Nur Kusuma Dewi, Ari Yuniastuti
Motor vehicles are the largest source of heavy metal pollution in the neighborhood. Lead (Pb) and cadmium (Cd) are toxic heavy metal and dangerous that can poison the environment and have an impact on the entire system in inside the body. This study aims to determine the level of lead and cadmium in blood of fuel station workers in Semarang city.This studyused analytic cross sectional survey design which was conducted on may 2015. In total there are 52 subjects in this study. The blood samples were collected by the author. The analysis was conducted at Food and Nutrition Centre, Gadjah Mada University Yogyakarta. Blood lead and cadmium level was measured using Lead and Cadmium by Blood Test Kits. The average blood lead and cadmium levels was 14, 23± 2, 54 μg/dL and 3, 22±5,24μg/dL, respectly. The conclusion that the blood lead levels among the fuel station workers in Semarang City was 92,3% still withinthe normal limit.The blood cadmium levels among the fuel station workers in Semarang City was 95,1% still within the normal limit. © 2006-2017 Asian Research Publishing Network (ARPN). All rights reserved.
Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematic and Natural Science, Universitas Negeri Semarang, Indonesia
