> Exposure and Male Reproduction: Time to Pregnancy<br />

Reference and<br />

Study Location Study Description Pb Measurement Findings, Interpretation<br />

Europe (cont’d)<br />

Sallmϑn et al.<br />

(2000a)<br />

Finland<br />

Asia<br />

Shiau, et al. (2004)<br />

Taiwan<br />

502 occupationally exposed males<br />

monitored by the Finnish Institute <strong>of</strong><br />

Occupational Health.<br />

280 pregnancies in 133 couples in which<br />

male partner employed in battery plant.<br />

127 conceived during exposure; remainder<br />

conceived prior to exposure.<br />

Blood Pb distribution (available close to time <strong>of</strong><br />

conception in 62% <strong>of</strong> men; in 38% estimated based<br />

on blood Pb levels obtained at other times or based<br />

on job histories):<br />

Percentage<br />

Blood Pb (µg/dL) <strong>of</strong> population<br />

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